New and innovative web portal will strengthen cooperation between members of the Commonwealth community, allowing individuals, organizations and governments to share information, network and collaborate online.

On April 4 and 5, Philip Seib, CPD Director, and Nicholas Cull, CPD University Fellow and Director of the USC Master of Public Diplomacy Program, attended the international conference on Israel's Global Image Crisis: Public Diplomacy and Communications Strategies organized by Bar Ilan Center for International Communication. The Center for International Communications is directed by CPD Senior Scholar Eytan Gilboa.

CPD University Fellow and Associate Professor at the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, Jay Wang's new book, Soft Power in China: Public Diplomacy through Communication, has just been published by Palgrave Macmillan as part of their Global Public Diplomacy series.

A senior leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Friday called for the country's educational institutions to strengthen cultivation of international communication capabilities.