PD Happenings: January 13 - 19

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.

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Art Diplomacy

• Cutting-Edge U.S. Embassy in London Opens Chock-Full of Art This Week - ArtFix Daily
• “Can Artists Really Save the World?” Panel Has No Easy Answers - The Queens University Journal 
• Photo Exhibit on Donbas War Kicks Off at NATO HQ - Unian
• Morocco Wants to Add Malhoun Art to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - Morocco World News
• British Council on Evaluating Arts and Soft Power - CPD Blog
• Art Diplomacy Open Conversation to Highlight Importance of Arts Education in Transcending Cultural Boundaries - Long Beach Post

Nation Branding

• Knowledge of Diplomacy Part III: The Mobility of Talent - CPD Blog
• Israeli Designers Really, Really Dislike Their Nation's 70th Independence Anniversary Logo - Quartzy
• DU Launches School for Transnational Affairs - Web India 123
• The Power of a Passport to Put a Country on the Map - The National
• World Public Opinion Charming to China - China.org.cn

Cultural Diplomacy

• India, Israel to Ink Film Co-Production Agreement - United News of India
• VIDEO: North Korea's New Strategy: Pop-Star Diplomacy - Wall Street Journal
• Top El Salvador Honor for Al Kuwari for Cultural Efforts - The Gulf Times
• ‘Evan Hansen,’ Taylor Mac and Go-Go’s Musical on Tap at the Curran - San Francisco Chronicle

Soft Power

• As Trump Insults African Countries, China Actively Embraces Them - The Diplomat
• Petrostates, International Soccer and Soft Power - The Fuse
• North and South Korea Agree to Compete, March Together at Olympics - ABC News

Digital Diplomacy

• What Diplomats Can Learn From Journalists - CPD Blog
• What Is Digital Diplomacy and Why Indonesia Should Embrace It? - The Conversation
• Palestinian NGO Launches Campaign Against Child Arrests Made by Israeli Forces - Step Feed 

International Broadcasting

• What Trump Needs to Know to Reform U.S. Broadcasting - The Hill
• Telemundo Launches Global Studio for Scripted Content - The Business Television

Citizen Diplomacy

• It's Time to Elevate Travel as Citizen Diplomacy - The Huffington Post

Corporate Diplomacy

• How Diplomacy Can Unlock Business Potential - Federal News Radio

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