Announcements
Today, the USC Center on Public Diplomacy released its latest Media Monitor Report on AFRICOM - AFRICOM's Still Undefined Future. The report ponders the future of AFRICOM and suggests that the appropriateness of a primarily hard power entity, such as the Defense Department, assuming soft power responsibilities needs to be debated further.
This latest issue of PDiN Monitor is titled Assessing China's Charm Offensive. Following a mandate by the Chinese Communist Party's plenary session in October there has been an increase in focus on China's cultural exports, and the rest of the world has taken note.
Dr. Lina Khatib will discuss regional Arab reform during the upcoming "In the Middle of the Storm: Development and Governance in the Arab World," conference to be held on December 6, 2011, at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC. The two panel conference will feature a keynote lunch with Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund.
Former CPD Public Diplomat-in-Residence Robert Banks offers some insight on the scope and status of the field of public diplomacy evaluation.
CPD Director Philip Seib was keynote speaker at the Royal Irish Academy Conference for International Affairs 2011 on November 25 in Dublin.
The latest installment in the CPD Perspectives series, "Essays on Faith Diplomacy" examines faith diplomacy and its importance to public diplomacy efforts. The publication features an analysis of post-secular discourse between Islamic and non-Islamic worlds, a study of the history of the Catholic Church's global diplomacy and much more.
CPD Director Philip Seib traveled to Mexico City to address issues related to Mexican public diplomacy during a series of talks and meetings held November 14-16.
Contrary to popular belief, the rapid growth of China and India is not a threat to the U.S. economy contends CPD University Fellow Rob Asghar in his op-ed article "The Myth of America's Decline," published today by CNN.