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.
Why We’ll Play Pyongyang
Wall Street Journal
If all goes well, the presence of the New York Philharmonic in Pyongyang might gently influence the perception of our country there. If we are gradually to improve U.S.-Korean relations, such events have the potential to nudge open a door that has been closed too long.
Global Views on Castro and Cuba
Pew Research Center
While Americans have an overwhelmingly negative view of Castro, attitudes in many Latin American countries are far more favorable to the longtime Cuban leader.
In Africa, Bush touts aid efforts, basks in popularity
The Christian Science Monitor
"America is very good at [public] diplomacy," says Gasana Mutesi, president of Amani Africa, a Rwandan nongovernmental organization that helps street kids pay their school fees. "Americans try to include themselves in the society, especially young Americans."
Mr. President, Don’t Forget Iran
The Wall Street Journal
Consider, then, the "public diplomacy" impact of a serious public offer to Iran, made through international media and from the podium (so often usurped by the clownish Mahmoud Ahmadinejad) of the United Nations.
PSYOP, Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. Information Warfare Without Limits
Global Research
One major question remains; are there any limits to information warfare?
EU multilingualism strategy to focus on language learning
Encouraging European citizens to learn two foreign languages should be the basis of the EU's new multilingualism strategy due in September, concluded a ministerial conference last Friday (15 February).
Afro Valentine in Budapest
AfricaNews
The aim of the event which is the first of its kind in Hungary, according to Mr. Daniel Israel, the President of Afromopicx, is to provide an environment where married couples could have fun, deepen their relationship, and especially promote multicultural event.
President Bush’s trip boosts AIDS prevention efforts in Africa
American Chronicle
President Bush traveled to Africa at a time when several conflicts are taking place, however his message of delivering genuine American support through initiatives such as those launched by PEPFAR and USAID has given some strong credence to American public diplomacy on trying to find solutions to this violence-plagued continent.
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