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.
The Role of Happiness in the World Religions
It's hard to deny that His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet and the world's most famous Buddhist, is the also world's foremost expert on happiness. But what about other major religious traditions? Is happiness a good thing, or bad?
Homer Simpson ‘is a true Catholic’
The long-running cartoon series explores issues such as family, community, education and religion in a way that few other popular television programmes can match, according to L'Osservatore Romano, the Vatican's daily broadsheet.
China hosts world martial arts championships to promote culture
China will host the biggest-ever world martial arts competition in the hinterland city of Shiyan over the next three days in a move to promote the Asian economic powerhouse's traditional culture internationally.
Can the US Get Back the Needed Moral Authority to Host a 2020 World Expo?
On his China Beat blog this week, Chinese culture scholar and my friend Jeffrey Wasserstrom strongly condemns California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's plans to host a World Expo in San Francisco's Bay Area in 2020. I agree with Jeff's particular gripes about Schwarzenegger's motives and his (lack of) experience necessary for hosting the 2020 World Expo.
Protocols frozen, civilian efforts flourish between Turkey, Armenia
Although one year has passed since Turkey and Armenia took a major step and signed protocols in Zurich to improve relations, they have both failed to approve them. Despite the official stalemate, civil society contacts and projects have been active on both sides of the closed border between the two countries.
Hillary Rodham Clinton talks diplomacy in S.F.
Diplomacy and outreach can't just be left to our government," Clinton said during a 75-minute speech and onstage interview sponsored by the Commonwealth Club. She spoke of the State Department's new "emphasis on technology and innovation.
Culture respect critical to bilateral relations, says head of U.S. humanities agency
If two countries can respect each other's culture, the possibility of conflict will be vastly reduced, James Leach, chairman of the U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), commented in an interview with Xinhua.
Obama and the Global Awakening
Before the 2008 election, two former national security advisers recommended that the next president should craft a foreign-policy strategy to align the United States with a "global political awakening" that was transforming the world.
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