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.
Zimbabwean student sets out from Morocco to South Africa “in search of an authentic African voice”
The first of its kind by a black African, the expedition seeks to synthesize diverse African perspectives on Africa to serve as a positive change agent against modern media portrayal of the continent as home to war, disease, hunger, and corruption.
Korea Culinary Music Concert Held in Seoul
Organizers of the event merged the country's exquisite selection of food and various genres of music to better promote through diplomatic channeling. And more than a dozen ambassadors from various parts of the globe attended the ceremony to experience Korean dining.
Global warming as peacemaker? Disputed island disappears under rising sea.
An island disputed by both India and Bangladesh has been claimed instead by the ocean, marking a rare instance where suspected climate change may contribute to the easing of a conflict.
How to Save the OAS
It was once the premier democratic forum in the Western Hemisphere, and it remains the only multilateral forum in which U.S., Canadaian and Latin American officials can engage in a constructive dialogue on important regional issues.
Why Putin Isn’t Afraid of a Free Internet
A new Great Wall cuts off the Chinese Internet from the world. The scope of misinformation spewed out by China surpasses the wildest dreams of Russia's state-controlled Channel One television.
U.S. Must Strengthen Civilian Expeditionary Capacity
The State Department is close to winding up the initial phase of a Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review. Mandated by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the QDDR aims at creating a more robust civilian capacity for U.S. global engagement.
French Lessons and Global Diplomacy
When Catherine Ashton was the surprise choice for the post of the European Union's first foreign minister, it was said she lacked any experience in the basics of diplomacy. She is clearly a quick learner.
From Pakistan with love
Tehrik-e-Niswan carried a message of peace and disarmament, laced with humour, to the first ever South Asian Women's Theatre Festival, held in India recently.
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