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Coming close on the heels of the Annapolis conference, which brought together representatives from all Arab states – including Syria – and Israel, many observers regarded our meeting as a signal of the Bush administration’s refusal to normalize bilateral relations with Syria or strike any deals or bargains with its regime.
For, while talking to us, Bush did not try to mask his disdain for Syria’s rulers, and he rejected the possibility of direct talks or any improvement in relations.
Over the last decade, Turkey has developed different types of relationships with the countries of the Middle East, targeting improved relations with both governments and the public.
Indeed, Turkey is probably the only country that has been able to promote relations at the two levels in the Arab world.
It will also enable Arabs to develop a new paradigm for relations with the West, based on equality and partnership – a position that Turkey has come to symbolize.
Confucianism exalts an idealized bond between father and son as the model for all human relations.
In the brave new world of postrevolutionary Russia, Anatoli Lunacharski looked forward to freedom from the mutual relations of husbands, wives, fathers, children, so you could not tell who was related to whom and how closely.
Obama revived relations with Cuba after more than a half-century of deep hostility.
But can one really say that football is responsible for the currently bad diplomatic relations between China and Japan?
Hostility on the football pitch merely reflects the existing tense relations between the two countries, which carry the weight of a painful history.
At the opposite end of the spectrum, the dramatic semi-final between France and Germany in Seville in 1982 produced no political ripples, either for diplomatic relations between the two countries or for relations between the two peoples.
Sport, indeed, seems to be the best barometer of relations between the divided Korean people.
Following Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea, and further Russian revanchism in eastern Ukraine, relations with Putin’s Kremlin need to be reconsidered.
The nascent peace talks were scuttled, and Turkish-Israeli relations have yet to recover.
But, as Turkey builds closer relations with the US, and its competition with Iran stiffens in both Iraq and Syria, it will also have to deal with a more assertive Russia, which is eager to prove itself in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean – and to maintain its foothold in Syria.
The Limits of China’s Charm OffensiveSTOCKHOLM – Over the last decade, China has taken an increasingly muscular approach to relations with East Asian countries.
Through summits and other opportunities to convene senior officials, China will attempt to cultivate friendlier relations with its neighbors.
This “defensive” view of transatlantic relations is problematic.
Given China’s importance in both military and economic matters, growing energy and trade relations between Central Asia and the West, and the reasonable assumption that Central Asia’s security will continue to have great significance for Western security, cooperation between the SCO, the EU, and NATO looks inevitable.
As a part of this global strategy, NATO strengthened its relations with partners elsewhere, including in Southeast Asia which is the SCO’s chief area of responsibility.
Such a strategy might be politically satisfying to some, but Russia lacks the resources to compete with the US and needs good bilateral relations in order to proceed with its own internal transformation.
Russian membership in the World Trade Organization has the potential to strengthen the rule of law, combat corruption, and give Russia a stake in better relations with the outside world.
In the past, however, Russia’s sharp anti-Western turns were reversed – usually out of simple necessity – after relations reached rock bottom.
Finally, a series of Western mistakes and misfortunes, a crisis in transatlantic relations, lack of leadership, and the growing threat of Islamic fundamentalism (in both the Middle East and Europe) have led Russian leaders to believe that the West is a sinking ship, to be abandoned as soon as possible.
Finally, there is the question of the Muslim world’s relations with the West, particular the United States.
As long as the United States and the West Enropeans are unwilling to set up new Atlantic institutions to further their economic and political relations, all those promising ideas of coperation will wither.
Like any country, Ukraine’s relations with the world are determined by four interlocking factors: history, patriotism, national interests, and geography.
Crony capitalism can be understood as a system, which, though based on some market relations and private ownership, fails to respect such important rules as the enforce-ability of law, free and fair competition, equality of opportunity, protection of ownership, transparency, and public control.
While this group’s primary goal is to undermine Israel-Egypt relations, they do not shy away from operating directly against the Egyptian state.
Europe's Obama ChallengePARIS – Will the year 2009 and the beginning of Barack Obama’s presidency mark the beginning of a new era in transatlantic relations, or will the old divisions linger, nurtured by the depth and gravity of the economic crisis?
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