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.
UA to Train Iraqi Students
The Iraqi leaders of tomorrow will be trained to be environmentally and socially conscious leaders during a summer institute crafted by University of Arizona faculty and administrators. The University recently was named one of six host sites chosen to be part of the 2008 Iraqi Youth Leadership Exchange Program. The other sites include the University of Texas at Austin, Indiana University and Colorado State University. The program is organized by World Learning, an international nongovernmental organization.
It is time to strengthen Brazil-Arab exchange
Brazil and the Arab countries must take advantage of the good moment their economies are in to strengthen their relations in several areas. The statement was made by the president at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Antonio Sarkis Jr., during a meeting with Arab ambassadors held yesterday..."These are two wealthy regions currently experiencing strong development. We must seize the moment to make political, economic and cultural relations stronger, so that we may continue to reap positive results," stated Sarkis.
EU backs exchange scheme to teach Europeans Chinese
200 European schoolteachers and 400 headmasters will be sent to China over the next four years to help them improve their language skills and gain a better understanding of Chinese culture.
Africa: Critics Target U.S. Military Command
Streamlining the image of the command is proving every bit as demanding as putting personnel and equipment in place, however. Controversy has surrounded AFRICOM on both sides of the Atlantic since the start of the initiative, and appears unlikely to fade any time soon.
Iran Accepted Pickering’s Enrichment Proposal - Did Anyone Notice?
The Iranian government appears to have shifted to a public diplomacy strategy. Instead of simply making proposals to US officials which they reasonably expect, based on experience, will be ignored or dismissed, or engaging with members of the US foreign policy establishment, which has so far not led to any meaningful change in US policy, they are attempting to speak directly to the reading US public.
Rwanda Strives to Become High Technology Hub for Africa
The Rwandan government wants to use advanced information communication technologies, or ICTs, to transform its traditionally agricultural society into what has been dubbed "the Singapore of Africa".
Ambassador of Turkey: We are engaging in public diplomacy
The Sixth Turkish Language Olympics ended with a magnificent finale on Sunday evening...The contest, an almost one-month-long marathon of writing, reading, singing and dancing, brought different cultures, colors and religions to perform in one language.
It Isn’t Magic: Putin Opponents Vanish From TV
On a talk show last fall, a prominent political analyst named Mikhail G. Delyagin had some tart words about Vladimir V. Putin. When the program was later televised, Mr. Delyagin was not. Not only were his remarks cut — he was also digitally erased from the show, like a disgraced comrade airbrushed from an old Soviet photo.
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