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KEEP READINGSoft Power Seduction Strategies
This week’s public diplomacy news headlines showcased the role of soft power in seducing global publics. In Israel, a new initiative by Likud, the country’s conservative party, is cultivating likeminded allies in Europe with an ideological tourism campaign; while in London, a soccer club is helping “young Muslims find their British identity in football.” Meanwhile, opera, “one of Italy’s key avenues of soft power,” has found a receptive audience in Hong Kong, and India is wooing friends and followers by “increasing its religious and cultural connectivity with the Buddhist world.”
- BBC Plans TV and Radio Services for Russia and North Korea- The Guardian
- ISIS Recruiters Foiled as Young Muslims Find Their British Identity in Football – The Guardian
- Italian Opera Provides a Perfect Stage to Showcase the Art of Soft Power – South China Morning Post
- Likud Aims to Build Ties with Conservative Parties Abroad The Jerusalem Post
- The Rising Importance of Soft Power in Forging World Solidarity – The Island
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