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Generally speaking, when diplomacy fails, [[war]]s begin. | Generally speaking, when diplomacy fails, [[war]]s begin. | ||
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| + | ==American Diplomacy== | ||
| + | *During the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]]; President Kennedy used diplomacy to defuse the crisis by negotiating a secret trade with the Soviet Union to remove missiles from Cuba and Turkey. This helped prevent an all-out war. <ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/made-by-history/2023/02/10/kennan-diplomacy-war-china-russia/</ref> | ||
| + | *The cold war came to an end with President Ronald Reagan using diplomacy. As Margaret Thatcher’s words put it "Ronald Reagan had ended the Cold War without firing a shot." <ref>https://www.heritage.org/conservatism/commentary/how-ronald-reagan-won-the-cold-war</ref> | ||
| + | *President Donald Trump meet and shook hands with Kim Jong Un to neutralize the threat of North Korea. <ref>https://nypost.com/2018/06/12/when-trump-met-kim/</ref> | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 18:02, September 16, 2024
Diplomacy is the conduct by government officials of negotiations and other relations between nations. A person engaging in diplomacy is referred to as a diplomat. One common type of diplomat is an ambassador, who represents his country at foreign capitals.
Generally speaking, when diplomacy fails, wars begin.
American Diplomacy
- During the Cuban Missile Crisis; President Kennedy used diplomacy to defuse the crisis by negotiating a secret trade with the Soviet Union to remove missiles from Cuba and Turkey. This helped prevent an all-out war. [1]
- The cold war came to an end with President Ronald Reagan using diplomacy. As Margaret Thatcher’s words put it "Ronald Reagan had ended the Cold War without firing a shot." [2]
- President Donald Trump meet and shook hands with Kim Jong Un to neutralize the threat of North Korea. [3]