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Their expectation might have been that North Korea could improve relations with the US while retaining its nuclear weapons, in exchange for not developing long-range missiles.
The Chinese began toying with the idea of abandoning their “peaceful rise” in favor of what then-President Hu Jintao defined at a July 2009 conference of Chinese diplomats as “the democratization of international relations” and “global multipolarity.”
The Coming Revival in French-American RelationsWith the American invasion of Iraq in 2003, French-American relations reached a low point.
While such ambivalence will not change, French-American relations are likely to improve no matter which of the three leading candidates prevails in the final round of voting on May 6, in part owing to Chirac’s exit.
In fact, French-American relations have already begun to improve, as both sides realized that their pubic dispute was damaging their interests.
Whatever the outcome of the French election, French-American relations are likely to remain on a steady course, and may well improve further after the US presidential election 2008.
For example, the 30th anniversary of China’s reform movement and the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States has been a much-celebrated event this January.
There is no guarantee that protectionist and xenophobic sentiment in America will not hit China-US relations, or that the economic downturn will not fuel new unrest in China.
The Intellectual and PoliticsPRAGUE: Does an intellectual - by virtue of his efforts to get below the surface of things, to grasp relations, causes and effects, to recognize individual items as part of larger entities, and thus derive a deeper awareness and responsibility for the world - belong in politics?
Russia has breached Article 2 of the UN Charter, which enjoins member states to “refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.”
This is a significant change in NATO policy, which downgrades the idea of the sovereignty of states and elevates the status of ethical norms in international relations.
In addition to moral considerations, the decision to intervene was motivated by concerns about the future of European-American relations, and of NATO after the cold war.
At stake is NATO and the future of European-American relations.
That means not only greater economic inclusion, higher agricultural productivity, strengthened food security, and financial stability, but also lessons concerning responsible and sustainable business practices, corporate governance, and community relations.
On the contrary, the Minsk Protocol marked only the end of the beginning of Putin’s program to turn Ukraine into a vassal state, and to restore a Russian veto over its neighbors’ international relations.
As it stands, China-EU relations are based largely on economic and trade linkages.
China’s financial dependence and the EU’s security dependence on the US mean that America wields ultimate control over Sino-European relations.
Since China established diplomatic relations with South Korea in the early l990's, economic ties have grown dramatically, and cultural relations have expanded at a comparable pace.
Before Snowden’s disclosures, cyber espionage had become a major point of contention in US-China relations.
Similarly, the West should find ways to re-engage with Iranian society, a major obstacle to which is the absence of diplomatic relations between the United States and Iran.
American foreign policy assumes that diplomatic relations with Iran are somehow an act of approval.
Diplomacy was invented precisely in order to enable relations between adversaries, not friends.
It is useful to recall President Richard Nixon’s words when, prior to restoring diplomatic relations China, he visited Beijing: “We have at times in the past been enemies.
By shaking hands with and embracing the South Korean president so publicly and so dramatically, Kim Jong Il demonstrated that he was seriously committed to beginning the process of normalizing political and economic relations between the two Koreas.
By beginning to normalize relations with South Korea, Kim Jong Il gains leverage in his dealings not only with South Korea, but also in negotiations with the US, Japan, China, and Russia.
And just as these two Asian land powers cultivate Kim Jong Il, Washington is seeking talks over missiles with Pyongyang and Tokyo is eager to reestablish diplomatic relations with the North.
The Saudi royals do not even enjoy the warm personal relationship with President Barack Obama that they once had with Presidents George Bush (both father and son) and Bill Clinton, who managed bilateral relations directly.
Just as neither Saudis nor Israelis are likely to downgrade their relations with the US, they are even less likely to embrace each other.
Will Cuba Rejoin the IMF?SANIBEL – The restoration of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States unlocks new prospects for the island’s economy.
In an effort to strengthen economic relations with a broader range of countries, the Castro government then began putting out feelers toward the IMF.
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