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.
New York Philharmonic Invited to Perform in Cuba
First North Korea. Then Vietnam. Now Cuba. The New York Philharmonic, continuing its travels in the Communist world, is seriously considering an invitation to perform for the first time in Havana. Philharmonic officials plan to travel to Cuba on Friday to look over logistics.
Signs For Peace
Houston has seen the emergence of a new brand of Israel advocacy over the past year and a half. On July 6, the movement reached a new height with the installation of two roadside billboards, bearing the message: “SAVE GAZA FROM HAMAS. Teach PEACE, not HATE.”
Cyber Diplomacy Promotes Soft Power
The emergence of cyber diplomacy has further strengthened the importance of soft power, and meanwhile brought about changes to hard power as well. So far various activities in cyberspace have far exceeded traditional propaganda campaigns and psychological warfare.
Exile in the U.S. Becomes Face of Uighurs
As the global face of resistance to what she calls the worsening Chinese repression of the Uighurs, Rebiya Kadeer is displaying the tenacity and sense of destiny that drove her improbable climb inside China in decades past, from laundry girl to famed business mogul.
Facebook in the Kingdom
Minister Abdulaziz Khoja, Saudi Minister of Information, and a former Saudi Ambassador to Turkey, Russia, Morocco and Lebanon... has a facebook page. Yes... a facebook page.
Social Media Could Frustrate Diplomatic Efforts, Online Researchers Say
Web-based tools such as blogs and the social-networking site Facebook could interfere with diplomatic outreach efforts, said new media specialists on Tuesday. "The role of diplomacy given social media is going to be more complicated than it used to be," said Robert Faris, research director at Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet and Society.
“It’s Not About The American Flag Being Waved Everywhere”
For the first time, the Department of State, under Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has created a new position to engage with Muslim communities worldwide. Its head, State Department and National Security Council veteran Farah Pandith, speaks to [Altmuslim] in her first official interview.
Voice of America International News Website Blocked by Suspected Cyber Attack
The Voice of America (VOA) multi-language international news website has been down most of the time during the final day of Barack Obama’s first presidential visit to Moscow as a result of a suspected North Korean cyber attack.
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