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.
Community, County Branding is Important
One of the 7 1/2 keys to success discussed in Jack Schultz' book Boom Town USA is to Build Your Brand. "It sets them apart by giving the region, state or even the nation notice of what it's about and what it offers. A brand is a town's calling card -- it can put a town (community) on a map and keep it there for all the world to see.
Iran’s Twitter Revolution Won’t Succeed Because of US government
Recently I've been studying the Iranian new media space in order to understand its key players and how they all relate to each other. I had a hunch that Twitter isn't one of them and so far my findings confirm it.
Modern Greek Department at Cambridge University is Facing Closure
Lack of funds may force the Modern Greek department at Cambridge University to close, despite the fact it has been providing high-quality studies in the modern Greek language and literature at the undergraduate, master and PhD levels for the past 70 years.
The Re-Branding of Australia
I'm not sure it needs to cost the budgeted $20 million...but Strategic Name Development's Bill Lozito is on it when he opines that Australia has ridden the Crocodile Dundee image long enough.
Sister Cities: the quintessential and yet underappreciated public diplomacy program
The mission of Sister Cities is to foster direct engagement between US cities and communities abroad with the purpose of creating cultural understanding and awareness through direct person-to-person contact by inspiring private citizens to travel abroad and to host citizens from outside America. It was, and remains, a quintessential public diplomacy program.
Cuba: Castro on internet live and supportive of Barack Obama
In an unexpected show of support, Castro published an editorial in the official Cuban press, stating that President Obama inherited many problems from predecessor George W. Bush; he added that he did not believe that Obama sought to change the U.S. political and economic system, but that 'the far right hates him because he is African-American and they are opposed to everything the president is doing to improve the 'degraded image of his country.'
“We Hate America” – Pakistani Journalist Tells US State Department Public Diplomacy Chief
Pakistani journalist Ansar Abbasi harshly criticized US Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Judith McHale during an interview for the current state of American foreign policy, reports the New York Times. After McHale gave a diplomatic presentation on building bridges between America and the Muslim world, Abbasi thanked her politely for meeting with him before telling her that he hates all Americans.
Obama Escalating Military Activity in Africa
In May 2008, the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, hosted "Unified Quest 2008," the army's annual war games to test the American military's ability to deal with the kind of crises that it might face in the near future. "Unified Quest 2008" was especially noteworthy because it was the first time the war games included African scenarios as part of the Pentagon's plan to create a new military command for the continent
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