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Diplomacy in the Post-9/11 Era

"European governments are not able any more to ask their people for great sacrifices."
BY DAVID B. RIVKIN JR. Saturday, November 17, 2007 12:01 a.m. EST

"Whoever the next president is, the new administration will be extremely disappointed if it believes that our relationships will mend because its leader has a different name. . . . Personal diplomacy and relationship-building, although important, are rarely the paramount drivers of global affairs. These are shaped importantly by the long-term national interest."

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