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.
Re-branding Israel? If only I could…
Israeli Foreign Ministry’s brand management team's message to the tourism professionals: the world’s perception of Israel is completely dominated by the Arab-Israeli conflict, and even if people back Israel ideologically, it doesn’t translate into a positive image.
Internet: A New Media for Empowerment and Democracy
Internet outreach is the hottest new item in the US government’s array of public diplomacy tools, according to Helle Dale at The Heritage Foundation. She posits that the use of the internet empowers individuals and consequently leads to the advancement of greater freedom; a strategy that the State Department is well aware of.
Brilliant Video on Why Israel’s Propaganda Efforts Fail
In it, David Sable, one of the top marketing and "branding" professionals explains why Israel cannot (and does not) win the hasbara (propaganda) war with the Palestinians.Sable, an Israeli-American, who is emphatically pro-Israel explains that you cannot market a bad product and that Israel's most controversial policies (Gaza, etc) are simply indefensible, no matter how you frame them.
Showdown in Tehran
Thursday will be a crucial day in the Obama administration's attempt to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons..Feb. 11, the day when Iranians celebrate the 1979 overthrow of the shah, has emerged as another test of strength between the regime of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the opposition Green movement.
Taiwan comes between the U.S. and China again
Not surprisingly, China is responding badly to the Pentagon's $6-billion arms sale to Taiwan. The Beijing government has suspended security exchanges with the Pentagon and promised to sanction American defense companies. Chinese scholars and other commentators see nefarious motives in the U.S. action and warn of negative consequences.
Why we must remember Hariri
Who cares who killed Rafiq Hariri? This weekend, tens, perhaps hundreds of thousands of Lebanese will answer that question by descending on to the streets of Beirut to mark the fifth anniversary of the death of their former prime minister.
Iran’s Leader Shifts Spotlight From Protests to Nuclear Step
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran confronted opponents at home and abroad on Thursday, one of the most momentous days of his country’s political calendar, sending security forces onto the streets to break up opposition protests and taunting Western adversaries by claiming advances in Tehran’s nuclear capacity.
Turkey and Armenia - on the brink of collapse
The protocols on normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia were heralded as an historic breakthrough when they were announced last April, but the deal is now on the brink of collapse unless the parliaments of Turkey and Armenia ratify the agreement.
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