PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN THE NEWS

MAR 5, 2008
Press Now helps start of media centre in Iraq
Press Now
Press Now, with financial support of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Dutch foundation “Democracy and Media”, is planning to set up an independent media centre in Iraqi Kurdistan.  Read more...

MAR 5, 2008
Teen Honored as Citizen Diplomat
Voice of America
Anjali Bhatia was honored in February by the U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy Now 19 and a student at Duke University, Anjali Bhatia was recently honored as the youngest of six Americans to receive the first National Awards for Citizen Diplomacy last month.  Read more...

MAR 4, 2008
Thailand Exhibition from Tomorrow
The New Nation (Bangladesh)
Ambassador of Thailand said that Thailand is planning to organize many other activities in Bangladesh to strengthen trade ties between two countries. Those activities will take part in March 2008 and take place in different venues in Dhaka and Chittagong respectively.  Read more...

MAR 4, 2008
Expanding academic networks to connect the developing world
Ars Technica
The second thing is that the collaborations these networks enable are a form of diplomacy. To say that Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan haven't always gotten along very well is a bit of an understatement, but their citizens will be working together and coordinating the operation of this new network. Even if their national governments aren't always on good terms, informal relations can be an important form of diplomacy, and one that scientific cooperation has a proven track record in.  Read more...

MAR 4, 2008
America’s music diplomacy
Coshocton Tribune
Now, the big question 35 years later: will the New York Philharmonic's groundbreaking concert act once again as a catalyst for a diplomatic breakthrough and herald a thaw in strained Pyongyang-Washington ties?  Read more...

MAR 4, 2008
European education delegation visits Jordan
Business Intelligence Middle East
Since Jordan started participating in the Tempus programme in 2002, 18 Joint European Projects and 5 Structural and Complementary Measures projects have been selected for funding by the European Commission, and 26 Individual Mobility Grants have been awarded to individuals to visit higher education institutions. In this relatively short period of time, collaboration with 14 European countries and seven Mediterranean countries is already taking place.  Read more...

MAR 3, 2008
Facebook a security risk for diplomats
The West Australian
Australia’s diplomats have been warned that they could compromise national security if they reveal personal information on internet social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace...Michael McKinley, a senior lecturer on international relations and strategy at the Australian National University, said it was common sense that foreign governments would comb the web looking for sensitive information — and if public servants were silly enough to post it online, it made their jobs easier.  Read more...

MAR 3, 2008
Europe to link researchers and students worldwide
EurActive
GÉANT, a network of European computers linking national research and education networks, will be connected to its equivalents in other regions of the world to create a global research network allowing seamless cooperation between scientists and students from Finland to Latin America, the Commssion has annonced.  Read more...

MAR 3, 2008
Citizen Diplomacy and the transatlantic relationship
The German Marshall Fund
The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) hosted Rick Steves for a discussion on citizen Diplomacy in the United States and Europe post 9/11....Mr. Steves argued that citizen travel can be an extremely effective tool to broaden Americans' perspectives and he hopes his speaking tour can be one such catalyst.  Read more...

MAR 3, 2008
Oman-Korea Friendship Association launched
Times of Oman
In a new development in the history of cultural ties, Oman and Korea yesterday launched the much-awaited Oman-Korea Friendship Association (OKFA). The key objective of the OKFA, according to its founding members, is to further promote cultural and social ties between Oman and Korea.  Read more...

MAR 3, 2008
GW TO LAUNCH MASTER’S DEGREE IN GLOBAL COMMUNICATION
Media Newswire
The new graduate program will help students understand the complex global information environment; its implications for governance, security, and business; and how to communicate effectively to global audiences.   Read more...

MAR 2, 2008
Failure to communicate
The Washington Times
If there ever was a truly objective assessment of how effectively we have waged the war on terrorism, at the top of the "failures" side of the list would be our inability to get our strategic message out in a way that was coordinated and consistent with our objectives on the battlefield.  Read more...

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