PD Happenings: October 28 - November 3

This Week in PD is a weekly 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.

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Soft Power

• A Freelance Diplomat Takes Scandinavia - The Atlantic
• American Public Diplomacy Is Our Country's Best Foreign Policy Tool - CPD Blog
• North Korea Hosts Series of International Events Possibly Aimed at Securing Foreign Exchange - Airing
• How a Rapper's Radio Interview Revealed a Saudi Soft Power Campaign - PRI
• Valuing Public Diplomacy - CPD Blog
• Confucius Institutes Across Africa are Nurturing Generations of Pro-China Mandarin Speakers - Quartz

Exchange Diplomacy

• Scholars, Diplomats Brainstorm on Global Peace - The Nation
• China Culture Date at Visva - The Telegraph
• Sacramento State President Inks 6 Deals with 3 Chinese Universities to Swap Students, Faculty - Sacramento State Hornet
• Belgian Photo Exhibition Open Doors to Cultural Projects in Egypt - Egypt Today
• Kobe and Ahmedabad to Be Sister Cities - The Times of India

Development Diplomacy

• U.S. Grants Over Two Million USD for Sanitation in Benguela - Relief Web
• International Community Vows Aid for Marawi Rehab - PhilStar Global
• Indian Wheat Diplomacy Kicks Off as First Consignment of Donated Wheat Moves to Kabul - Dispatch News Desk
• Four Things You Should Know About Food Security in Africa - The Washington Post
• Namibia: Youth Urged to Champion Sustainable Development - AllAfrica

Broadcasting

• Understanding Canada’s Feminist International Development Policy - Radio Canada International
• Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation to Roll Out Digital TV in December - AllAfrica
• NZ to Improve Broadcast News Media Services to the Pacific - Radio New Zealand

Op-Ed Diplomacy

• Advancing Human Rights Is A Journey That Requires Collaboration And Standards - Forbes
• It’s Time for the State Department to Stop Throwing Money at Facebook - Foreign Policy
• Sending Message of Peace through Public Diplomacy  - Korea Times

Digital Diplomacy

• Embassy Websites First Impression - Pakistan Observer
• Russian Disinformation and U.S. Public Diplomacy - CPD Blog

Music Diplomacy

• Music is a Wonderful Means of Cultural Diplomacy - The Daily Star
• Musical Diplomacy: Members Of Touring Chinese Orchestra Perform Pop-Up Concert - CBS Philadelphia

Historical Public Diplomacy

• Past in the Present: Two Revealing Exhibitions at the Washington State History Museum - The Trail
• Art Exhibition in Muscat to Celebrate Oman-India Relations Down the Ages - Times of Oman

Diaspora Diplomacy

• Strengthening U.S.-Norway Relationship Not Just About Talk, Norwegian Ambassador Says - Duluth News Tribune
• Cycling Couple on a Mission to Spread Peace and Tolerance - Jakarta Post

Film Diplomacy

• British Council's Curated Film Screenings Open a Window into the UK During the World Wars - Showshaw
• European Film Festival Opens in Baku - AzerNews

Tourism

• Japan Airlines Goes Double-Daily Between London and Tokyo - Travel Daily News

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