As Confucius said in around 500 BC, "When it is obvious that the goal cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps." This is just what China began to do a decade ago, in embracing the concept of soft...
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From Pope Francis to President Obama, headlines this week in PD News were all about diplomatic trailblazers. Pope Francis held a historic meeting with Russia’s holy leader, Patriarch Kirill, over the crisis in Syria, and a successful meeting between China’s President Xi Jinping and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi led the two men to declare 2016 the “Egyptian-Chinese cultural year.” Other headlines explored the roles of Brazil, NATO and presidential children in the international order.
- Egypt and China Following Xi’s Visit—Canada Free Press
- In a Mass in Chiapas, Pope Francis Denounces the Exclusion of Mexico's Native Peoples—LA Times
- Pope’s Meeting with Russian Patriarch Could Influence Syrian Settlement—Sputnik News
- Public Diplomacy in Montenegro: An Important Matter for NATO—CPD Blog
- The Power of Presidential Kids—Politico
- What Brazil Contributes to the International Liberal Order—Brookings Institute
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