PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN THE NEWS

FEB 26, 2008
American Interests, Policies, and Results in the Middle East
<b>Saudi-US Relations Information Service</b>
Our public diplomacy, such as it is, has concentrated on explaining away or defending Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, and "extraordinary rendition" rather than on seeking common ground with the world's Muslims, the vast majority of whom share our horror at Al-Qa'ida's amoral tactics and reject its deviant vision of Islam.  Read more...

FEB 26, 2008
Pakistan lifts the ban on YouTube
<b>BBC</b>
The attempt to block the site, reportedly because of a "blasphemous" video clip, caused a near global blackout of the site on Sunday.  Read more...

FEB 25, 2008
Pakistan set to lift its ban on Bollywood
<b>Asia Media</b>
Movies are great binders. They build bridges among races, peoples and countries, helping one to understand and sympathize with another's point of view. Cinema creates a sense of identity and affinity, and this cannot be truer than in the case of India and Pakistan, two Asian neighbors who have been at war over Kashmir for decades.  Read more...

FEB 25, 2008
Chávez’s medical diplomacy wins plaudits
<b>International Herald Tribune</b>
The evolution of the program into a symbol of Chávez's political movement across the region illustrates how Venezuela's leader is intensifying efforts to lift his government's profile abroad even he faces growing criticism at home over social problems like decaying hospitals and shortages of basic foods.  Read more...

FEB 25, 2008
China speaks out on Darfur crisis
<b>The Christian Science Monitor</b>
China's change of tactics, from quiet behind-the-scenes diplomacy to more public speechmaking, could be motivated by many factors, from a desire to maintain its paramount influence in Sudan to a need to protect its upcoming Summer Olympics. Whatever the motivations, China's diplomatic initiative carries risks and raises questions of how much influence China really has with its African allies.  Read more...

FEB 25, 2008
N.Y. Philharmonic to play N. Korea
<b>USA Today</b>
The New York Philharmonic was embarking Monday on a historic trip to North Korea as the most prominent American cultural institution to visit the nuclear-armed country, run by a regime that keeps its impoverished people among the world's most isolated.  Read more...

FEB 25, 2008
Myanmar opposition calls for boycott of Beijing Olympics
<b>International Herald Tribune</b>
Pro-democracy activists in Myanmar called Monday for the world to boycott this year's Beijing Olympics over what they said was China's continuing support of Myanmar's military dictatorship.  Read more...

FEB 25, 2008
An article brings sharp responses from Russians
<b>International Herald Tribune</b>
Some readers called it blatant propaganda from the West. Others viewed it as a depressing exposé that rang true. A third group said the facts did not matter, outsiders simply had no right to train a critical eye on their country.  Read more...

FEB 25, 2008
To Qatar and back
<b>The Jerusalem Post</b> Late last month, 12 students, six from the Walworth Barbour American International School and six from other schools around the country, flew to Qatar, which has no formal diplomatic relations with Israel, for a three-day Model UN conference with local schools from Doha as well as international ones.  Read more...

FEB 25, 2008
U.S. Image Suffers in Germany
<b>NPR</b>
A recent survey found that the United States' image across the world continues to suffer, even among close allies.   Read more...

FEB 24, 2008
Trampling on the Olympics’ Wounded Ideals
<b>Deutsche Welle</b>
The ideals on which the modern Olympics were built have been betrayed, says DW's Nick Amies. Turning a blind eye to China's human rights abuses ahead of the Beijing Games is just adding insult to injury.  Read more...

FEB 23, 2008
Africa’s sports leaders to produce a blueprint for the continent’s development
<b>AfricaNews</b>
The convention is the second in the series, after the first one held last year in Dakar, Senegal. The participants are drawn from Sports International Federations, national sports associations and the international Olympic committee.  Read more...

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