PD Happenings: July 7 - July 13

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).

Education Diplomacy

• Sharing the Art of Diplomacy - The Philippine Star
• Chinese Media and Latin America: “Borrowing a Boat” to Set Sail - The Jamestown Foundation
• Diplomacy Through Books - The Hindu
• South African Media Delegation Visits Anadolu Agency - Anadolu Agency
• Albanian Students Learn on Countering Violent Extremism at Albanian Institute for International Studies Summer School - Tirana Times
• The Terrorists' War on Education - American Enterprise Institute

Nation Branding

• The UAE's Culture and Values Set Us Apart. It's Time to Share Them With the World - The National
• World Cup Gives Russia a Global Makeover, But How Long Will That Last? - The Los Angeles Times
• America’s Craft Beer Diplomacy - The New York Times
• Winners of ‘Kazakhstan Through the Eyes of Foreign Media’ Contest Announced - The Times of Central Asia
• Now Brand Kenya Unveil Index to Brand Countries - Standard Digital 

Soft Power

On July 12, 2018, The Soft Power 30 report and index was released by Portland Communications in partnership with CPD, to which some articles refer below.

• Soft Power: Culture As a Weapon of Influence - Africa News
• Singapore Slips a Notch to 21st in Global Ranking of Soft Power - Channel NewsAsia
• China’s Human Rights Record, Aggressive Military Expansion Damage Its Soft Power Rating - South China Morning Post

City Diplomacy

• Enhancing LA's Global Influence Through Technology - CPD Blog 
• Philadelphia Welcomes Tunisian Diplomat to City's Consular Corps - NBC Philadelphia
• Taiwan Joins Global Forum on City Governance in Singapore - Focus Taiwan

Art Diplomacy

• Reused and Reborn - The Indian Express
• Lagos to Host Over 200 Artists at ICAF 2018 - The Nation
• EU Film Festival in Nepal: Cultural Heritage Year of Europe - Telegraph Nepal

Science Diplomacy

• UK Launches New Visas for Indian Scientists, Academics - Deccan Herald

International Broadcasting

• Stoic Skepticism: How Russians Anticipate the Trump-Putin Summit - CPD Blog

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