Word: diplomatically
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...territory the communists left -- fairly or unfairly -- to other republics. He is the power behind Radovan Karadzic, the militant leader of Bosnia's Serbs, and he has effective command of the old Yugoslav army; he could cool their operations if he were so disposed. But, says a European Community diplomat who has dealt with Milosevic intensively, "nothing interests him but Serbian success, even if it means tens of thousands of dead and dispossessed...
Milosevic, says a European diplomat who knows him well, "is a brigand and a fanatic, but a sly, intelligent and sophisticated one." His ruthlessness has always been paired with competence and superficial charm. "He will convince you that he is a most reasonable and sympathetic individual," says a U.S. analyst, and his political instincts are remarkably shrewd. His arrival as head of the Belgrade party in 1984 ended a rudderless period of creeping liberalization, when the communists needed to solidify their grip on power after the death of Tito."What I liked most about him was that his desk...
...negotiators; merely a member of the outsize advisory team that pushes and pulls at the official delegates. Her early intimacy with Baker has waned now that formal talks are under way. Her influence remains informal, exercised through carefully cultivated personal contacts with the leading Americans. Frankly, says a U.S. diplomat, "her importance is in the corridors, not in the negotiating room...
...What's the difference between a diplomat and a lady? When a diplomat says yes he means maybe, when a diplomat says maybe, he means no; when a diplomat says no he's no diplomat. When a lady says no, she means maybe; when she says maybe, she means yes; when a lady says yes, she's no lady...
...coming unstuck. Germans firmly deny any intention to dominate Europe: Kohl's slogan is "A European Germany, Not a German Europe." But they are no longer willing to be subordinate within it. "The days when the French could count on our subservience are over," says a senior German diplomat. "And that applies to others...