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.
Iran in Latin America: No More Than a Nearby Nuisance, For Now
Latin American countries are sidling up to a new ally, and they're finding one—in Iran. Last week, panelists in the conference "Iran in Latin America: Threat or Axis of Annoyance?" at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars considered whether these relationships are trivial partnerships of convenience or budding bosom friendships that could threaten U.S. interests.
British Council Abandons Plans To Disband Specialist Departments
The British Council has made a U-turn on controversial proposals to restructure the organisation’s creative departments, which had prompted outcry among the UK’s arts community earlier this year...British Council chief executive Martin Davidson said: “Our Action Plan reaffirms the place of the arts at the centre of our cultural relations work.
Public Diplomacy & Results For Fiji In Washington
The public diplomacy programmes organised by the Fiji Embassy in Washington has captured attention and yielded positive results recently. The Embassy displayed traditional artifacts, informational publications, and provided traditional dancers, singers, and Fiji cuisine to over 800 guests from the public and private sector who attended Washington's premier Pacific cultural event called PACIFIC NIGHT held at the National Geographical Society HQ in Washington.
China’s Claim in Latin America: So Far, a Partner not a Threat
By light years, Washington traditionally has held the upper hand when it comes to foreign influence on Latin America...Many view China’s growing influence in the western hemisphere as a challenge to the U.S.’s historic regional supremacy. However, the struggle for power and influence need not automatically reflect a winner-take-all competition, as both outside megaliths can benefit from China’s presence in Latin America.
‘Stop Off-Shoring of BBC Hindi Service’
Two British trade unions have launched an online petition as part of their campaign to prevent the BBC from off-shoring jobs and programmes of the Hindi, Urdu and other languages to south Asia..."We believe that the employment conditions being offered exploit journalists in developing nations, and may not give proper protection for their safety, and that the BBC is surreptitiously dismantling the World Service in a way that may damage its editorial credibility."
Sports Exchanges with Iran Build Bridges
Sports exchanges are one tool to help rebuild bridges between U.S. and Iranian societies after 30 years of estrangement, said Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns at a July 9 House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on U.S. relations with Iran.
Sudan counters charges with diplomacy
The government of Sudan has been waging a high-profile political campaign since the court's chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, last week filed charges of genocide and crimes against humanity against the country's leader.
Once Media-Shy Taliban Go High Tech In Propaganda War
The once media-shy Taliban have gone hi-tech with DVDs, mobile phone messages, ring-tones, emails and a website to publicise their exploits and lambast their Afghan and Western enemies, a think-tank said on Thursday...With their own website, magazines, DVDs, audio cassettes, pamphlets and mobile phones, the ICG says, the Taliban are able to capitalise on mistakes made by the government and its allies and reveal their own "inflated tales of battlefield exploits."
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