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.
Defining Public Diplomacy (Again)
Purpose of public diplomacy is to identify, empower, encourage (and possibly equip) self-organizing systems.
How To Apply PR Spin To The Settlement Issue
A new guide to the perplexed, disseminated by the leadership of the Israel Project, the organization spearheading Israel's public relations efforts in the United States, offers a glimpse into its very own internal confusion.
Tehran Acknowledges The Power of Twitter and Public Diplomacy?
An interesting week long seminar advertised by the International Center for Journalists with interesting sponsors: The week-long course will feature topics including: Islam and communication sciences, philosophy and communication and political [communication] and public diplomacy.
Should Obama talk to Ahmadinejad?
Western dialogue with Tehran won't reward a repressive regime. It will offer Iranians hope. If the West chooses to remain engaged with Iran, it may find a weakened Ahmadinejad more accommodating toward its diplomatic overtures, if only as a means of outflanking his opposition.
India Honoured in France’s National Day Parade
France celebrated its national holiday on Tuesday with a military march down the Champs Elysees, led this year by a detachment from the Indian army, underscoring warming relations between the two countries.
Ties between France and Indonesia Set To Scale New Heights
Here in Indonesia we are proud to maintain an active French network with four cultural centers (in Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Bandung and Surabaya) and seven Alliances Francaises and to screen the most recent French films every year. We also hold a festival with many different cultural performances, including the famous "Printemps francais".
The Echoes of Xinjiang
The problems in Xinjiang could prove a bigger international headache for China than Tibet was. The latter attracted much Western attention, thanks in part to the appeal of the exiled Dalai Lama. But Tibet does not have the foreign linkages that Xinjiang’s Turkic and Islamic identity do.
Tension Marks US-Muslim Relations
Since President Obama's inauguration speech, and especially after his Cairo address to the Muslim world, Muslims around the world have been waiting for concrete steps to improve U.S.-Muslim relations. A group of scholars, diplomats and American-Muslim leaders are recommending practical steps to achieve that goal.
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