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 British Royals Are Here, But Do Americans Care?

The visit is designed to bolster the “special relationship” between the U.S. and the U.K., a term coined by Winston Churchill after World War II to describe the diplomatic and cultural ties between the two nations.

Tags: great britain, british royal family, united states, soft power, public opinion, Cultural Diplomacy

Greek Stocks Plummet on Fear of Political Crisis

Greek shares suffered their worst hammering in nearly three decades Tuesday, on concerns the country is heading for a political crisis that could jeopardize its vital bailout program.

Tags: foreign investment, greece, government pd, non state actors, international development, public opinion

Israeli Discourse About Palestinians: When Media Do Not Mediate

The mass media have a deeply important role in conflict situations or their resolution; they can determine the rise on violent episodes and on distrust, or the other way around. Mass media are also fundamental in determining people’s perceptions about the conflict or their engagement and confidence in a peace process.

Tags: israel, palestine, media outlets, international broadcasting, peace journalism, public opinion

Watch the World React to Release of CIA 'Torture Report'

This map tracks mentions of the hashtags #TortureReport and #CIAReport immediately before and after the release of US Senate inquiry into interrogation techniques used by the CIA. 

Tags: public opinion, global opinion, united states, digital diplomacy, hashtag diplomacy

Cool Japan’s Latest Offering: Ramen Noodles

Now ramen noodles are the latest target of government efforts to take advantage of this spreading interest in Japan’s pop culture and food around the world, and its growth potential.

Tags: japan, electronics, ramen noodles, soft power, sushi, manga, Cool Japan Fund, Cultural Diplomacy, gastrodiplomacy

AACTA and G'day USA announce partnership

The partnership will see the AACTA International Awards presented as the centrepiece of G’Day USA’s LA Gala in 2015, a program designed to create new opportunities for Aussies working in America and to raise awareness of the Australian screen sector in general.

Tags: australia, united states, g'day usa, AACTA Awards, Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts, international broadcasting, LA gala, awareness, australian screen sector

From Da to Nyet: How U.S. Diplomacy Helped Transform Russia from Potential Ally into Strategic Adversary

Negotiating a peaceful end to the Cold War was a great diplomatic achievement. A little over two decades later, however, we can see that post–Cold War diplomacy did not create a stable international system. Why did diplomacy succeed at the one task, yet fail at the other?

Tags: russia, united states, us diplomacy, adversary, allies, cold war, stable international system

Driving Ukrainians Into Putin’s Arms

The fact that families run from a war zone is heartbreaking but hardly unexpected. (...) Most of those who fled were Russian speakers from the east, but this still raises a sobering question: If this is a conflict between Ukraine and Russia, why did so many Ukrainians choose to cast their lot with the enemy?
 

Tags: ukraine, russia, vladimir putin, conflict, moscow, WWII, kiev

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