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.
Michelle Obama Tours Russian School for Orphans
Svetlana Arzamastseva, director of nursing college, later called Obama "a very beautiful person, an openhearted person" and noted Obama's experience developing volunteers and fundraising for the University of Chicago Medical Center. "We have a common business with her," Arzamastseva said. "It's very pleasing for us that the first lady does the same thing as we do."
A Nobel Peace Prize for Twitter?
Neda became the voice of a movement; Twitter became the megaphone. Twitter is a free social-messaging utility. It drove people around the world to pictures, videos, sound bites, and blogs in a true reality show of life, dreams, and death. Last month's marches for freedom and the violent crackdowns were not only documented but personalized into a story of mythic tragedy.
Re-branding Russia: The Key to Renewed EU Dialogue
Images that nations have of each other become barriers to effective communications if they are over generalised, oversimplified or unfairly exaggerated. The communication difficulties between Russia and the EU exemplify how images negatively influence the political and economic relations between the two sides.
Finding an Anti-Sweatshop Strategy That Works
Eventually, such a no-nonsense strategy would undermine the booming Corporate Social Responsibility industry. The shallowness and deceit of the CSR farce may be clearly observed in press reports.
Obama’s Diplomacy To Be Tested in Russia
President Barack Obama opened his first Moscow summit on Monday, a series of meetings sure to test his diplomatic skills like no other but already set to deliver some tangible progress on nuclear arsenal reductions and help for the fight in Afghanistan.
The Art of Cultural Exchange
SOME 800 art pieces by Malaysian and Japanese students are on display in the Penang State Library’s George Town branch. The exhibition is part of an annual art exchange program between both countries. The program, themed ‘Friendly Relationship Through Pictures’, is jointly organized by the Penang Education Department and Japan’s May Asaka Centre.
Mediating Cultural Exchange - Study abroad, Volunteerism, Tourism
The idea behind the title “Mediating Cultural Exchange” incorporates both the taking and the giving aspects that happen when an anglophone comes to Italy, or really in any case of two cultures meeting. This is an opportunity to confront one culture with another; to consider our norms from the point of view of an outsider; to weigh out differences and similarities.
Russian Civil Society Leaders to Appeal to Obama
Russian civil society leaders will appeal to President Barack Obama on Tuesday to focus a spotlight on the country's democratic deficit and lack of transparency. Obama said he would turn his attention to more human issues, "I look forward to broadening this effort, to include business, civil society, dialogue among Americans and Russians."
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