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.
Socially Prevalent Social Theories
One of the important tasks for PD Studies is to sort through the theories that underpin prescriptions. We work in an area where a lot of different ideas about the world collide (or overlap) . This range of theories exist because of both the number of organizations involved in the area but also because of the range of multidisciplinary range of scholars we have working in the field.
The global view: China down, America up
Despite widespread talk of a rising China and a declining America, the latest BBC World Service poll shows not just strong residual American soft power but actually an increase. At the same time, the numbers depict a China whose influence is viewed as more negative than positive in a growing number of countries.
Korea’s image trails Japan, U.S. and even China
International consumers’ opinions of South Korean products have improved over the years, but they still think local products are less than three-fourths as good as products made in other advanced countries, according to a state trade promoter yesterday.
Flip side to China’s censorship at home: more PR in America
While China practices harsh media control at home, it has embarked on a major campaign abroad to present itself as a modernizing and open nation.
The dumbing down of diplomacy: disgraced Foreign Office officials should apply to the Obama White Ho
These kinds of diplomatic disasters matter in the real world. They represent the dumbing down of international diplomacy, which is unfortunately pervasive under the current US administration. If an incoming Conservative government wishes to look at how not to conduct themselves on the international stage, they should look no further than the Obama White House.
M&C Saatchi wins Austrade contest to market Australia
Former Tourism Australian and Tourism New Zealand advertising agency M&C Saatchi has won the job of building brand Australia for Austrade. The agency, which has also been involved in nation-branding and tourism projects in the US and the Middle East, will assume the $20 million project to market Australia as an export and investment nation.
Fulbright for Netherlands documentaries
Images of the Netherlands—in paintings, photographs and films—have always had a significant impact on how Americans viewed the Dutch homeland, said Calvin professor of geology, geography and environmental studies Henk Aay. Aay has recently earned a Fulbright Scholarship to live in the Netherlands, researching documentary films about that country.
Cross-Cultural Encounters in Art: The Florentine Codex
Art is an essential part of the culture of every nation. Through it, a nation can demonstrate the best parts of its cultural heritage and share its history and talents with foreign publics on a large scale. The Aztec Pantheon and the Art of the Empire, currently on exhibit at the Getty Villa, is the most recent example of how Mexico’s Aztec antiquities never fail to captivate U.S. audiences.
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