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.

Beijing, Tokyo to commemorate ties

The year-long series will conclude in the winter, the ambassador said. "Sports, movies, animation and cartoons, music and youth exchanges are among the priorities campaigned by both sides" to promote public diplomacy, Niwa said.

Tags: china, Cultural Diplomacy, government pd, public diplomacy, japan

Inaugural Meeting of Secretary Clinton’s International Council on Women’s Business Leadership

The Council serves the United States government in an advisory capacity on major issues in international business and economic policy, including the effective integration of business interests and women’s economic empowerment into overall foreign policy...

Tags: united states, government pd, public diplomacy, hillary clinton, us department of state, women, economic diplomacy

Turkish Foreign Policy Evolution and Goals under the AKP Government

Given that the EU considers liberal democratic transformation the main criteria of membership, Turkey thus accelerated the process of de-securitization and worked to increase its soft power identity, a sine qua non condition to gain credibility in Western eyes.

Tags: soft power, government pd, public diplomacy, europe, turkey, european union

Time to Admit Poland into the Visa Waiver Program

Since its inception in 1986, the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) has reduced the workload on U.S. consulate offices while encouraging travel to and tourism in the United States. The program also offers tremendous benefits in terms of economics, public diplomacy, and national security.

Tags: united states, soft power, government pd, public diplomacy, poland, visas

Confronting American Culture of Dissent

The U.S. employed both the hard power of military and economic might as well as the soft power of ideology, diplomacy and culture. Resistance to post-war Americanization was crucial to the French and Italian communist parties.

Tags: united states, soft power, public diplomacy, europe, culture, cold war

The Future of U.S. International Broadcasting: A Call for Debate on its Mission and Funding

With the 70th anniversary of the Voice of America approaching...it is an ideal time to assess the future prospects for U.S. International Broadcasting (USIB)...As a first step, the Board will study the feasibility of merging into a single corporate structure...

Tags: united states, media, government pd, public diplomacy, new technology, us department of state, bbg

Abu Dhabi raises green profile

Abu Dhabi raised its environmental profile even higher on the world stage yesterday with landmark announcements on water resources and carbon capture and storage...Influential international experts will discuss how water resources can be used more efficiently...

Tags: public diplomacy, water diplomacy, united arab emirates, abu dhabi

Interweaving of Public Diplomacy and U.S. International Broadcasting

U.S. policy makers have used traditional diplomacy, public diplomacy and government-sponsored journalism to promote America's interests and to influence public opinion abroad. On the journalistic side, the so-called surrogate radios: Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty broadcasting since World War II – remained under greater control of the U.S. foreign policy establishment.

Tags: united states, international broadcasting, public diplomacy, voice of america, bbg, radio free europe, radio liberty

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