Entries from Byline Portal tagged with 'Diplomacy'
The Kerfuffle over Wearing Foreign Clothing
by Sabria S. Jawhar, Arab News, Saudi Arabia - Last week President Barack Obama visited Israel’s Hall of Remembrance while on his Middle East tour. During his visit he wore the Jewish kippa on his head as a sign of...
The Foolish Effort to Deny Palestinians the Tools of International Justice
by Nora Boustany, Daily Star, Lebanon - Just as the Palestinian Authority was gearing up for its minimal, yet meaningful, milestone last month at the United Nations General Assembly – that of gaining a non-member observer state status – London...
Marois Visits France to Seek Support for Sovereignty
by Sophie Cousineau, Globe & Mail, Canada - As Premier Pauline Marois starts her three-day official visit to Paris by meeting French President François Hollande, the Parti Québécois Leader hopes France will revert to its long-standing diplomatic position toward Quebec....
Nations Run out of Ideas on Syria as FSA Runs out of Ammunition
by Lale Kemal, Today's Zaman, Turkey - Neither Turkish-US bilateral cooperation nor multilateral meetings taking place among various countries on ending the bloodshed in Syria, where the Assad regime's brutal crackdown continues unabated against the opposition, have produced any recipe...
Could Syria and Lebanon Be a Steppingstone to Iran?
by Linda Heard, Arab News, Saudi Arabia - Western intervention in terms of sanctions as well as financial and military aid to rebels is the morally responsible way to go. Isn’t that right? Viscerally, most of us would answer ‘yes’...
'Russia Is Not Naive, It Knows Assad Will Soon Leave'
by Barcin Yinanc, Hurriyet, Turkey - Moscow did not want a regime change in Damascus because it doesn’t want Syria, to become a transit route for oil and gas. A quick Google search will let us remember that only two...
Nothing but the Truth
by Caroline Jaine, Dawn, Pakistan - “Can you live with the fact that for events such as these – the Death of Bin Laden, you might not ever know an ultimate truth? Or that there might not even be an...
The Final Hurdle for an International Arms Trade Treaty
by Kate Allen, New Statesman, UK - At present, the global arms trade is out of control. Despite the arms trade being one of the most profitable and popular industries in the world, it is not globally regulated. That’s pretty...
‘Terrorists Must Be Dealt With in the Language They Understand’
by Sinem Cengiz, Today's Zaman, Turkey - The first-ever Sri Lankan ambassador to Turkey, Bharathi Davina Wijeratne, has stated that her country's experience has shown that it is extremely difficult to deal with terrorists, who take up arms against people...
Vietnam Floats between China and US
by Lien Hoang, Asia Times, Hong Kong - China's fast political, economic and military ascent has Southeast Asian countries scrambling for alternative alliances. In the case of Vietnam, that has meant shoring up support from Russia, Japan, India, Australia and...
With Pakistan Supply Route In Doubt, Washington Looks To Uzbekistan
by Daisy Sindelar, Radio Free Europe, Czech Republic - As ties between the United States and Pakistan continue to sour, speculation is mounting that Uzbekistan may become a new ally of convenience in the U.S. war on terror...
"We Are not Exporting Democracy"
by Sophie Shevardnadze, RT, Russia - “Obviously, democratic development should come first and foremost from within the countries,” argued the recently-appointed envoy. “We consistently proceed from the assumption that there should be no such thing, as some countries are expected...
'The West Has Become Very Conceited'
by Susanne Koelbl, Der Spiegel, Germany - China's vice minister of foreign affairs, Fu Ying, 58, accuses Europeans and Americans of perpetuating Cold War stereotypes of her country, rejects allegations surrounding the treatment of artist Ai Weiwei and disputes notions...
Libya and the Right to Protect
by Khadija Sharife, Pambazuka News, Kenya - The ‘international and continent-wide issue is not so much whether Gaddafi's regime should be removed’, but rather ‘how this should be approached, and why it is being approached at all,’ writes Khadija Sharife....
Wither Assad? How the Syrian Leader’s Days May Be Numbered
by Cecily Hilleary, VOA News, USA - Throughout the Arab Spring, the international community has been forced more than once to grapple with perhaps the most challenging policy dilemma of all: At what point should outsiders intervene in a country’s...
China, the U.S. and Pakistan: The Pitfalls of Self-Importance
by Huma Yusuf , Dawn, Pakistan - Pakistan remains a sticking point between Washington and Beijing. Primarily, the US strongly disapproves of the proposed civilian nuclear deal between Pakistan and China....
Tonight We Are All Tunisians
by Yvonne Ridley, Foreign Policy Journal, UK - Armed with nothing more than a revolutionary heart and hopes of a better future Tunisians gathered and protested as government forces aimed their weapons and fired live rounds in to the crowds....
A Flood of Drone Strikes
by Fatima Bhutto, Tom Dispatch, USA - What the Wikileaks revelations tell us about how Washington runs Pakistan....
Wikileaks in Venezuela: Espionage, Propaganda, and Disinformation
by Eva Golinger, Venezuela Analysis, Venezuela - The Caracas documents evidence how Embassy employees violate their status as diplomats to engage in espionage against the Venezuelan government....
WikiLeaks and the End of U.S. ‘Diplomacy’
by Amy Goodman, Truthdig, USA - Lives might actually be saved, since the way that the U.S. conducts diplomacy is now getting more exposure than ever—as is the apparent ease with which the U.S. government lives up (or down) to...
WikiLeaked: How to Handle a Walk-in
by Elizabeth Dickinson, Passport, USA - Brought to you be WikiLeaks: the State Department memo on how to deal with walk-ins....
Gaza: A Losing Strategy
by Taghreed El-Khodary, Carnegie Endowment for Int'l Peace, USA - As a new round of direct talks between Israelis and Palestinians gets underway at the urging of the United States, the continuation of Washington’s unsuccessful policy toward Gaza risks sabotaging...
Middle East Peace Requires Courage
by Frida Ghitis, Miami Herald, USA - Bravery, courage, are indispensable because no matter how comforting the idea of peace, reaching an agreement between Israelis and Palestinians is a frighteningly dangerous process....
Gaza Left out in the Cold
by Laila El-Haddad, Guardian, UK - The US-sponsored Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and Israeli policy seek to exclude residents of the Gaza Strip....
India Draws a Line over Kashmir
by Sudha Ramachandran, Asia Times, Hong Kong - The UN's role in the India-Pakistan conflict over disputed Kashmir has raised hackles in Delhi for decades....
Austria's Marriage with Iran: A Perilous Relationship
by Diana Gregor, Worldpress.org, USA - There are approximately 680 Austrian companies that have business dealings with Iranian companies or the Iranian state. In recent years, export credits were issued, among others, to Voith Siemens (turbines for a pump storage...
For Turkey, Flotilla Crisis with Israel a Matter of ‘Statehood’
by Fatma Demirelli, Today's Zaman, Turkey - Turkish-Israeli ties appear headed for a collapse if Israel refuses, as it does now, to offer a formal apology and compensate families of victims....
A “Zhengyou” Relationship With China
by Vidya Subbrahmaniam, The Hindu, India - While it may be difficult to locate the precise point when tensions began to ease up, analysts on both sides agree that India and China were well served by the “Copenhagen spirit.”...
Wealthy Qatar Tries to Build Niche as Conflict Mediator
by Regan E. Doherty, Reuters, UK - Qatar, sitting in the shadow of top oil exporter and political rival Saudi Arabia, has endeavoured to cut a unique profile as a diplomatic arbiter and peace broker in recent years....
Desperate Mid-Eastern Mediators
by Maria Appakova, RIA Novosti, Russia - Does it make sense for the Quartet to meet at all? Even the United States was given a flick on the nose by Israel although the United States was considered the most active...
Demolishing Peace
by Heidi Schramm, Al Ahram, Egypt - Israeli house demolitions are the flipside of the coin to illegal settlement building. For peace to have a chance, both must stop....
Can Saudi ties with the Taliban help stabilize Afghanistan?
By Mai Yamani, Daily Star, Lebanon - In his quest to stabilize his country, Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai, dressed in white robes, arrived last week in Mecca on what can only be called a diplomatic pilgrimage....
What Will Deal with Taliban Mean for Afghan Women?
by Olivia Ward, The Star, Canada - Women's rights would face challenges in a Western peace deal with the Taliban....
Yemen: Deja Vu All Over Again
by Phyllis Bennis, Foreign Policy in Focus, USA - A strengthened Yemeni military will not reverse Yemen’s legacy of anti-Americanism and the support for anti-U.S. violence that sometimes accompanies it....
Pragmatists in Tehran
by Hilary Mann-Leverett, Foreign Policy, USA - Direct US-Iranian negotiations in Geneva and Vienna this month over Iran's nuclear program demonstrate something very positive about the prospects for U.S. diplomacy with Iran....
U.S. Policy Shift on Myanmar
by Jayshree Bajoria, Council on Foreign Relations, USA - CFR International Affairs Fellow Kara C. McDonald says she is skeptical that this tactical shift in U.S. policy will help achieve its goal of a democratic Myanmar that respects human rights,...
Special Relationship. Passed away 2009. R.I.P.
by Rachel Sylvester, Times Online, UK - For some time America has regarded this country as Little Britain. The Lockerbie bomber case is seen as the final straw...
Lack of North American Leadership
by Laura Carlsen, Foreign Policy in Focus, USA - Times of crisis require bold leadership and innovative solutions. Crises demand the casting aside of old, failed paradigms and the mobilization of people to create new ones....
Israel: What Next?
by Naomi Chazan, Jerusalem Post, Israel - Since the Gaza war, the inauguration of the Obama administration and the ushering in of the second Netanyahu government, the key strategic question has been apparent to all: How is it possible to...
How Europe and American Can Work Together in the Middle East
by Zoé Nautré, Spiegel, Germany - The US and the EU could make serious progress in fostering regional stability in the Middle East. Both should emphasize the other's strength and help offset any shortcomings. With its soft power, Europe could...
The Caux Dream
by Zubeida Mustafa, Dawn, Pakistan - India-Pakistan relations do not move in a straight line. They zigzag from crisis to crisis....
Mubarak-Obama Summit: Some Give, Some Take
by Dina Ezzat, Al-Ahram, Egypt - The upcoming Mubarak-Obama summit offers opportunity to renew and recast Egyptian-US relations....
Shaping US Strategy
by Dr Masooda Bano, The News, Pakistan - US policies towards Pakistan since the Sept 11 attacks have been the cause of this rising militancy, not the solution to it. If the Obama administration ends up pursuing similar policies as...
Anger over Egypt's Gaza Policy Still Playing Out on Streets of Beirut
by Mariam Saab, Daily Star, Lebanon - Critics of Egypt's stance on Israel's offensive in Gaza rallied near the Egyptian Embassy in Beirut on Tuesday to burn a huge Israeli flag. Egypt has been heavily criticized over its refusal to...
Voices of Peace in Din of War
by Zubeida Mustafa, Dawn, Pakistan - International politics do not move in a straight line. There are ups and downs in how states manage their ties. They move forward and backward in a zigzag movement of two steps forward, one...
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