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.
Secretary Clinton, Social Media and the State Department 2.0
During her landmark trip to Pakistan in 2009, Secretary of State Clinton participated in a nationally televised town hall-style meeting, entitled "Our Voices," with a group of Pakistani women.
Young professionals meet in Lisbon, ahead of NATO Summit
On 18 November, 70 young leaders from across Allied and Partner nations joined 120 Portuguese university students at the two-day Young Atlanticist Summit (YAS) entitled “NATO and its Neighborhood: Working with Others to Meet New Challenges”.
Sim Farar solicited for role as diplomat
A decade after he spoke for the United States at the United Nations, a Palm Springs man has been tapped to take the country's message abroad in another diplomatic role.
Public Diplomacy: Ohio State Study Examines the Impact of Al Jazeera
A new study from Ohio State researchers examines the impact of Al Jazeera on public opinion across Arab states, concluding that the news network strengthens Muslim identity among heavier viewers and thereby indirectly contributes to more negative views of the United States.
A Place for Science Diplomacy?
In my book Guerilla Diplomacy, I argue that if development is the new security in the age of globalization, then diplomacy must displace defence at the centre of international policy. If policymakers were to accept this formulation, then diplomacy, and in particular public diplomacy (PD), would be placed front and centre in international relations.
Madagascar Tourism Industry Affected by Instability, Says an Expert
A Madagascar-based consultant said the country’s bourgeoning tourism businesses has been adversely affected following Wednesday’s attempted coup d’état that led to a renewed political crisis in the southern African island nation.
Facebook, banned in Syria, is widely used – even by the government
Several hundred people attended the première of “The Social Network” at Damascus’s only English-language cinema last month. The crowded theater highlighted the wide use of the film’s subject – Facebook – despite the Syrian government banning the site in 2007. Since then, Facebook’s popularity has surged in Syria.
Museum tells of Khmer Rouge persecution of Cambodian Muslims
The first museum dedicated to the Muslim victims of the Khmer Rouge regime is scheduled to open in a Cambodian mosque next year. The museum in the Mabarak Mosque will introduce visitors to the stories of Muslim survivors of the Khmer Rouge, as well as to the language and culture of Cambodian Muslims, known as the Chams.
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