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.
President Lee says India key to Seoul’s ‘New Asia Diplomacy’
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Monday his ongoing India trip highlights Seoul's push to improve ties with Asian countries under his so-called "New Asia Diplomacy" campaign.
Disaster may thaw Cuban-American relations
The relief effort in Haiti has led to new opportunities for co-operation between the United States and Cuba and could potentially thaw the relationship between the long-time adversaries, some analysts say.
PM Netanyahu Meets with NASA Administrator Bolden
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this evening, 24 January 2010, met with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, who is visiting Israel, as the guest of Science and Technology Minister Prof. Daniel Hershkovitz.
Iran says its ‘compelling logic’ scares enemy
A senior Iranian official said Sunday that the reason behind the animosity toward the country is its "soft power and compelling logic." Deputy Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Baqeri told reporters in Croatia that animosity has forced the West to politicize Iran's nuclear energy program.
Volunteerism Less Than Appreciated in Korea
An exhibition of photos on the Peace Corps and Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) volunteers is sending the message that Korea has begun appreciating overseas volunteer work.
More Singapore Enterprises to Participate at World Expo 2010 in Shanghai
The Far East Organization, Eu Yan Sang International Ltd and CapitaLand Limited have joined the Singapore Pavilion at Shanghai World Expo as corporate partners. Singapore’s pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo will showcase the destination as a global city to live, work and play. It will also be Singapore’s largest participation in any World Exposition to date.
Global anti-Semitism highest since WWII, Jewish Agency says
Jewish Agency head Natan Sharansky presented a plan to augment the number of emissaries engaged in public diplomacy in large universities overseas. Currently numbering 19, he wants the number of emissaries to exceed 100.
British Museum in battle with Iran over ancient ‘charter of rights’
The discovery of fragments of ancient cuneiform tablets – hidden in a British Museum storeroom since 1881 – has sparked a diplomatic row between the UK and Iran. In dispute is a proposed loan of the Cyrus cylinder, one of the most important objects in the museum's collection, and regarded by some historians as the world's first human rights charter.
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