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.
UK and India to Join Forces on Solar Power
The UK and India have announced plans to join forces on developing cost-effective and efficient solar power.
Science Envoy Zerhouni’s North Africa Travel
The second U.S. Science Envoy, Dr. Elias Zerhouni, will embark on a 12-day trip to Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya early next month.
U.S. Public Diplomacy Sputtering in Muslim World
The rhetoric about the United States might not be as angry as it was during George W. Bush’s presidency, but there is ample bitterness derived from hope turned sour. Among the comments from forum participants were these: “America is biased against the Arabs”; “It is foggy vision through which the United States looks at the Arab world.”
Palestine Looms over Efforts To Bridge The U.S.-Islam Divide
When Hillary Clinton addressed the U.S.-Islamic World Forum here on Sunday night, she found the going smooth…until she hit the bump of Gaza. A group of religious leaders asked why the Obama administration could not do more to help the beleaguered residents of Gaza, whose supplies of food, water, and medicine are barely at survival level.
Former prisoner of North Korea builds university for his former captors
Decades after being imprisoned by North Korea on espionage charges, Dr. Kim Chin-Kyung is opening the first privately funded university in the north as a way to increase dialogue with the closed-off country.
Japan’s NHK network now available locally
Japan's giant public broadcasting network, NHK, today is scheduled to begin offering Hawai'i TV viewers a 24-hour English-language news and information channel that focuses on Asia and Japan.
Dalai Lama happy about meeting President Obama
The exiled Tibetan leader left Dharamsala, his exile seat in the northern India, for a 10-day US visit, during which he is scheduled to meet Obama, and attend a host of religious and social functions.
Obama-Dalai Lama talks ‘signal to China’
US President Barack Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama this week will send a "strong signal" to China that the time has come to resolve the Tibet issue, the Buddhist leader's spokesman says.
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