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.
NATO debates appealing to a ‘milkman in Omaha’
NATO's old reflexes might complicate the task of improving the alliance's public image, which emerges as an important need if the 28-nation bloc wants to fulfill its future missions, an academic at an international conference warned Friday.
Transparency: The New Source of Power
Government should be transparent by default, secret by necessity. Of course, it is not. Too much of government is secret. Why? Because those who hold secrets hold power. Now WikiLeaks has punctured that power. Whether or not it ever reveals another document -- and we can be certain that it will -- Wikileaks has made us all aware that no secret is safe. If something is known by one person, it can be known by the world.
Africa’s leaks: Much ado about too little?
Julian Assange’s website has attracted both flak and praise for leaking US diplomatic thinking. But some argue that Uncle Sam’s assessments are a fair reflection of what really goes on in Africa, writes Lee Mwiti.
WikiLeaks cables are dispatches from a beleaguered America in imperial retreat
There's more to the WikiLeaks dispatches than leaks. Look behind them, at the writers, and you see the loyal rearguard of America: an imperial power in retreat.
Canadians, road signs, censors and leash laws
The National Portrait Gallery's succumbing to pressure to remove a video from an art exhibit is highly disappointing. Worse than disappointing are the politicians and self-appointed censors who are pressing the gallery to dismantle the entire exhibit and are using the controversy to threaten the museum's public funding.
WikiLeaks and the sham of “public diplomacy”
As the latest WikiLeaks revelations have shown, when diplomatic cables are made public they are often far from diplomatic. In fact, they aren't even good journalism.
What NATO looks like in the age of European austerity
Amid budget cutbacks and a 'diminishing appetite' for war, Europe has turned increasingly to the 'soft power' assignments like training and institution-building.
Mega Arts Festival in Delhi to Highlight India’s Soft Power
Beginning today the capital city plays host to a mega arts fest that brings together exponents from the performing arts, films, poetry, literature and cuisine, all aimed at making Delhi a tourism hub as well as to draw attention to India's soft power through the arts.
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