PD Happenings: May 19 - 25

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).

​Cultural Diplomacy

• Enhancing Cultural Diplomacy Among UAE’s Youth - The Gulf Today
• Silicon Alleys: SJSU, Irish Colleges Exchange Grad-Level Scholarship - Metroactive
• Alhamra, Thammasat University Sign MoU to Build Cultural Exchange Links - Daily Times
• Durham Children Get Taste of Russian Life With Cultural Exchange - The Northern Echo
• EU to Build Cinema Arthouse for Liberia - Liberian Observer
• African and Caribbean Countries Score Big at Embassy Chef Challenge - The Afro
• Putting Your Stamp on International Exchange - CPD Blog
• Books, Books, Books, Everywhere! - The Manila Times

Soft Power

• A Royal Wedding to Rejuvenate the Windsors - The Sydney Morning Herald
• Boris Johnson Feeds Manatee, Dances With School Children on Amazonian Trip - The Independent
• Russia Flexes Its Soft Power Muscles - Bloomberg
• UAE Soft Power Journey a Success, Says Gargash - Gulf News
• Taipei Will Maintain City Diplomacy Despite Cut in Ties - Focus Taiwan
• Tennessee Ranks Number 1 in International Travel Growth in the U.S. - Tennessean
• The Indian Diaspora in New Zealand Being Wooed Before 2019 Elections - The Indian Weekender 

​​Sports Diplomacy

• Sports Diplomacy Wins as Port Prevails Against Suns in Shanghai - The Age
• Sport Promotes Peace - Botswana Daily
• Iran Unveils Handmade Carpets Woven for FIFA World Cup- Iran Front Page
• Belt, Road, and Ball? How China's Soccer Diplomacy Handles Latin America - Forbes

Global Development

• Kazakhstan Promotes Sustainable Development Goals in Global Diplomacy and International Activities - IDN-InDepthNews
• Canada's G7 Goal on Development: Luring Private Capital to Poor Nations - Delta Optimist
• Can Preventive Diplomacy Avert Military Conflicts? - Inter Press Service

Science Diplomacy

• Kenya Ready for a Different Kind of Diplomacy - Daily Nation
• Listening to Scientists Towards Improving Development Policies - Nhân Dân

International Broadcasting

• Barack and Michelle Obama Officially Seal Multi-Year Deal With Netflix - The Source
• Breaking the Australia–China Media Feedback Loop - The Strategist

Language Diplomacy

• Taiwanese Diplomats Hone Regional Language Prowess - Taipei Times
• Why Too Many Monolinguals Will Hurt British Businesses Post-Brexit - International Business Times

Historical PD

• Mr. Trump Kills the Canary: The Danger of Dehumanization - CPD Blog

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