http://www.uscpublicdiplomacy.com/ 'Public Diplomacy in the News' is a regular aggregation of news articles and opinion pieces on public diplomacy from sources around the world. en USC Center on Public Diplomacy Copyright 2009 2009-11-13T00:48:00-08:00 http://uscpublicdiplomacy.orghttp://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/favicon.icoThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. Coca-Cola Co. announced Thursday the opening of its first "green" plant in Latin America and said it would invest $5.8 billion in Brazil in the next five years. The new plant, located in the Brazilian town of Fazenda Rio Grande, is part of Leão Junior, a beverage company bought in 2007 by Coca-Cola. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/f9WW9Bx2-YM/coke-opens-green-plant-195304.html http://www.ajc.com/business/coke-opens-green-plant-195304.html Non-State PD, Americas ]]> 2009-11-12T23:48:00-08:00 http://www.ajc.com/business/coke-opens-green-plant-195304.html The substance of President’s Obama’s message is equally important as its delivery. Its essence must comprise both a careful mixture of humility, praise, encouragement and firmness. The values it conveys must be couched in a greater humanism that connects Americans and Chinese. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/fqfbMw2NMug/Analysis http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Special-Reports/Superpower-Summitry-Sino-US-Relations/Analysis Government PD, Americas, Asia Pacific ]]> 2009-11-12T19:45:00-08:00 http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Special-Reports/Superpower-Summitry-Sino-US-Relations/Analysis His predecessor tried to crush the rebels with a campaign of torture, abductions and killings. But Yevkurov pledged to rein in the government's security forces, saying their abuses were helping the rebels attract recruits. He reached out to human rights groups and his pro-democracy critics. And he offered a limited amnesty to the militants. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/BEEamTIsIRs/AR2009111127421.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/11/AR2009111127421.html Government PD, Eurasia ]]> 2009-11-12T19:41:00-08:00 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/11/AR2009111127421.html I made the case that Arab states do an exceptionally poor job of conducting public diplomacy and that their standing in the global political community suffers as a result. I made the same point in Qatar and Egypt, and in all three places I encountered little disagreement, even when I added that the only country in the region to do a decent job of public diplomacy is Israel. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/6hHNpBVHu0o/ http://uscpublicdiplomacy.com/index.php/newswire/cpdblog_detail/talking_about_public_diplomacy_in_the_middle_east/ Government PD, Middle East ]]> 2009-11-12T19:26:00-08:00 http://uscpublicdiplomacy.com/index.php/newswire/cpdblog_detail/talking_about_public_diplomacy_in_the_middle_east/ On Tuesday, after a 10-month delay that further rattled a demoralized staff at the U.S. Agency for International Development, Obama finally announced his nominee to head the agency. Dr. Rajiv Shah, currently an undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is a popular choice among aid experts, a medical doctor who, at 36, has a resume that would be highly impressive for a man twice his age. If he is confirmed, he will inherit an agency in transition, with a disappointing past and an uncertain future. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/A_q6vlqLuzA/la-ed-usaid12-2009nov12,0,6080032.story http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-usaid12-2009nov12,0,6080032.story Government PD, Americas ]]> 2009-11-12T16:36:00-08:00 http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-usaid12-2009nov12,0,6080032.story Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Judith A. McHale acclaimed the two nations’ building and approval of the education task group’s reports, including directions and measures to elevate education ties as agreed upon by senior leaders during Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to the US in June 2008. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/fyIDiJE_VFM/life_de.htm http://www.nhandan.com.vn/english/life/121109/life_de.htm Government PD, Americas, Asia Pacific ]]> 2009-11-12T16:33:00-08:00 http://www.nhandan.com.vn/english/life/121109/life_de.htm There are more than 51,000 Cuban doctors and health care professionals working around the world today, primarily in developing nations. Many of these are working collaboratively with US and European NGOs actually in third countries -- particularly in Africa in dealing with AIDS/HIV, river blindness, malaria, and a number of health maladies. America and Cuba both maintain too much a habit of Cold War era rhetoric, but the facts on the ground are that Cuba is not a threat to the United States or its allies in any fundamental ways that justify the kind of barriers we have erected between Americans and Cubans -- at the government to government as well as at the people to people levels. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/k4-EA0eCeOU/cubas-soft-power-exportin_b_355373.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-clemons/cubas-soft-power-exportin_b_355373.html Soft Power, Americas ]]> 2009-11-12T16:23:00-08:00 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-clemons/cubas-soft-power-exportin_b_355373.html The Chinese government has adopted “panda diplomacy” as a projection of its soft power since 1994. Due to their rarity, only countries which enjoy very good relations with China are able to receive the pandas. Pandas are natural ambassadors of goodwill with their iconic black eye patches, jolly expression and roly-poly gait. As national treasures of China, they are the most tangible sign of close ties between Beijing and the receiving country. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/aK2HAtvPHsE/ http://www.temasekreview.com/2009/11/12/singapore-gets-two-pandas-from-china-finally/ Cultural Diplomacy, Soft Power, Asia Pacific ]]> 2009-11-12T16:11:00-08:00 http://www.temasekreview.com/2009/11/12/singapore-gets-two-pandas-from-china-finally/ Latin America has become the battleground for competing Middle East powers, whose leaders are criss-crossing the continent seeking support from an increasingly strategic region. President Peres of Israel is using the first visit to Brazil by an Israeli head of state in 43 years to urge his hosts to resist the growing influence of Iran and Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia group, in the region. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/j2SeCnnyoG0/article6913276.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6913276.ece Government PD, Americas, Middle East ]]> 2009-11-12T16:08:01-08:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6913276.ece There is still a huge gap between China and U.S. especially in terms of soft power. As the gap narrows, differences in values and political systems will gradually come to the fore. But because of their highly integrated economies, China and the U.S. will continue emphasize strategic cooperation rather than strategic conflict,"said Professor Li Haidong, of the Institute of International Relations, China Foreign Affairs University. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/12al5QBZhKU/content_18871121.htm http://www.china.org.cn/opinion/2009-11/12/content_18871121.htm Government PD, Soft Power, Americas, Asia Pacific ]]> 2009-11-12T16:06:00-08:00 http://www.china.org.cn/opinion/2009-11/12/content_18871121.htm