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.
The government encourages you to send positive text messages
Officials from the government and major industry players are also talking about using positive SMS to build up "the spirit of Chinese culture for an Internet age," a sort of soft power against the encroachment of vulgar American pop culture.
Left Hand, Right Hand
In what might be seen as a spectacular example of one hand not knowing what the other hand is doing, the French government embarked last year on a "season of Turkey in France," a country-wide celebration of all things Turkish. At the same time, it is continuing efforts to block Turkey's application to join the European Union.
Only one force can stop Iran now: its people
It is time the West made it clear that it is on the side of the protesters. Neither European governments nor the United States can usher in fundamental reform, but they can energise and lend rhetorical support to the opposition, helping it to communicate with the outside world and stay abreast of what is going on.
UK to cut back on student visas
The United Kingdom tightened its borders Sunday with the announcement of a plan to restrict the entry of foreign students. Effective immediately, the policy could decrease the number of foreigners studying in the U.K. by the tens of thousands every year.
Cuban doctors in Haiti, and their promoters in Havana
Their mission is driven by a simple principle, according to Fidel Castro. "We are sending doctors, not soldiers," Castro wrote recently, taking a none-too-subtle swipe at the Obama administration’s Haiti relief effort, in one of his regular postings on the government website Cubadebate.
Iran Revolution’s End Will Be Heard Around World
The Iranian revolution in 1979 was the biggest event of the last generation in the Middle East, spawning wars and radicalization that have reshaped the region and, to some extent, the world. If we're now watching the slow unwinding of that revolution, the consequences will be equally momentous.
The Reset Misfires
The poor relations were not simply a product of the mismanagement of the administration of former U.S. President George W. Bush, a situation that could be fixed with a burst of diplomacy. One big problem for the United States: It still cannot decide whether Russia is a potential friend or a future foe.
Pakistan, India to hold talks on February 25
he top diplomats of nuclear-armed old rivals Pakistan and India will meet for talks in New Delhi on February 25, the Pakistani prime minister's office said on Friday. India suspended a four-year-old peace process with Pakistan after an attack on the Indian city of Mumbai by Pakistan-based Islamist militants in 2008.
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