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.
Canada enjoys a positive image in China, but lacks a singular defining quality
Canada is well regarded among the Chinese people, especially as a destination for study or emigration, according to a recently released survey of 1,056 residents in five major Chinese cities conducted by Shanghai-based N-Dynamic Market Research, in collaboration with Environics Research Group. The study – covering Chinese public perception of 31 countries – also revealed that Canada does not have a strongly defined image, in comparison with how the Chinese view such countries as the USA (widely seen as strong), France (romantic) or Japan (diligent).
Conference On Developing Malaysia Master Brand
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is scheduled to address over 500 government officials and corporate leaders to give his input on "Brand Malaysia" at a conference this month. The one-day conference, which will be held at Mandarin Oriental Hotel here on June 28, will map out strategies and develop initiatives for conceiving "Brand Malaysia", said its organiser Yayasan Kajian & Strategy Melayu.
Analyze This: Time for the government to get off the Gaza fence
For once, Israel's oft-criticized official hasbara (public diplomacy) has not been complacent in its response: It has provided the international press with meticulous weekly reports about the regular flow of food and other goods into Gaza,...and been proactive in trying to focus the press's attentions on the hardships that Hamas's aerial attacks are causing to Israeli civilians.
India as a soft power on agenda of IIFA
As Thai dancers and drummers welcomed the Bollywood glitterati the focus on the opening day of the IIFA weekend was not just cinema but also communication and diplomacy. In its ninth edition, IIFA is focusing on building brand Bollywood as a soft power.
Small country, big ideas
Oil and clever diplomacy win friends and influence...Most of that wealth came easily, from oil. But Sheikh Hamad has succeeded in achieving something that other petro-despots have not. Qatar's emir has stamped this Jamaica-sized patch of flat, scorched desert, which sticks out of Saudi Arabia into the Gulf like a sore thumb, firmly on the map of international diplomacy.
Al Qaeda Issues ‘Request For Proposals’
Frankly, it seems like Al Qaeda is becoming more like the Pentagon with each passing day. Women want equal rights to wage Jihad; the bureaucrats issue nasty memos and want to coordinate strategic communication; and now they're putting out the equivalent of a "request for proposals" on how to cause madness and mayhem.
Cultural Empathy Doesn’t Need Your Sympathy
On Saturday, Gary R. Weaver, Ph.D., began his tour of the Kingdom, lecturing in Dhahran, Riyadh and Jeddah on “Understanding American Culture: Cross-Cultural Communication and Adaptation.” Professor Weaver, the director of the Intercultural Management Institute at the American University in Washington, D.C. (www.imi.american.edu) was sponsored for the visit by the US Embassy and consulates in Saudi Arabia as part of their programs to prepare Saudi students for success in higher studies in America.
Do we really want the freer circulation of cultural goods?
I believe we are likely to see pressures mounting on the museum to give things back to other communities in the future. When objects are free to move, where should they go? To those who most devoutly believe in them in a religious sense? To those who would be the best physical caretakers or the most engaged or sophisticated interpretive community? To those national or local formations that most urgently need them for their sense of identity? Or to the highest bidder?
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