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.
The folly of ‘soft power’
The simple fact of the matter is that we opted for peacekeeping because it was cheap, carried little or no domestic political risk (because it was UN-sanctioned), and allowed us to smugly declare that our soldiers, sailors and airmen are more like aid-workers in uniform-- unlike those nasty, blood-thirsty American warmongers.
Enlarging the Anglosphere
When Winston Churchill met President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on the deck of the H.M.S. Prince of Wales in 1941, he spoke of the common bonds between Britain and America: "The same language . . . the same hymns . . . more or less, the same ideals." As he implied, the special relationship should be forged not merely by formal ties between governments, but by widening and deepening understanding and contact between people.
Africans’ newest form of dissent: blogs
Kalonji is among a growing number of bloggers in Africa who are using their websites to question or challenge their governments. But, although Internet access is slowly becoming more affordable and available in Africa, bloggers say their audience is still mostly outside the continent.
US sinks even lower in Arab world’s esteem - poll
The survey found that while views on some issues varied among the six countries, cynicism about U.S. motivations and policies was fairly consistent. Eighty percent said their views of the U.S. are formed more by U.S. "policies" than by U.S. "values" -- up from 70 percent who took that position in 2006.
Shaping the youth with basketball training
The 6-ft 8-inch tall coach is today much sought after as a lecturer on basketball fundamentals and life values learned from the game. John has travelled around the world's trouble spots, trying to make the world a better place through basketball. He works with different governments, NGOs and multinational corporations to educate children, raise awareness of social causes and promote diplomacy.
CNN told to apologize for slander
Beijing yesterday demanded that CNN apologize for insulting remarks made by one of its commentators against China and the Chinese people.
World leaders, scholars say any attempt to sabotage Olympics doomed to fail
Government leaders and scholars around the world have voiced their support for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, condemning deeds of disrupting the Olympic torch relay and saying the sabotage attempts are doomed to fail.
Why Washington plays ‘Tibet Roulette’ with China
Washington has obviously decided on an ultra-high risk geopolitical game with Beijing's by fanning the flames of violence in Tibet just at this sensitive time in their relations and on the run-up to the Beijing Olympics.
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