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.
Kazakhstan: What Borat had missed
Borat's retirement from movie-making undoubtedly comes as no small comfort to the 15 million people of Kazakhstan, who were deeply offended by the film, as were many Americans, even though millions of Western moviegoers and critics were not.
Golden decade ahead:MA
President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday laid down the blueprint for Taiwan's “gold decade,” and expressed his belief that improving cross-strait ties could compel China to remove the vast number of missiles that it has aimed at the island.
The New Term for the War on Terror
The Obama administration has unofficially rebranded "war on terror" phrase that dominated public discourse throughout the Bush administration. The replacement phrase, carefully chosen, is "CVE" -- Countering Violent Extremism.
Dealing With Tehran: The Return of Diplomacy
"Diplomacy emerged victorious," Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva declared on May 17, after his country and Turkey signed its sketchy nuclear deal with Iran. That was something of a reach. But, if not victorious, diplomacy was taking a rare turn on center stage...
Egyptian-Americans call on Mubarak to improve image
A number of politicians, intellectuals and representatives from Egyptian-American organizations launched an attack on what they called "the suppression of freedoms in Egypt" during a conference on "The future of democracy in Egypt"...
Defence officials attend ASEAN security forum
Defence officials from 27 countries are attending the ASEAN Regional Forum's Security Policy Conference (ASPC) to discuss the ASEAN Regional Forum's (ARF) role in dealing with non-traditional security threats.
U.S., Mexico issue border goals statement
The next-door neighbors said in a joint, non-legally binding declaration they desire to create a border that "promotes their economic competitiveness and enhances their security through the secure, efficient, rapid and lawful movement of goods and people."
Military Still Fumbling Humanitarian Projects
The U.S. military has been conducting development-like activities in Africa regularly since the Pentagon stood up the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) in 2002 - and we're still building white elephants.
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