A curated selection of public diplomacy-relevant news from a global cross-section of English-language media outlets, including independent, corporate-owned, and state-sponsored sources. The stories featured don't necessarily represent CPD's views nor have they been verified by CPD.
Aussie students learn to be ‘diplomats’
Before watching Australia’s first World Cup game against Germany, 240 Australian students gathered Sunday for a three-day conference to prepare them for conversations about Israel back home. StandWithUs International, a nonprofit Israeli organization, has joined with a series of Australian Jewish groups to give students facts that will better equip them to defend Israel on their campuses.
Lugar Report Honsestly Evaluates U.S. International Broadcasting
Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN), the ranking Republican member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has done something remarkable: issued an honest appraisal of America's public diplomacy broadcasting.
Israel Eyeing Launch of International News Channel
The Israeli government is looking into creating an international news channel, a lawmaker said. The channel would present Israel’s perspective on the news, Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs Minister Yuli Edelstein told the Jerusalem Post.
Cultural scene in Belarus provides taste of democracy
In Belarus, the most productive kind of political protest these days has less to do with flag-waving an chanting in public squares than with hoarse voices, heavy chords, and a dance-friendly rhythm.
Kenya: Enduring Lessons On Diplomacy From Biden
The visit by America's Vice-President Joe Biden was a thumping success. Biden exuded the exuberance and hope that define the Obama administration.
Public Diplomacy Edges Forward
While attending a Wilton Park (UK) conference on the future of public diplomacy, I was pleased to see this facet of foreign policy gaining traction. About 50 diplomats and a handful of academics took part in discussions ranging from the military use of soft power to the roles of religion and sports in public diplomacy.
Iranian Democracy and U.S. Public Diplomacy: Offering an Alternative Perspective
It has now been a year since the historic Iranian presidential election and its volcanic aftermath. Some in Iran, proud of the highest turnout (85%) in Iranian election history, consider the day (June 12) a time for glory, while others, in the defeated Reformist camp, consider it a memorial day for those who lost their lives in the violence.
U.S. Reverses Sanctions Policy to Open Access to Culture, Education
Alec Ross, Secretary Clinton's Senior Advisor for Innovation, said the new policy is designed to promote access to global education and culture by permitting certain telecommunications equipment and services to flow to those countries. Export of those equipment and services had previously been blocked by U.S. sanctions.
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