PD Happenings: Aug. 11 - 17

This Week in PD is a weekly 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.

Follow #TWiPD on Twitter Friday-Sunday for featured articles (in bold below).

Soft Power

• Ratan Kaul Ambassador of Public Diplomacy - Daily Excelsior
• Our Honorary Diplomat in Düsseldorf-Mörsenbroich - Handlesblatt
• China’s Language and Cultural Centers are Growing Faster Across Africa Than We Thought - Quartz
• UK's Soft Power at Risk Due to Immigration Policy, Survey Reveals - The Guardian
• First Review of Australia Soft Power Launched - Magnet
• As China and Taiwan Fight, a Tiny Coffee Bean Business Thrives Amid Bitter Political Dispute - Los Angeles Times

Cultural Diplomacy

• Korean Performers to Further Boost Qatar-Korea Cultural Ties - Gulf Times
• Indian Embassy Brings ‘Sarang’ Cultural Festival to Korea - Korea Herald
• Indian Dance Group to Perform at Hibiscus - Fiji Sun Online
• New Zealand's Pacific Reset: The Case for Cultural Diplomacy - Stuff
• Armenian and American Ambassadors Discuss Cultural Diplomacy - Mirror Spectator
• Minnesota Orchestra Honors Nelson Mandela by Bringing Music to South Africa - NPR

Nation Branding

• The 3Ps of Nation Branding III - The Guardian 
• Experts Advocate Public-Private Partnerships for Nation Branding - The Guardian

Countering Disinformation and Disinformation

• Countering Disinformation: The Public Diplomacy Problem of Our Time - CPD Blog
• Intolerance in Hungary: Crafting an Other - CPD Blog

Global Dev

• Aussie Research Helps Highlight Under-Investment in Global Adolescent Health Programs - Xinhua News Agency
• Foreign Aid and Religion in the Pacific - The Interpreter

City Diplomacy

• Grassroots Diplomacy - U.S. News and World Report

International Broadcasting

• Diplomacy in the Post-Broadcasting Era - The Interpreter

Icons are courtesy of Flat Icon Basic License and are attributed to the following creators: Freepik (Soft Power, Cultural Diplomacy, Global Dev, International Broadcast), Eucalyp (Nation Branding), Zlatko Najdenovski (City Diplomacy), Good Ware (Countering Disinformation and Disinformation).