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.
Confucius Institutes Under Congressional Scrutiny
Today, a House Committee will hold a hearing on the subject, “Is Academic Freedom Threatened by China’s Influence on U.S. Universities?” China’s aggressive promotion of its primary public diplomacy program in North America has recently captured headlines as U.S. and Canadian academics have begun to push back against what is felt to be undue influence from Beijing.
International Corporate Volunteering Programs Critical to Development Efforts
The private sector and the international development community often seem to operate worlds apart: different drivers, different environments and different resources at their disposal. But we often overlook the shared contexts and challenges of operating as organizations in a rapidly changing and increasingly interconnected world.
Geopolitical Fictions: Fantasy, Reality, and International Diplomacy on ‘Madam Secretary’
Madam Secretary gives me flashbacks to the public diplomacy campaigns we drew up in school, as its fictional storylines follow the sort of programs we’d draft and questions we’d examine in class: How do you encourage democracy in this country? How do you encourage peace between different ethnic groups in a region?
Russia Can Play Good Cop Too, in its Fight for Regional Influence
Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall signaled the collapse of the Kremlin’s grip on eastern Europe, Russia is reasserting some of its lost influence. That is most obvious in Ukraine, where unmarked tanks roll across the countryside in support of pro-Russian separatists.
Irish Aid Leads the Way in Global Development
An OECD report has commended Ireland’s aid programme in tackling hunger and poverty in the developing world. Minister of State Sean Sherlock explains why Irish Aid is so successful. Ireland excels at delivering aid that is effective and reaches those who need it most, the OECD said this week in a major review of the Government’s overseas aid programme, Irish Aid.
Aid Workers in Afghanistan Fear for Their Lives as Troops Pull Out: Survey
Half the aid workers in Afghanistan received death treats or intimidation during the past year as foreign troops phased out their operations and funding began to dwindle, a survey released ahead of the London conference on Afghanistan said.
ISIS Is Watching U.S. Military Members and Their Families on Social Media
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security this weekend jointly issued the strongest warning yet for U.S. servicemen to scrub their accounts on Facebook, Twitter and other social media.
EU Must Stop Relying on Soft Power With Russia
Russia under President Vladimir Putin doesn't rely much on soft power to get its way abroad, in the same way it doesn't do much liberal democracy at home. It does, however, do manipulation, and Europe is only just waking up to how much and how well.
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