Word: diplomatized
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...security analysts familiar with the group were skeptical that they could manage such a sophisticated operation; Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said it was "obvious" the attackers had "international connections." Closely coordinated attacks using cars packed with explosives triggered by remote detonators "pointed outside the country," agreed a Western diplomat...
...Turkey distanced itself from the war in Iraq but it retains closer ties with Israel than any other Muslim country in the region. "This might well have been more directed at Israel than Turkey," said a diplomat. The Jews of Turkey could be no more than a symbolic target, though. In 1900 there were 300,000; today, there are just...
Former Finnish Ambassador to Israel Pasi Patokallio discussed the importance of contact with other parties within the system and warned students against “the deadliest sin of the diplomat, ‘localitis,’ where you forget to represent your government, and where you ‘understand’ the locals too much...
...panelists used personal anecdotes to address some of the private issues of life as a diplomat...
...which adds up to weeks, if not months, in which Sri Lanka's peace process will be mothballed or, worse, derailed. "This is a job without end," sighs a Western diplomat involved in the negotiations. "We've learned not to set fixed goals." It's an odd statement when that goal is peace. But in Sri Lanka, it might also be a realistic...