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.
China’s new Age of Enlightenment
Imagine you are a rising global superpower of 1.3bn people. You have spent three decades ramping up a $5 trillion economy and upgrading your infrastructure. Now you are reopening your national museum—where you tell your story to your citizens and visitors...
UN Retraction Paves Way for New Gaza War
A retraction of a UN investigator from accusing Israel of deliberately targeting Palestinian civilians during a deadly offensive in Gaza two years ago paves the way for the Jewish state to launch new onslaughts without worries of international reactions, officials believe.
Fact, Fiction, and the New $1 Billion Lawsuit Against Mark Zuckerberg
On Thursday, Larry Klayman, a Washington, D.C., lawyer, sued Facebook and Mark Zuckerber for $1 billion in damages. Facebook's offense? Failing to shut down the "Third Intifada" Facebook page sooner than it did.
What follows Richard Goldstone’s reversal?
In what is certainly the most bizarre instance of public self-repudiation in my lifetime, the South African judge ( who administered numerous death sentences in the apartheid era) took to the opinion pages of The Post to announce he was wrong about Israel’s conduct in Gaza...
More for More in the Neighbourhood
The revolutionary upheaval in the Southern neighbourhood and the failures of reforms in most of the Eastern neighbourhood are begging for a revised EU approach to the neighbourhood policy (ENP). In March the EU presented some ideas on ‘a partnership for democracy and shared prosperity’ with the Southern Mediterranean.
‘Israeli public diplomacy leaves much to be desired’
Israel has allowed its enemies to frame the public debate by failing to be forthcoming or cooperative enough with outside observers, an expert on Public Diplomacy said Monday.
Measurement and evaluation of Public Diplomacy
As India's Public Diplomacy Division brings structure and strategy to Indian PD efforts it is also important for the PD division to have systems in place that can evaluate these efforts. This is not easy.
Borderline Views: Educating Our Diplomats
A country that wants others to respect it and understand its unique problems cannot expect the world to be sympathetic if it continues to send out untrained and unskilled people as its representatives. It is not only about language, but it starts from that most basic of skills – the ability to communicate.
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