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.
Romania and NATO new strategic concept
NATO strategic concept is a public diplomacy document containing the main development directions of the North-Atlantic Alliance, the latest such document being drawn up in 1999. Each NATO member state comes up with own suggestions for the drawing up of this new concept.
Citizenship ceremonies: A Brit of a do
No longer drab, self-conscious affairs, citizenship ceremonies are now a cause for celebration. Giles Hattersley meets the new Brits proudly sipping Pimm’s and flying the flag, and asks about their hopes and dreams — for themselves and for their country.
Lessons from Kerry-Lugar Discourse
The recent debate over the Kerry-Lugar Bill has once again brought the complexities of Pakistan’s relationship with the United States under the microscope. While it may have thrown up some challenges, it also presents an opportunity to US policy makers to do some soul searching and review some of their strategies.
US State Department War Report on Sri Lanka
The U.S. Department of State compiled report on the conduct of the Sri Lanka’s execution of the military offensive against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam released for public domain as an ‘unclassified’ version and sent to the U.S. Congress in form of a ‘classified’ document on Thursday, October 23 admits the data and information that were used to compile it was ‘unverifiable.’
Updates on Brand Ghana Initiative
According to him, behaviour of Ghana’s citizens should be consistent with whatever the country communicates to the outside world. “Its about perception, it’s about image being formed about you. The best forms of communication are about behaviour that supports the kind of proposition as a country we want to offer to those whose attention we seek”
State puts X-Life games into play for Middle Eastern youths
Since its founding in June 2008, X-Life Games has launched two mobile computer games in collaboration with the State Department’s eDiplomacy program and has garnered a modest following of players in the Middle East.
Iraqi women visit Salt Lake City
A group of women from Iraq is visiting Salt Lake City this week. They are members of an organization that has been working since 2005 to improve the lives of their countrymen. The Iraqi women and the American women, who are hosting them, belong to an organization called FUTURE--Families United Toward Universal Respect. Their mission is to educate and train women in Iraq so they can improve their society, starting with their families.
When Ancient Artifacts Become Political Pawns
Globalization, it turns out, has only intensified, not diminished, cultural differences among nations. The forces of nationalism love to exploit culture because it’s symbolic, economically potent and couches identity politics in a legal context that tends to pit David against Goliath.
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