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Will President Obama Ask Mitchell to Resign? (Updated)

March 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Talk about irony.  On the very day that CNN published a glowing report about former Sen. George Mitchell’s diplomatic efforts in Northern Ireland, violence erupted at a British Army barracks on the Emerald Isle.
Yesterday, the Atlanta-based cable news network published a Mitchell-adoring piece on its web site under the headline, Out of trouble: How diplomacy [...]

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Which Style of Diplomacy Might Hillary Employ?

January 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

Which style of diplomacy might Secretary of State Hillary Clinton use while globetrotting on behalf of President Barack Obama — the one she displayed yesterday at Foggy Bottom or the less-refined “blue streak” form she reserves for more private conversations?
Not a profane word was used yesterday when the former first lady stood in front of [...]

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Blogger Chats with Former Ambassador to Israel

May 22nd, 2008 · 3 Comments

As promised in a post this morning, I made a guest appearance on BBC’s WORLD Have Your Say program at Noon (Central). To my surprise, the appearance afforded me the opportunity to exchange views on the subject of diplomacy versus appeasement with some real foreign affairs heavyweights, including Daniel C. Kurtzer, former U.S. [...]

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Blogger to Make Guest Appearance on BBC

May 22nd, 2008 · 3 Comments

A BBC Radio producer called this morning to invite me to appear as a guest during the first hour of today’s WORLD Have Your Say program that airs at Noon (Central) or 5 p.m. (GMT). Today’s topic: When does diplomacy become appeasement?

After turning down several invitations during the past year, I decided to [...]

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