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.

‘Brady Bunch’ diplomacy

Call it sitcom diplomacy. Last month, Katie Couric suggested it was past time to apply that magic to Muslims in America. Her example was "The Cosby Show."

Tags: media, public opinion, muslim, branding, television diplomacy, perceptions

Vietnam meets with Russia, UK, Switzerland

In his meeting with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Ivanovich, Deputy PM Nhan said he hopes that the two countries will continue to implement bilateral agreements and conclude negotiations for the signing of an agreement on credit provision for Vietnam’s first nuclear power plant project.

Tags: Cultural Diplomacy, cultural exchange, vietnam

Imageing India

On India’s Republic Day in Beijing, the Chinese assistant foreign affairs minister Hu Zhengyue was riveted to an energetic 40-minute performance by Kathak dancers flown from India for the occasion. As he clapped, Hu was heard asking if the dancers were not dizzy from spinning on the stage.

Tags: china, soft power, india, propaganda

US doubted dissident, leaks show

Egyptian opposition groups for years had targeted 2011 as the year they'd move to oust President Hosni Mubarak -- and US officials, although supportive, were "doubtful" of the unwritten plan's existence, a secret diplomatic cable shows.

Tags: united states, egypt, hosni mubarak

Côte d’Ivoire: The Importance of South Africa’s Position on the Ivorian Political Crisis

At a press briefing in Pretoria on 21 January, South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma broke his silence on the current situation in Côte d’Ivoire. At the briefing that concluded a two-day state visit by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, president Zuma indicated that ‘there were some discrepancies in the manner in which the [Ivorian] election had come to the final pronouncement of the vote.’

Tags: africa, south africa

Egyptian Protests Extend to Streets of New York

Several hundred people gathered on Saturday afternoon near the United Nations for a demonstration in support of the recent antigovernment protesters in Egypt. Participants came from New York City and beyond, buoyed, they said, by the hope that a wave of clashes taking place in Egyptian cities over the last few days might sweep Mr. Mubarak from office and usher in democratic reforms.

Tags: egypt, united nations, diaspora

Inside the State Department’s Arab Twitter diplomacy

The State Department has been working furiously and mostly behind the scenes to cajole and pressure Arab governments to halt their clampdowns on communications and social media. In Tunisia there seem to have been real results. In Egypt, it's too soon to tell.

Tags: egypt, twitter, us department of state, technology, internet diplomacy

Clinton calls for openness and restraint, Kerry calls for democracy in Egypt

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman John Kerry (D-MA) both said independently today that the Egyptian government should cease the use of violence against protesters but only Kerry called for free and fair elections this year.

Tags: united states, government pd, egypt, crisis coverage, hillary clinton, tunisia, john kerry

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