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 David Cameron doesn’t represent change
The British election has finally ended. After a few twists and turns what seemed inevitable a few months ago has come to pass: David Cameron is prime minister...while he might change some things about this country, one thing will stay the same: Oxford University will continue to exercise disproportionate influence on British political life.
Four European bids hope to host the 2018 World Cup
At the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, soccer star David Beckham has submitted England's bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup. Several other European potentials hosts submitted bids, as did four Asian nations and the US.
Turkey and Greece take concrete steps towards better relations
Greece's and Turkey's historical differences have brought them to the brink of war on several occasions, but now leaders from the two nations are trying to bury the hatchet. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been meeting with Greek leaders in Athens to discuss efforts to ease bilateral tensions.
Brazil visit to Iran: ‘last chance’ before new round of sanctions?
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visits Tehran this weekend in what a US official has called "perhaps the last big shot at engagement" with the Islamic Republic before the UN Security Council applies fresh sanctions against Iran for its refusal to suspend its nuclear program.
Jerry Seinfeld donates all proceeds from comedy show to Nashville flood relief
Jerry Seinfeld isn't kidding — he's going to donate all the proceeds from one of his Nashville shows to help flood victims in the city and throughout Tennessee.The proceeds from Friday's show at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, just a few blocks from the scene of widespread flood damage, will be split between the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.
A Necessary Engagement
Emile A. Nakhleh has stated the obvious in 162 pages in the book titled “A Necessary Engagement: Reinventing America’s Relations With the Muslim World”. However this too shall fall on the proverbial American tin ear.
Clinton to Afghan women: ‘We will not abandon you’
Women's rights will not be sacrificed in any settlement between the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Taliban militants, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday. Clinton ruled out U.S. support, or at least her own, for negotiations with anyone who would roll back advances for Afghan women achieved since a U.S.-led invasion ousted the militant Islamic Taliban movement from power in 2001.
Google CEO discusses China, mobile at meeting
Google Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt seems more interested in keeping the peace with China than with Apple Inc. and other rivals in the rapidly growing smart phone market. At least that's how it sounded Thursday during Google's annual shareholder meeting, where Schmidt spoke with a diplomat's restraint while discussing the Internet search leader's tenuous position in China.
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