PD in the News (PDiN) 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 2009-11-14T17:31:00-08:00 http://uscpublicdiplomacy.orghttp://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/favicon.icoUSC Center on Public DiplomacyThis 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. Nation branding has become very popular considering the importance of nation brand architecture and profiling as a gateway to national development in a world driven by the contents of globalization. Very often, so many people hardly understand the import of nation branding, until perhaps, you juxtapose two nations to create for them an aperture to mirror the impact of branding to nation building. Appraising Re-Brand Nigeria Project: A Tale of Two Brands http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/oegiXagY-Wk/indexn2_html http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/business/article01/indexn2_html?pdate=141109&ptitle=Appraising%20Re-Brand%20Nigeria%20Project:%20A%20Tale%20of%20Two%20Brands Nation Branding, Africa ]]> 2009-11-14T16:31:00-08:00 http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/business/article01/indexn2_html?pdate=141109&ptitle=Appraising%20Re-Brand%20Nigeria%20Project:%20A%20Tale%20of%20Two%20Brands China is concentrating on overhauling its tourism branding overseas, and has hired Mindshare to work on a new positioning that will boost its standing as a destination. China National Tourism Administration previously used in-house and local agencies. The brief to the agency is to help CNTA reposition China as an attractive tourist destination on a global basis. China hires Mindshare to create tourism campaign http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/byFRqL9J9x0/20091114_mindshare.html http://www.domain-b.com/brand_dossier/adv_brnd/20091114_mindshare.html Nation Branding, Asia Pacific ]]> 2009-11-14T16:21:00-08:00 http://www.domain-b.com/brand_dossier/adv_brnd/20091114_mindshare.html When the Association of Southeast Asian Nations met in Thailand last month, South Korea was an important presence. Quietly, South Korea has moved away from being defined by its problematic North Korean neighbour and is becoming an important middle-ranking power in global affairs. Softly does it for South Korea as it looks to the future http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/S4k93Akk72g/Softly-does-it-for-South.5824197.jp http://news.scotsman.com/world/Softly-does-it-for-South.5824197.jp Cultural Diplomacy, Government PD, Soft Power, Asia Pacific ]]> 2009-11-14T16:10:01-08:00 http://news.scotsman.com/world/Softly-does-it-for-South.5824197.jp Speaking at the forum of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Syrian President Bashar Assad warned Israel that if the Golan Heights are not returned through peaceful negotiations Syria will take the disputed territory militarily. Netanyahu May Make Peace With Syria http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/9NYKMRWLWXA/ http://www.inquisitr.com/47775/netanyahu-may-make-peace-with-syria/ Government PD, Middle East ]]> 2009-11-14T16:06:01-08:00 http://www.inquisitr.com/47775/netanyahu-may-make-peace-with-syria/ What successive US leaders over the past 60 years couldn't do, Hillary Clinton, during her first-ever visit to this country as secretary of state, has done. Despite the agitated mood in the country over the Kerry-Lugar Bill (KLB) issue, she managed to reach out to the people of Pakistan plunging into an unprecedented public diplomacy and communicating directly with a cross-section of our society. Hillary’s new ‘blank page’ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/Fligo_RSHvI/print1.asp http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=208345 Government PD, Americas ]]> 2009-11-14T15:54:00-08:00 http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=208345 Anti-Americanism in the Muslim world is based on multi factors namely Iraq and Afghanistan wars; “War against Terrorism” is perceived as war against Muslim, the U.S. backing for authoritarian regimes, the U.S. double standards on core Muslim issues like Palestine and Kashmir etc. Can diplomacy resolve anti-Americanism? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/EVxeXVu2E6U/Articles04.asp http://pakobserver.net/200911/14/Articles04.asp Government PD, Public Opinion, Americas, Middle East ]]> 2009-11-14T15:49:00-08:00 http://pakobserver.net/200911/14/Articles04.asp Let me make a free contribution to the ongoing 5th Academy of Politics organized by the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, because the “do’s and don’ts” of politics that we witnessed with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s aborted visit to Turkey for an Organization of the Islamic Conference meeting are extremely important teachings. Today’s lesson: Omar Al Bashir http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/SInDxNwgB6c/n.php http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=todays-lesson-omar-al-bashir-2009-11-13 Government PD, Africa ]]> 2009-11-14T04:04:01-08:00 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=todays-lesson-omar-al-bashir-2009-11-13 An overseas trip by a U.S. president is always costly, logistically challenging, and full of colorful backdrops. President Obama’s trip to Japan, Singapore, China and Korea is no exception. If anything, there will be more excitement than usual, since there is still tremendous foreign public interest in this appealing, young, intelligent leader, his inspiring speeches, and his photogenic wife. You Can Bank on It http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/Rhk214pP2ZA/ http://uscpublicdiplomacy.com/index.php/newswire/cpdblog_detail/you_can_bank_on_it/ Government PD, Media & PD, Americas ]]> 2009-11-13T19:06:00-08:00 http://uscpublicdiplomacy.com/index.php/newswire/cpdblog_detail/you_can_bank_on_it/ Not surprisingly, 72 percent of Kadima voters shared Mofaz’s willingness to talk with Hamas, whose control of the Gaza Strip would make any deal with the mainstream Fatah faction necessarily incomplete. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party are strongly opposed to talking to Hamas, whose charter calls for replacing Israel with an Islamic state in Palestine. But interestingly, 53 percent of Israelis who support Mr. Netanyahu’s Likud party also support talks with Hamas, though the Haaretz article did not spell out exactly what conditions Hamas would have to fulfill. In Israel, some on the right support talks with Hamas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/nIDPSOq0XSY/ http://features.csmonitor.com/globalnews/2009/11/13/in-israel-some-on-the-right-support-talks-with-hamas/ Public Opinion, Middle East ]]> 2009-11-13T16:39:01-08:00 http://features.csmonitor.com/globalnews/2009/11/13/in-israel-some-on-the-right-support-talks-with-hamas/ Tonight three groups that work with international visitors are hosting a dinner, in part, so other people from abroad will have a surer way of making bonds within the Syracuse community than Sanglakhee did. Sanglakhee, a graduate student in international relations, and more than 25 other international students each will sit at different tables to get to know people from the community and begin the process. Dinner to help promote bond between international visitors and local community http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/siMMM7VR4yM/dinner_to_help_promote_bond_be.html http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2009/11/dinner_to_help_promote_bond_be.html Cultural Diplomacy, Americas
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