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.
Briefing on U.S. Public Diplomacy and the War of Ideas
Here is our ultimate goal: a world in which the use of violence to achieve political, religious, or social objectives is no longer considered acceptable; efforts to radicalize and recruit new members are no longer successful; and the perpetrators of violent extremism are condemned and isolated. The difference between 2001 and 2008 is that the structure, the strategy, and the programs and the will to achieve this goal are in place and in operation. For the future, the challenge will be to scale up to meet global threats and opportunities.
The Great Beijing-Moscow Central Asia Game
Although most world attention during the August Russia-Georgia crisis was on the reactions of the United States and Europe, China's response also made headlines. With China and Russia enjoying a strategic partnership, and sharing a distaste for U.S. "hegemony," Chinese support for Russia's action might have been expected. But at a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in August, China's position on Moscow's action in Georgia was cool.
U.S. Plans To Return Envoys To Iran For First Time Since 1980
The Bush administration will announce in mid-November, after the presidential election, that it intends to establish the first U.S. diplomatic presence in Iran since the 1979-81 hostage crisis, according to senior administration officials.
Colombia Wants the World to Recognize Its Passion
Eager to highlight their advantages, and play down their faults, Colombia and a growing number of countries are using branding strategies to set themselves apart in the global marketplace. But even as country branding campaigns proliferate, some critics say that such efforts often amount to mere sloganeering and question how much they actually enhance a country's reputation.
Kazakhstan National Brand Is Listed At The Top Among Cis Countries And 22nd Place Globally
Kazakhstan national brand is listed at the top among CIS countries and 22nd place globally in Q 3, 2008 according to national branding index measured by the East West Communications, US company which analyze national images of 200 countries world-wide.
Powell: PD Needed on Day One
Gen. Powell asserted in his appearance on Meet the Press he would want the new president to "start with talking to the American people and talking to the world, and conveying a new image of American leadership, a new image of America’s role in the world."
Exhibition to honour art-loving diplomats
In response to the Government’s policy to promote cultural diplomacy in addition to the economic relations, an exhibition gathering many works of art made by diplomats, who are working in Vietnam, opened in Hanoi on October 23.
The Dragon’s Yarmulke: Jewish Communities in China
When Israeli Dvir Bar-Gal arrived in Shanghai some seven years ago, there were roughly 300 Jews in the city. That community is now seven times larger. Jewish communities in China are expanding in a way that matches the frenetic expansion of the enigmatic land in which they live.
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