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 Museum of Polish Jews in Warsaw Can Play an Important Role

Poland is one of the strongest supporters of Israel in the European Union and this is much appreciated in Tel Aviv.  I believe an important role can be played by the Museum of Polish Jews in Warsaw, whose permanent exhibition is to open at the end of October 2014.

Tags: jewish, holocaust, poland, israel, Cultural Diplomacy

Global Truths on Putin’s Tirades

Russia’s president constantly undermines his own case on the global stage.  Where Putin further miscalculates badly is that his country has next to no soft power. 

Tags: soft power, vladimir putin, russia, global opinion

EU Minister Regrets Neglect of European Public Opinion

Turkey’s EU Minister Volkan Bozkır has admitted failures in "correcting misperceptions" in European countries about Turkey, but vowed that the government would continue to strive to boost Turkey’s image and increase the amount of high-level visits to Brussels. 

Tags: public opinion, global opinion, european union, europe, global image, turkey

American Public Diplomacy in Poland: 25 Years after the Fall

Twenty-five years ago the Berlin Wall fell, and most Central European states went on to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU). Now that we are addressing urgent challenges in the Middle East, Ukraine, Africa, and Asia, shouldn’t U.S. public diplomacy efforts be transferred from Central Europe to these hotspots?

Tags: europe, Berlin Wall, Yugoslavia, poland, central europe, Donald Tusk, european commission, nationalism, EU, nato

Nixon Library Releases Ex-Classified Audio on Foreign Relations from Chief-of-Staff's Diary

Newly declassified segments from the diary of President Richard Nixon's chief-of-staff provide a detailed, subtle portrait of the disgraced president as H.R. Haldeman recounts both moments of high-stakes diplomacy and unscripted daily life that would never make a White House memo or official document.

Tags: nixon, high diplomacy, diary, nixon library, china, nixon's trip to china, Pentagon Papers, united states, soviet union

Stengel: Free Information Key To Defeating Islamic State Militants

U.S. Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Richard Stengel said free information was the key to defeating Islamic State. (...) He said it was vital to stem the flow of foreign fighters heading to join militants in Syria.

Tags: richard stengel, islamic state, free information, counterterrorism, public diplomacy

Cairenes Flock to Dutch Embassy's Zamalek Cycle Tour

Long before the official gathering time of 8am, people of all ages poured into Zamalek in Cairo on Friday to participate in the Dutch embassy’s third annual Orange Bike initiative, a cycling tour of the island.

Tags: dutch embassy, cairo, orange bike tour, zamalek, Global Biking Initiative, environmental diplomacy

Forum on Seoul-Washington Public Diplomacy to be Held this Month

Institutes from South Korea and the United States plan to hold a forum on public diplomacy in Washington this month to discuss ways to promote cooperation in non-political sectors between the two nations, organizers said Friday.

Tags: seoul, washington, public diplomacy, forum, non state actors, bilateral cooperation

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