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America's secretary of state, Colin Powell, also recently advised Israel to rely on diplomacy rather than force.
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It may be that this is achieved through diplomacy rather than through force, says the BBC's Thomas Fessy in Mali's capital, Bamako.
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Mr Ahmadinejad, it seems, is out to prove that his punchy chauvinism, rather than Mr Khatami's quiet diplomacy, will win the Islamic Republic its rightful place in the sun.
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But some, like former top diplomat Kanwal Sibal, believe the decision to return the marines is actually a "sorry commentary on the ineptness of Italian diplomacy", rather than a big triumph for the Indians.
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In this case, however, it will be attributed to the failure of his appeasement policy toward Iran rather than to the success of his Middle East diplomacy against Israel.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The rigged game
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Obama administration officials see the letter as a sign that Iran is feeling the strain of sustained economic pressure, and they suspect the recent bluster may be designed to create the impression that Tehran is entering a new round of diplomacy from a position of strength rather than weakness.
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Political progress in Iraq depends on this kind of steady statecraft and patient diplomacy on the ground in Baghdad, rather than scapegoating and congressionally-ordered coups.
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In many countries it is still individuals who push diplomacy online, often for their own ends rather than for government work.
ECONOMIST: Foreign ministries are getting the hang of social media
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Word is that, rather than investigate the serious allegations, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes attacked them.
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Policy decisions must balance matters of economics, international diplomacy and ethics in a way that is informed, rather than prescribed, by science.
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