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.
UN environment group sets up climate neutral forum
Reuters Africa
Pressure from investors and the public has prompted many cities and companies to commit to cutting emissions, but some dismiss carbon neutrality as a publicity stunt or "greenwash".
Bush’s Africa Burden
A sensible U.S. effort to promote stability on the continent may be undermined by using the military to spearhead it.
Militarizing Africa (Again)
The Pentagon claims that AFRICOM is all about integrating coordination and “building partner capacity.” But the new structure is really about securing oil resources, countering terrorism, and rolling back Chinese influence.
Celebrities are conducting a global conversation
Times of India
The most marked difference is in the kind of institutions that are now involved. Celebrities did play a big role in the past, but in conformity with organisations like the UN or other big international institutions. They did good work, but it felt scripted...Now, they are more autonomous. Many of them have set up their own organisations.
Soft Power: The U.S. Cultural Offensive and Japanese Intellectuals
Japan Focus
Ironically, however, American “soft power” diplomacy brought Japan the mixed results of solidification of the hierarchical order of Japan’s centralized university system and scholars’ abiding habit of dependency.
UNIFIL’s Indian veterinarian employs ‘healing touch’ to foster peace in South
The Daily Star Lebanon
The commander and his men have only been in South Lebanon since January, but the Indian battalions have served in the region for the past decade and built strong ties with locals. "The interaction has been very good. The people are friendly and there are many cultural similarities between us. Both our people believe in tradition and strong family values"
U.S. elections through Arab American eyes
alJazeera Magazine
For Arab Americans, the 2008 presidential election offers a strategic opportunity to tie America with the Arab world not through war and fear of terror, but through ideas and aspirations.
A new face for American diplomacy
Salon.com
Barack Obama is perceived by Muslims abroad like no other candidate. He would begin a presidency with tremendous potential to heal U.S. relations with much of the world.
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