PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN THE NEWS

JUN 26, 2008
Postage From The Edge
The Washington Post
The essence of Bhutan is its absolute isolation...But Bhutan, where many live a two-day trip from the nearest road, has led the world in a basic form of cultural exchange.  Read more...

JUN 26, 2008
The name game
Tidings Online
In late April and early May, the blogosphere was in an uproar over two documents circulated by the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), which is charged with strategic coordination among federal agencies of the war against terrorism....The false counsel in "The Words That Work" and "Terminology to Define the Terrorists," which reflect the views of Muslims identified with the interreligious dialogue industry, suggests the need for a major course correction.  Read more...

JUN 26, 2008
The key to a better U.S. image
Christian Science Monitor
A House subcommittee has held a series of hearings that affirm a "precipitous decline in favorability" toward the US and its foreign policy in recent years. At the urging of Congress, the Department of State, current home of the government's public diplomacy efforts, has commissioned a study to review the instruments and techniques needed to burnish the US image. Three interested organizations, the Brookings Institution, the Business for Diplomatic Action group, and the Washington-based Public Diplomacy Council, will also conduct hearings in July to assess the views of interested parties.  Read more...

JUN 26, 2008
Fight Terror With YouTube
The New York Times
Al Qaeda’s online media network is also vulnerable to disruption. Technology-literate intelligence services that understand how the Qaeda media nexus works will do some of the job. The most damaging disruptions to the nexus, however, will come from millions of ordinary users in the communities that Al Qaeda aims for with its propaganda. We should do everything we can to empower them.  Read more...

JUN 25, 2008
Turkey’s Foreign Policy Framework
World Policy Review
Davutoglu describes Turkey's historic image as an island of stability and a bridge country (between East and West, Muslim and Judeo-Christian), but argues that its identity should now evolve towards that of a central country similar to Germany and Russia due to its geography, but with a unique role due to its regional history as a cultural center of attraction.  Read more...

JUN 25, 2008
U.S. diplomat now a music star in Paraguay
The Miami Herald
Until January, a career diplomat appeared to be readying for retirement in Miami. Now the U.S. ambassador to Paraguay is the country's most unusual singing sensation.  Read more...

JUN 25, 2008
The democratic strengths drawn from our heritage
The National
It is usual when the concept of democracy is raised in any discussion regarding the Gulf region in general, or the United Arab Emirates, to cite the example of Kuwait and its parliament...The Kuwaiti experiment, however, has run into considerable problems and few would now recommend that the other GCC states follow the same path.  Read more...

JUN 25, 2008
Diplomacy at Checkpoint Charlie
Cultural Diplomacy News
The worldwide network of "Czech Centres“ act as cultural ambassadors of the Czech Republic, presenting Czech culture to the world as well as encourgaing tourism and trade between their host nation and the home land.  Read more...

JUN 25, 2008
Germany-Turkey Clash Shines Spotlight on Integration
Spiegel
Turks in Germany insist it is just another football match. But with the two countries meeting in the Euro 2008 semifinals on Wednesday night, peace and friendship are at the top of everyone's wish list.  Read more...

JUN 24, 2008
Asia ♥ America
The Wall Street Journal
A poll released last week by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the East Asia Institute in Seoul shows that Asians embrace America's presence.  Read more...

JUN 24, 2008
Alhurra Paid Former White House Aides, Washington Journalists
ProPublica
Alhurra, the U.S. government-funded Arabic news channel, paid former Bush and Clinton administration officials, lobbyists and high-profile Washington journalists tens of thousands of dollars in U.S. taxpayer money to appear on the network as commentators, according to interviews and a review of company records.  Read more...

JUN 24, 2008
Al Hurra Missteps Echo Other U.S.-Backed Media
NPR
Recent missteps by Al Hurra, the U.S.-sponsored Arabic-language television network, recalls the mixed history of other U.S. radio and television networks created for foreign audiences. Broadcasts by Radio Marti and others have also been controversial.  Read more...

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