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.
Spending cuts may harm UK’s global influence
Britain's armed forces, diplomatic network and even the BBC World Service are all likely to face cuts in the coalition government's spending squeeze, weakening Britain's influence on the world stage.
Ma: Taiwan has become a donor country
President Ma Ying-jeou says Taiwan has become a donor country as the island has sponsored more than 280,000 children around the world. These children are the equivalent of more than one percent of Taiwan's population. The president himself has sponsored more than 10 children.
Reading Beyond the Poll
he strategic implications of our recent poll of public opinion in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) are many and layered, but taken together, should point Washington toward a policy capable of meeting a broader set of U.S. interests in the region.
India/Pakistan: Tennis anyone?
After many rounds of peace talks gone bad, India and Pakistan are still very much at odds. But now, an unlikely duo of sports-loving 30-year-olds is aiming to see if a tennis match can solve what diplomacy has been unable to.
Time for U.S. to assert itself on the Internet, report says
The international community has failed to develop an effective model for governing the Internet, and the United States must assert its interests in overseeing the infrastructure that plays a vital part in its national security and economic well-being, according to a new report from the Council on Foreign Relations.
Don’t Say No To The Panda!
Is it a commentary on China’s influence in the Middle East? Is it a critique of Hosni Mubarak’s rule in Egypt? Is it another example of the banality of violence in popular culture? Or is it perhaps a commentary on the bullying associated with “democratic” elections in authoritarian states? Choose for yourself.
Will Obama’s foreign policy follow his new democracy rhetoric?
After enjoying a good run in the 1980s and 1990s, democracy has been playing defense lately. Dictators have grown wise to people power. China, Russia, Iran and Cuba have been more successful exporting and extolling their systems than democracies have been in promoting theirs.
Egypt, Iran resume flights after 30 years
Egypt and Iran have agreed to resume direct flights between their capitals after 30 years of cold war diplomacy. A memorandum of understanding was signed over the weekend in the Egyptian capital Cairo between civil aviation and tourism authorities from both countries...
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