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Donald Trump’s statesmanship skills could leave the US isolated on the global stage, former congressman Ron Paul told RT, noting how the American head of state marked his G20 appearance with “high school” tantrums. Such an amateurish approach to diplomacy wherever “threats” are still involved, even when the US leader seemingly makes an effort “to […]
Austria’s foreign minister has hailed the merits of “dancing diplomacy,” less than two weeks after she swayed with Vladimir Putin at her wedding – but she’s not the only politician known to put on her dancing shoes. “Diplomacy is about much more than presenting each other with policy notes… a dance doesn’t have any political […]
Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan may soon be discussing the S-400 anti-air systems deal while eating fish or lobsters, as Putin has been reminded of an arrangement to meet at a certain Istanbul restaurant. An invitation from Erdogan, delivered to Putin by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavusoglu on Friday, said: “Your dearest […]
Twitter/White House International diplomacy between nuclear nations doesn’t rate as an easy task for even the most seasoned statesmen, but for some reason they still talk about it like training a horse with carrots and sticks. In diplomacy, carrots are benefits you can offer a country and sticks are punishments. A Harvard researcher blows apart […]
Russia’s UN envoy Vassily Nebenzia has dissected the UK’s version of the Skripal poisoning, exposing inconsistencies in the crumbling British narrative in a series of memorable statements at the UN Security Council meeting. On Britain’s version of Russia’s motive to poison Sergei Skripal Why did we have to wait eight years and then decide to […]
Seven years into the most violent conflict sparked by 2011’s so-called Arab Spring, the fighting has resumed in Syria after a brief lull — and with no end in sight. It has settled into a military and diplomatic slugging match in which the government of Bashar al-Assad seeks to consolidate and extend what remains of […]
Associated Press/Jacquelyn Martin Under the Trump administration, there has been a “demobilization” of the State Department and a general disdain for international diplomacy. But it’s important to understand the State Department was falling on hard times even before the Trump administration accelerated the trend. Americans have long viewed it with a certain suspicion and disdain. […]
TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images The Philippines is close to accepting loans from China that are 1,100% more expensive than ones from Japan. The country’s chief economist said it will accept the loan as it needs “more friends,” as relations between the two countries warm after years of territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The loan […]
Enlarge (credit: Charlie Theel) Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage at cardboard.arstechnica.com. There are two kinds of people in this world—those who adore Blood Rage (read our review) and those who haven’t played it. (We kid, mostly). Blood Rage, released in 2015, confirmed Eric […]
Reuters Kim Jong Un’s sister Kim Yo Jong greeted Moon Jae In at the Pyeongchang opening ceremony. It is a rare show of warmth and diplomacy between the warring nations. Kim Yo Jong is the first of her family to visit South Korea in decades. Kim Jong Un’s sister shook the hand of the South […]
