What does diplomacy mean? Have we long forgotten the ability to do this? Thoughts of a world citizen & orientalist
Opinions are currently divided into East and West, Europe and Russia, Europe and the Orient, and the West and China, and I am amazed at how much diplomacy and the necessary skills have fallen by the wayside. Isn't it also because our decision-makers in politics and business have forgotten or never learned how to understand opposing cultures and reach compromises? We are caught in a spiral of emotions and don't understand other cultures. Where else do all these phobias come from? Islam phobia, Russian phobia, Chinese phobia, African phobia, Israel phobia (Inch. Rothschild & Co.), USA phobia,… Putin's war of aggression in Ukraine is to be condemned, but in my opinion, not much has been attempted diplomatically to find a real compromise that demands something from both sides. What speaks, e.g., Against a neutral Ukraine under a UN mandate as a buffer between East and West? Through my oriental studies, I have dealt a lot with Islam, the Orient, and foreign cultures as far...