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.
Gov’t To Set Up National Branding Committee
A National Branding Committee is to be established as part of measures to ensure that Jamaica capitalises on the achievements of its athletes at the recently completed 12th International Association of Athletics Associations (IAAF) World Athletic Championships in Berlin, Germany.
Angels Put High Value On Cultural Exchange Program
In a couple of weeks the Angels will gather as many as a dozen minor league prospects and send them to their academy in the Dominican Republic, part of a baseball and cultural exchange the team has been practicing for several years.
Ideological War Against Al-Qaeda Being Losed By US: MMullen
US Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff warning in an article that his country’s public diplomacy efforts in Afghanistan are generally flawed. “For all the time we spend thinking about how we communicate our actions, we are failing to actually build relationships and convince the majority Afghans not to hate us. The Taliban, on the other hand, are doing pretty well. ”
Fourth exchange Ethiopian missing
Police have launched a missing persons inquiry following the disappearance of Konjit Assefa, 22, who was last seen in the town centre on Tuesday.
Three other members of the nine-strong group, all men in their 20s, vanished while visiting London, though one later made contact and has since left the UK.
Rendon Group gives Public Diplomacy a Bad Name
A recent news story revealed more less then positive actions by the public relations agency the Rendon Group. The Rendon Group has a long a profitable association with the US government. Its most recent activity was helping to assess journalists to be embedded in Afghanistan.
The Jewel in the Crown
Move over, Cool Britannia and Luxe Dubai. The pop-culture pundits say India's time has come, that this sprawling subcontinental democracy, with its population power and exotic culture, is so hot it is emerging as the reigning It nation. That's It as in Style Central, and not the more obvious IT, although India leads the world in exports of information technology services, too.
Military Chief: U.S. Public Diplomacy in Afghanistan Flawed
In the latest issue of Joint Forces Quarterly, Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff wrote: "For all the time we spend thinking about how we communicate our actions, we are failing to actually build relationships and convince the majority Afghans not to hate us. The Taliban, on the other hand, are doing pretty well. "
US Public Diplomacy: An Idiotic Fetish
Since September 11, 2001, Americans – government, media, civil society, and plumbers everywhere – have been blinded by the rage they experienced due to the 9/11 terror attacks. An exaggerated focus on "Islam" and "Muslim extremists" was allowed to define intellectual analysis and foreign policy alike.
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