China s Measured Embrace of India

This considered opinion has otherwise nothing to do with the competence, professionalism or other attributes of the envoy in question.

He trusted that a broad consensus reflecting the considered opinion of the Commission could now be reached.

National civic discussions about how to fix political gridlock and corruption in the United States, for instance, might benefit from deliberate structure.

Eventually, she will be obliged to abandon her studied ambiguity, and she will probably pay a price for doing so.

Foreign Minister Kouchner calls international conferences, speaks of establishing contact groups, and of the need for deliberate action.

What happened in Yugoslavia, an ill conceived product of Wilsonian diplomacy, could happen in the more cynical imperial creations in the Middle East.

Elaborate cost benefit analyses of major projects have been standard practice in the defense department and elsewhere in government for almost a half century.

Cuba cannot remain isolated, dependent on Venezuelan petrodollars and penalized by America s ill conceived trade embargo.

10. Encourages delegations, during the debate on the report of the International Law Commission to adhere as far as possible to the structured work programme agreed to by the Sixth Committee and to consider presenting concise and focused statements

Encourages delegations, during the debate on the report of the International Law Commission to adhere as far as possible to the structured work programme agreed to by the Sixth Committee and to consider presenting concise and focused statements

Historical memory is not always quite as bad as this. But international politics and diplomacy are riddled with examples of bad and ill considered precedents being used to justify foreign policy decisions, invariably leading to catastrophe.

But key steps can and should be taken restoration of fiscal balance in well communicated plans, commitment to central bank autonomy and low inflation, and striking a thoughtful balance between under and over regulation of the financial sector.

Turkish diplomacy has thus become a well calibrated balancing act, moving closer to European positions in the Middle East, but eager to maintain close relations with the US.

With the US politically paralyzed by the Republicans infantile political tantrums, and Europe focused on ensuring the survival of the ill conceived euro project, the lack of global leadership was a major complaint at Davos.

Coming in the same week as China s poorly handled removal of Tung Chee hwa as Hong Kong s Chief Executive, the anti secession law episode illustrates that the mainland s PR savvy has its limits and that Taiwan will remain an emotional and divisive thorn in the side of Sino US relations.