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.
How the churches intend to increase their influence in the EU
One way or another, debate over what role the Church, and by extension churches, can play in engaging with the European Union is only likely to intensify.
Slovakia - Students from a number of European countries visiting MFA
Within the framework of public diplomacy over 60 students from Slovakia, Germany, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Lithuania visited the MFA on 26 July.
Manga Wars
"Once one starts listing the examples of Japanese culture infiltrating the United States, it's pretty hard to stop," wrote Entrepreneur.com's Laura Tiffany in 2008... Of the ten bestselling graphic novels in US bookstores in November that year, six were Japanese...
Facebook Makes Embassy Friends, Twitter Too Short for Diplomacy
...United Arab Emirates ambassador to the U.S., Yousef Al Otaiba, was making an official visit when he received a phone call from a friend asking what he was doing in Texas. “How do you know I’m here?” the ambassador responded. It had been on Facebook, said Bader Bin Saeed, media director for U.A.E.’s embassy in Washington.
What MPDs and MBAs Can Learn from Each Other
I also incorporated many PD resources as part of my own hope that some day we will have a cross-disciplinary approach and public diplomacy element as a core part of every MBA program. Through this process, I distilled out several resources and schools of thought that MPD and MBA students alike (as well as public diplomacy practitioners) can benefit from.
Psychological Operations by another name are sweeter
The Department of Defense has decided to change the name of military psychological operations (PSYOP) and this is a good thing.
The Layalina Review on Public Diplomacy and Arab Media
The Layalina Review is a peerless bi-weekly source for monitoring developments in the spheres of public diplomacy and Arab media.
Pre-Islam Saudi treasures on show for first time
A "groundbreaking" new exhibition of rare artifacts from Saudi Arabia's ancient past -- some which have never been shown abroad -- has opened in the Louvre, Paris. The world-famous museum is hosting Roads of Arabia: Archaeology and History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...
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