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.
China’s growing ‘soft power’ has been largely unnoticed
American public diplomacy is being devitalized, more than ever at a time when "developing countries have lost interest in the old Washington consensus that promoted democracy and liberal economics," said Anatole Kaletsky of the Times, "governments and business leaders are talking about the new Beijing consensus - the Chinese route to prosperity and power."
Moderate Muslim academic issues courageous call
This kind of well-publicized opposition to violence in the name of "the religion of peace" has been a long time coming. However, one longtime advocate of improved relationships between Muslims and the West, British academic Tariq Ramadan, has been condemning Islamist terrorism for decades.
Shanghai Expo Promotional Campaign held in MOA
A two-day promotional campaign to introduce the World Expo 2010 to be held in Shanghai to people of the Philippines was held at the Mall of Asia in Manila of the Philippines on Saturday, attracting 1,000 people.
“Faces of Hong Kong” campaign kicked off
The Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, today (March 27) kicked off a "Faces of Hong Kong" campaign which is the Government's new marketing and communications strategy to promote the city via the Brand Hong Kong (BrandHK) platform.
Japan’s ‘ambassadors of cute’
One of the more colourful off-piste events at New York fashion week last month was Tokyo Fashion Festa. “The objective is to promote an understanding of Japan, a better image, or the correct image,” says Takeshi Akahori, director of the public diplomacy department at Tokyo’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
True benefits of hosting best world cup ever
Ever since the announcement of South Africa being the host for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, critics have argued that the world cup will lead to “limited benefits that will probably not extend far beyond the final whistle”. However, what the 2010 critics omit to acknowledge are the significant benefits South Africa may reap by leveraging the nation branding dimensions of the FIFA World Cup.
Shanghai 2010 Expo pavilions near completion
As series of spectacular pavilions is taking shape in Shanghai for the 2010 expo, and Thomas Heatherwick’s design for the UK is no exception, but what message is it sending out? Even if you take the view that Expos are a waste of money and of no intellectual value, they remain hugely popular as nation-branding exercises.
Fighting the Taliban, one text message at a time
As the U.S. military and its NATO allies intensify their campaign against the Taliban in Afghanistan, the Obama administration also is revamping its messaging in the region with a robust strategic communications strategy employing new technologies to fight extremism.
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