A curated selection of public diplomacy-relevant news from a global cross-section of English-language media outlets, including independent, corporate-owned, and state-sponsored sources. The stories featured don't necessarily represent CPD's views nor have they been verified by CPD.
North Korea’s Art of Propaganda
David Heather buys North Korean propaganda posters to sell to art collectors overseas. The hand-painted posters are produced at a studio complex in Pyongyang, where about 1,000 artists work.
The Image Makers: Latvia
In the second of a three-part series on the people shaping the image of the Baltic states for the international audience, Mike Collier talks to Ojars Kalnins, former advertising executive and Latvian ambassador to the US, and now director of the Latvian Institute.
China Dumps Gold Medallists From Olympics ‘For Political Reasons’
More than half of China's gold medalists from the Athens Olympics have been purged from the country's current team, some allegedly for political reasons.
Olympic Pollution Controls Cost Chinese Industry
Factory shutdowns and other industrial restrictions intended to help reduce Beijing's eye-searing smog for the Olympics are making business more complicated - and costly - for Chinese providers of steel, pharmaceuticals and other goods and services.
China Accused of Inflating Terror Threat
After a series of explosions and other potential security threats, Beijing is mounting one of the biggest-ever security operations for the games. In spite of the flurry of recent incidents, Beijing has been accused of exaggerating risks, in part by lumping together ETIM with other groups, some of which have no history of violence.
Bad Air Clouds Upcoming Beijing Games, Raises Concerns for Athletes
[Video] The thick cloud shrouding Beijing is air pollution that is three times the recommended level. When athletes breathe in polluted air, the lungs start to swell, and the airways become constricted, making it difficult to breathe. Officials are now looking into a clean-air emergency plan that may involve more traffic restrictions in a last-ditch effort to deliver the green Olympics China promised.
U.S. Eyes Improved Global Relations Through Science Diplomacy
In parallel to European Commission moves to present a strategic EU framework for international science and technology cooperation this autumn, the US science association has announced the establishment of a Centre for Science Diplomacy, which it hopes will help change public attitudes towards the US around the world.
South Africa: Country Will Gain As Much As Germany Did By Hosting a World Cup
Author of the bestselling book "BrandOvation: How Germany won the World Cup of Nation Branding", Dr Eberl believes South Africa is where Germany was 22 months before they hosted the 2006 world cup.
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