Yesterday in Diplomacy #
May 22nd, 2008 | In Worth Knowing
You probably missed it — I nearly did — but Joshua Keating points out that three important things happened yesterday:
Israel and Syria, technically at war since 1967, are holding historic peace talks in Turkey that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert described as a “national obligation.” The Lebanese government negotiated a compromise with Hezbollah, ending 18 months of violence and political deadlock. And Pakistan’s government defied the U.S. by agreeing to withdraw from Taliban-controlled territory in exchange for security guarantees.
They also make the point that this is clear sign of the current irrelevance of the United States to world politics.