Category - diplomacy

Pope addresses peace and international justice in message to diplomats

staff writers — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:24:10 +0000

In marking their annual visit to Rome, Pope Benedict XVI, leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, has told the diplomatic corps accredited to the Vatican that peace is an integral way of life, not merely the absence of conflict.

Intelligence report on Iran nukes undermines US hawks

staff writers — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:47:20 +0000

A report from United States intelligence agencies has undermined those close to the White House who have been arguing for unilateral military action against Iran by saying that Tehran halted its nuclear weapons programme in 2003.

Transformational diplomacy and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Michael Marten — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 09:04:23 +0100

Transformational diplomacy is not about entrenching Western interests in Palestine-Israel, says Michael Marten. It is about encouraging advice from regional experts, engaging with ‘the enemy’, treating Occupier and Occupied as such and working towards a just resolution.

PM Brown set for first meeting with President Bush

staff writers — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:40:30 +0100

Amid continued speculation about how they will get on, and their differences on religion and other issues, the announcement was made today that new UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown will meet US President George W. Bush.

The power of life versus the power of death

Colin M. Morris — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:18:40 +0100

Both the Easter story and recent political dramas in the Middle East highlight deep questions about power, says Colin Morris. They show that the power of life is about persuasion.

US religious leaders are going to Iran to talk peace

staff writers — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:17:55 +0000

While diplomatic and military rhetoric in the exchanges between the United States and Iranian senior politicians remains heated, thirteen Christian leaders from the USA are preparing for a visit to Iran next week (17-25 February 2007) ‚Ä' with the aim of building bridges rather than stoking conflict.