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,IT'S A REGUL> ,W$NESDAY MORN+ & H]E WE >E 9 ONE ( ! C5TRAL *AMB]S ( WORLD DIPLOMACY3 ,! ,UNIT$ ,NATIONS ,SECURITY ,C\NCIL1 :]E NATION %ALL SPEAK UNTO NATION4 ,H]E ! DISCUSSION IS ( DEA? & />VATION1 ( SANCTIONS & NUCLE> WEAPONS1 ( G5OCIDE & CEASEFIRES4 ,H]E WE >BITRATE W> & PEACE2 WE POND] ! FATE ( MILLIONS4 ,WE WIELD ! P[] ( LIFE & DEA? 9 ?IS PLACE1 ! CRUCIBLE ( \R MOD]N SECUL> WORLD ORD]4 ,\R BUS9ESS H]E C\LD NOT BE ( GREAT] IMPORT4 ,& YET !RE IS SOME?+ MISS+1 SOME?+ VITAL YET 9DEF9ABLE4 

,IT HAS BE5 A LONG MORN+4 ,IT'S HOT & /UFFY4 ,! *AMB] IS TOO SMALL = ! SIXTY OR SO PEOPLE CRAMM$ 9SIDE IT1 >RAY$ 9 FIFTE5 TI<T DELEGATIONS >\ND A FLATT5$ ,U-%AP$ TABLE4 ,*AIRS FIX$ TO ! FLOOR1 LIKE SOME PRISON CANTE51 DEEP5 ! S5SE ( CONF9EM5T4 ,! LI<T IS DISMAL4 ,A FEW /RAY BEAMS ( SUNLI<T FILT] ?R\< ! BL9DS DRAWN ON ! DAY \TSIDE4 

,?R\< UNCOM=TABLE PLA/IC E>PIECES1 ! DELEGATES LI/5 DI/RACT$LY TO ! MONOTON\S TRANSLATIONS ( ! 9T]PRET]S :O SIT BEH9D !M1 SEP>AT$ 9 ELEVAT$ BOO?S1 0444,MY DELEGATION WI%ES TO REIT]ATE ! NE$ = ALL P>TIES TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! DIALOGUE & TO BR+ ?IS DISPUTE TO A PEACEFUL CONCLUSION44404 ,ONE BY ONE ! HEADS ( ! DELEGATIONS 9TONE ! SAME PLATITUDES1 ! SAME WORDS -- /ATES1 SECURITY1 PEACE1 W>1 CIVILIAN CASUALTIES -- ROLL+ (F !IR TONGUES 9 A WELL-PRACTIC$ & REPETITIVE LITANY4 ,I'M ?9K+ AB\T MY DATE 9 ! EV5+4 ,I =CE MYSELF TO CONC5TRATE4 ,IT'S TWELVE-FIFTE54 ,WE'RE HALFWAY ?R\< ! MORN+'S AG5DA4 ,?AT MEANS WE MU/ BE DISCUSS+444G5OCIDE4 

,I HADN'T ?\<T ! ,U,N ,SECURITY ,C\NCIL W\LD BE BOR+1 BUT IT IS4 ,I SIT1 ,I TAKE NOTES1 ,I TAKE MORE NOTES4 ,I CRAVE A CIG>ETTE4 ,WE & ! O!R DIPLOMATS 9 O!R DELEGATIONS OCCASIONALLY GR9 AT ONE ANO!R OR PASS WITLESS JOKES ON SCRAPS ( PAP]4 ,! DAY'S AG5DA IS ! USUAL RO/] ( UNSOLV$ CONFLICT & HUMAN MIS]Y3 ,BURUNDI1 ,IRAQ1 ,EA/ ,TIMOR1 ,CONGO4 ,! LI/ IS A LONG ONE4 

,) EA* NEW AG5DA ITEM1 ANO!R 9TRACTABLE DISPUTE4 ,A MAP IS PROJECT$ ON TO A :ITE SCRE5 AT ONE 5D ( ! ROOM4 ,! ,U,N ,SPECIAL ,5VOY OR ,SECRET>IAT (FICIAL IS :EEL$ 9 TO GIVE ! ,C\NCIL ! /ATE ( PLAY3 0,WE REGRET TO 9=M ,C\NCIL MEMB]S ?AT FI<T+ HAS CONT9U$ OV] ! REPORT+ P]IOD1 ) CIVILIAN CASUALTIES ON BO? SIDES44404 ,! AMBASSADORS SITT+ AT ! FRONT FLICK AN EYE ( GREET+ & ATTEMPT TO /AY AWAKE = ! DISCUSSION TO COME4 ,! DIPLOMATS AT ! RE> ( !IR DELEGATIONS CLICK !IR BALLPO9TS & OP5 !IR NOTEBOOKS4 

,! JUNIOR DIPLOMATS 9 EA* DELEGATION TAKE ! NOTE1 AS IT'S KN[N4 ,IT'S A /RAI<T=W>D IF DEM&+ JOB4 ,MO/ ( ! W>S >\ND ! WORLD HAVE SIMIL> DIM5SIONS1 AS LONG AS Y\ DESCRIBE !M 9 A P>TICUL> WAY4 ,! ATTRIBUTES ( CONFLICT CAN BE SIMPLIFI$ 9 MY NOTES4 ,LOTS ( PEOPLE DY+ BECOMES1 0V4DEAD01 MASS />VATION 0V4 />V01 CONT9U+ CONFLICT 0CONT4 CONF401 & SO ON4 

,! REPORTS COME & GO2 ! MAPS FLICK] ON & (F4 ,N[ IT'S ! D5SELY-PACK$ L& ( ,RW&A1 N[ IT'S ,SI]RA ,LEONE4 ,I'M COLORBL9D SO MO/ ( ! MAPS LOOK PRETTY MONOTONE TO ME & ,I HAVE TO LOOK CLOSELY TO TELL ! DIFF]5CE4 ,MAPS W]E 9TRODUC$ AT ! PROPOSAL ( ONE WELL-9T5TION$ AMBASSADOR4 ,! IDEA WAS TO GIVE DELEGATIONS A BETT] S5SE ( ! C\NTRIES !Y W]E DISCUSS+4 ,HE DIDN'T MEAN IT AS A JOKE4 

,! DISCUSSIONS COME TO AN 5D &1 ) A SI< & A YAWN1 ! DELEGATIONS MAKE !IR WAY \T1 ! AMBASSADORS TO AN EXP5SIVE LUN* AT ONE ( ! MANY EAT]IES ( ,NEW ,YORK'S MIDT[N1 ! JUNIOR DIPLOMATS TO A S&WI* & BACK TO ! (FICE TO WRITE UP !IR REPORTS4 ,I W&] \T1 SMOKE A CIG>ETTE1 *AT TO O!R DIPLOMATS1 MAYBE SOME J\RNALI/S HANG+ AB\T \TSIDE ! *AMB]4 ,I ?9K AB\T ! REPORT ,I HAVE TO WRITE2 ,I ?9K AB\T :AT ,I'M GO+ TO DO ?AT EV5+4 

,SOMEH[ ! CIG>ETTE SMOKE 9 MY LUNGS1 AS ,I SUCK IT DEEP D[N1 IS MORE REAL ?AN ANY?+ WE'VE BE5 DO+ ALL MORN+4 ,H]E WE >E AT A CONFLU5CE ( WORLD AFFAIRS1 & IT DOESN'T SEEM REAL AT ALL4 ,! ISSUES ?AT WE'VE BE5 DISCUSS+ -- W>1 DEPRIVATION1 G5OCIDE -- >E MOM5T\S & AWFUL3 PEOPLE >E DY+ AS WE SPEAK4 ,BUT SOME:]E ALONG ! WAY !Y HAVE BE5 MADE LIFELESS & D5UD$ ( ALL HUMAN CONT5T4 

,IF Y\ MAKE AN 5ORM\S EF=T ( IMAG9ATION1 Y\ CAN JU/ AB\T CONJURE UP A PICTURE ( ! HUMAN BE+S :OSE EXI/5CE IS AT /AKE -- ! VICTIMS ( G5OCIDE 9 ,RW&A1 ! CIVILIANS MASSACR$ DUR+ A REBEL ADVANCE 9 ! ,CONGO -- BUT IT IS A /RET*1 & SOON] OR LAT] Y\ /OP DO+ IT BECAUSE IT'S UPSETT+1 TIR+ &1 FRANKLY1 UNNECESS>Y4 ,IT'S EASI] JU/ TO DO :AT'S NECESS>Y1 WRITE ! REPORT1 NEGOTIATE ! RESOLUTION1 GET HOME 7\R H\RS >E LONG1 EV5 BY ! ,/AKHANOVITE /&>DS ( ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY74 ,& SL[LY BUT SURELY Y\ BECOME DEAD5$ TO IT ALL4 ,W>S1 BRUTALITIES1 PEACE PLANS1 BLAH1 BLAH1 BLAH4 

,?\< WE W]E AT ! HE>T ( ?+S1 WE SEEM$ TO BE MISS+ ! PO9T4 ,T]MS -- DIPLOMATIC WORDS1 /ATI/ICS1 RESOLUTIONS -- W]E \R TOOLS TO >BITRATE A WORLD ( BLOOD & AGONY4 ,WE W]E DEAL+ ) REALITY BUT WORK+ 9 AB/RACTION4 ,SOME?+ WAS MISS+4 

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,?IS SOME?+ WAS NOT JU/ ABS5T 9 ?AT AIRLESS ROOM2 IT IS AN ABS5CE 9 ! 5TIRE DISC\RSE ( =EIGN POLICY4 ,= ! T]MS & MANN]S ( ! DIPLOMATS 9 ?AT *AMB] REFLECT ?OSE ( ! WAY 9 :I* =EIGN POLICY IS PRACTIC$ -- BY /ATESM5 & DIPLOMATS -- & TALK$ AB\T -- BY J\RNALI/S & ACADEMICS -- ACROSS ! WORLD4 ,?AT LITTLE ROOM WAS A MICROCOSM4 

,! TURMOIL ( REC5T YE>S HAS BR\<T ATT5TION TO 9T]NATIONAL AFFAIRS 9 A WAY UNPREC$5T$ S9CE P]HAPS ! ,CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS OR ! D>KE/ DAYS ( ! ,VIETNAM W>4 ,LIV+ 9 ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY BE=E ,SEPTEMB] #a#a1 FEW ( MY ,NEW ,YORK NON-DIPLOMAT FRI5DS TALK$ AB\T =EIGN AFFAIRS2 IF !Y DID1 IT WAS (T5 9 AN ACADEMIC1 DIS9T]E/$ WAY4 ,S9CE ?AT DREADFUL DAY1 ONE CAN H>DLY AVOID IT4 ,! T]MS -- MULTIPOL>ITY1 CONTA9M5T -- ! NAMES & ACRONYMS -- ,W,M,D & ,G,W,O,T -- ONCE ONLY KN[N TO ! 9SID]S ( =EIGN & SECURITY POLICY1 HAVE N[ BECOME UBIQUIT\S4 ,BUT LIKE ?IEVES 9 ! NI<T1 !Y HAVE 5T]$ \R WORLD & DISCUSSION UN-NOTIC$ & UNQUE/ION$4 ,TIME P]HAPS TO EXAM9E ! EPI/EMOLOGY ( DIPLOMACY4 

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,I WAS ONCE BRIEFLY PO/$ TO ,OSLO4 ,DESPITE ! FRI5DL9ESS ( ! LOCALS & MY COLLEAGUES 9 ! ,EMBASSY1 ,I (T5 HAD LONG H\RS TO KILL 9 ! ISOLAT$ BUNGAL[ 9 ! \TSKIRTS ( ,OSLO :]E ,I LIV$4 ,I HAD NO C> & MY BICYCLE1 ?\< EQUIPP$ ) FE>SOMELY-SPIK$ ICE TIRES1 WAS 9ADEQUATE TO TRANSPORT ME 9 ! SN[Y1 D>K ,NORWEGIAN W9T]4 ,TO ASSUAGE MY LONEL9ESS1 MY BOSS K9DLY L5T ME H] L>GE COLLECTION ( EPISODES ( ,/> ,TREK3 ,! ,NEXT ,G5]ATION 7OR SIMPLY 0,T,N,G0 AS IT IS KN[N TO ! COGNOSC5TI74 ,%E W\LD GIVE ME A COMM5T>Y ON EA* EPISODE1 OP5+ MY EYES TO ! DIPLOMATIC MORALITY TALES HI!RTO UNDETECT$ !RE94 

0,?IS ONE'S AB\T ,NOR!RN ,IREL&01 %E W\LD SAY & 9DE$ ! EPISODE CONC]N$ A PLANET :]E TWO COMMUNITIES HAD W>R$ = MILL5NIA4 ,IT CONCLUD$ :5 ,COMM&] ,RIK]1 ! MO/ ,AM]ICAN ( ! CREW1 DECL>$3 0,P]HAPS PEACE WILL COME :5 ! FIR/ *ILD DECIDES TO PUT D[N HIS GUN40 ,!RE WAS ONE AB\T ,VIETNAM VET]ANS1 :]E A PLANET'S 9HABITANTS HAD BANI%$ A GR\P ( G5ETICALLY-PROGRAMM$ W>RIORS TO AN ORBIT+ MOON BECAUSE !Y W]E UNFIT = PEACEFUL SOCIETY N[ ?AT !IR FI<T+ WAS DONE4 ,?AT ONE 5D$ ) A LITTLE HOMILY TOO4 

,! 0,T,N,G0 *>ACT] ,I LIK$ LEA/ WAS ,DEANNA ,TROI1 ! 0EM-PA?0 ON ! %IP :O1 ON APPROA*+ AN ALI5 PLANET1 W\LD CLOSE H] EYES1 PUT H] F+]S TO H] =EHEAD & SAY ?+S LIKE1 0,I AM FEEL+ MU* PA9 & UNHAPP9ESS0 -- SU* FEEL+S C\LD NOT ( C\RSE BE DETECT$ BY ! ,5T]PRISE'S O!R S5SORS4 ,%E SEEM$ TO ME TO REPRES5T A K9D ( WI%Y-WA%Y1 PSY*OBABBLY APPROA* TO TACKL+ ALI5S & RESOLV+ CONFLICT4 ,I PREF]R$ ! H>D]1 MORE ANALYTICAL ME?ODS ( ,CAPTA9 ,PIC>D1 PLAY$1 NE$ IT BE SAID1 BY A N>R[-EY$ ,5GLI%MAN ) A ,%AKESPE>EAN ACC5T 7?\< :Y DOES HE HAVE A ,FR5* NAME874 ,GUNS & TREATIES W]E ! ME?ODS ( 9T]GALACTIC RELATIONS ,I LIK$1 NOT FEEL+S4 ,IF AN EPISODE WAS C5T]$ >\ND ,TROI1 ,I W\LD /OP ! TAPE & F9D A MORE MASCUL9E EPISODE 70,F9AL BATTLE ) ! ,BORG074 ,SU* W]E MY DAYS 9 ,OSLO4 

,UNATTRACTIVE ?\< ,I F\ND H]1 ,C\NSELOR ,TROI EMBODI$ AN IMPORTANT 9SI<T 9TO ! NATURE ( DIPLOMACY 7OR SPACE EXPLORATION1 :I*EV] Y\ PREF]74 ,?IS WAS H] ABILITY TO 5T] & 9T]PRET ! REALM BEYOND NORMAL DATA-COLLECT+ TOOLS4 ,! ,CALI=NIAN SCRIPTWRIT]S :O DREAM$ H] UP MAY HAVE BE5 ?9K+ M]ELY ( ! EMOTIONAL REALM BEYOND CONV5TIONAL MEASURE4 ,BUT ( C\RSE IT IS NOT M]ELY ! EMOTIONS ?AT LIE BEYOND ! CAPACITY ( TOOLS ( DESCRIPTION OR MEASUREM5T4 

,ALL TOOLS ( DESCRIPTION1 ALL T]MS & ALL LANGUAGE1 >E LIMIT$4 ,NO MEASUREM5T1 NO DEPICTION CAN EV] QUITE CAPTURE ! FULLNESS ( A PH5OM5ON4 ,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DESCRIBE :AT AN EXP]I5CE1 ANY EXP]I5CE1 IS ACTUALLY LIKE4 ,WELL1 TO BE MORE ACCURATE1 ONE CAN SAY :AT IT WAS LIKE1 BUT NEV] :AT IT WAS4 ,MY EXP]I5CE ( DR9K+ A CUP ( C(FEE IS GO+ TO BE QUITE LIKE Y\R EXP]I5CE ( DR9K+ A CUP ( C(FEE1 BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE = ME TO CONVEY TO Y\1 H[EV] VIVID & 9V5TIVE ! T]MS ?AT ,I USE1 ! ACTUAL EXP]I5CE4 ,I C\LD PUT ! EXP]I5CE 9TO SCI5TIFIC T]MS & DESCRIBE ! 5C\NT] ( ! HEAT$ WAT] & C(FEE MOLECULES ) ! N]VE 5D+S ON MY TONGUE1 !N ! /IMULUS ( ! CAFFE9E *EMICALS UPON MY BRA9 SYNAPSES & BLOOD PRESSURE4 ,I C\LD FILM ! ACT ( C(FEE DR9K+1 OR TRY TO CONVEY IT 9 POETRY OR MUSIC4 ,BUT :ATEV] ! M$IUM1 :I*EV] T]MS ,I *OOSE1 !RE W\LD ALWAYS BE AN ABS5CE3 ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 DESCRIPTION & ! EXP]I5CE4 

,?IS MU* IS OBVI\S & FAMILI>4 ,PHILOSOPH]S HAVE LONG GRAPPL$ ) ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 DESCRIPTION & REALITY4 ,LUDWIG ,WITTG5/E9 SP5T MO/ ( HIS PHILOSOPHICAL 5]GIES EXPLOR+ ! CONNECTIONS BETWE5 LANGUAGE & EXP]I5CE4 ,9 ! ONLY WORK PUBLI%$ 9 HIS LIFETIME1 ,TRACTATUS ,LOGICO-,PHILOSOPHICUS1 HE CONCLUD$ ) HIS FAM\S NE>-TAUTOLOGY ON ! LIMITS ( LANGUAGE1 0,:]E( ONE CANNOT SPEAK2 !RE( ONE MU/ REMA9 SIL5T40 ,FROM ! PREC$+ >GUM5TS ( ?IS /RANGE & SOMETIMES IMP5ETRABLE BOOK1 ONE CAN CONCLUDE ?AT HE MEANT ?AT :ILE LANGUAGE HAS A LOGICAL /RUCTURE1 ?AT LOGICAL /RUCTURE CANNOT BE DESCRIB$ 9 LANGUAGE2 IT CAN ONLY BE %[N4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 WORDS & REALITY CANNOT ITSELF BE PUT 9TO WORDS2 IT CAN ONLY BE DEMON/RAT$ ?R\< ! USE ( ?OSE WORDS4 ,WITTG5/E9 9 ,TRACTATUS TAKES ! >GUM5T FUR!R TO CLAIM ?AT ALMO/ EV]Y?+ ?AT IS MO/ IMPORTANT CANNOT BE /AT$ AT ALL1 BUT ONLY1 AT ! V]Y MO/1 9DICAT$ BY \R USE ( LANGUAGE4 

,9 HIS LAT] WORK ,WITTG5/E9 TOOK A DIFF]5T TACK -- & A BROAD] VIEW ( LANGUAGE -- & EMPHASIZ$ ! ROLE ( PHILOSOPHY 9 SCRUT9IZ+ & CL>IFY+ ! MEAN+ ( WORDS ?R\< !IR USAGE4 ,BUT1 AS ,RAY ,MONK DESCRIBES 9 HIS EXCELL5T BIOGRAPHY1.<#d#i.> HE NEV] AB&ON$ HIS ID5TIFICATION ( ! LIMITS ( ORD9>Y LANGUAGE4 ,AS HE APPROA*$ HIS DEA?1 HE GREW 9CREAS+LY DESPAIR+ ( ! RELIANCE ( CONTEMPOR>Y SOCIETY UPON ! S$UCTIVE TOOLS & T]MS ( SCI5CE TO DESCRIBE & >BITRATE ! WORLD4 ,HE REMA9$ ?R\<\T PASSIONATELY COMMITT$ TO ! IMPORTANCE ( MUSIC1 POETRY & O!R NONSCI5TIFIC1 9DE$ NONL+UI/IC1 =MS ( EXPRESSION AS REVELATORY ( ! HUMAN S\L1 ( ! HUMAN REALITY4 ,NEI!R SCI5TIFIC T]MS NOR WORDS C\LD EV] BE 5\<4 ,AS HE SAYS 9 ,TRACTATUS1 0,WE FEEL ?AT EV5 :5 ALL SCI5TIFIC QUE/IONS HAVE BE5 ANSW]$1 ! PROBLEMS ( LIFE REMA9 COMPLETELY UNT\*$4 ,( C\RSE !N !RE >E NO QUE/IONS LEFT1 & ?IS ITSELF IS ! ANSW]40 

,! DI/9CTION BETWE5 :AT IS DESCRIBABLE ?R\< WORDS & O!R CONV5TIONAL DESCRIPTIVE TOOLS & :AT IS NOT BR+S US CLOSE TO O!R ANCI5T BORD]S1 ?AT BETWE5 ! WORLD ( PHYSICAL REALITY & ! METAPHYSICAL1 & BETWE5 ! RATIONAL & ! IRRATIONAL4 ,SOME MI<T SPOT ! SAME B\ND>Y BETWE5 ! TE/ABLE C]TA9TIES ( SCI5CE & ! UNPROVABLE 9EXACTNESSES ( ! >TS1 ?\< ,HEIS5B]G'S UNC]TA9TY PR9CIPLE HAS P]HAPS UND]M9$ SCI5CE'S CLAIM -- :I* ,I SUSPECT ?AT FEW SCI5TI/S BELIEVE 9 ANY CASE -- TO C]TA9 KN[L$GE4 

,MA!MATICS HAS ALREADY1 S9CE ,EUCLID1 COME TO GRIPS ) ! IMMEASURABLE4 ,9DE$1 ! T]M IRRATIONAL 9 MA!MATICS MEANS ?AT :I* IS NOT COMM5SURATE ) ORD9>Y NUMB]S1 SOME?+ ?AT CANNOT BE PUT 9TO F9ITE NUM]ICAL T]MS3 LIT]ALLY1 ! UNQUANTIFIABLE4 

,?AT ! UNQUANTIFIABLE EXI/S !RE=E IS UN>GUABLE1 & SPEAKS TO \R [N 9TUITION AB\T \R EXI/5CE3 !RE >E SIMPLY SOME ?+S ?AT CANNOT BE PUT 9TO T]MS & P]HAPS1 AS ,WITTG5/E9 >GU$1 !SE >E ! MO/ IMPORTANT4 ,! TR\BLE ) =EIGN POLICY1 H[EV]1 IS ?AT !RE IS NO ACKN[L$GM5T1 LEA/ ( ALL RECKON+ 7IF SU* A ?+ IS POSSIBLE71 ( ?IS TRU?4 ,?IS DEFICIT IS ONE ?AT IS %>$ 9 ALL POLICYMAK+1 9DE$ 9 ALL DISCUSSION AB\T POLICY -- ! DISCUSSION1 NO LESS1 ( H[ WE %\LD TOGE!R >BITRATE \R LIVES4 ,WE FACE A B>RAGE ( WORDS & T]MS ?AT CLAIM TO REPRES5T 0REALITY0 9 ! 9T]NATIONAL WORLD4 ,! T]MS ( =EIGN AFFAIRS >E A SPECIALIZ$ LANGUAGE )9 A LANGUAGE1 & ?US1 A SUBSET ( A SUBSET ( ACTUAL EXP]I5CE4 ,EXAC]BAT+ ! PROBLEM1 0/ATESM501 ACADEMICS & COMM5TATORS ALMO/ DAILY 9V5T NEW T]MS TO ATTEMPT TO DESCRIBE :AT IS GO+ ON4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ASYMMETRIC W>F>E IS A T]M US$1 USUALLY ?\< NOT ALWAYS1 TO DESCRIBE A FI<T BETWE5 UNEQUALLY-EQUIPP$ COMBATANTS1 ?\< CONFUS+LY IT WAS ALSO REC5TLY US$ BY ,U,S (FICIALS TO DESCRIBE ! SUICIDES ( A GR\P ( ,GUANTANAMO DETA9EES1 IMPLY+ P]HAPS ?AT !SE W]E AN ACT ( W>4 

,GLOBALIZATION IS A WORD B&I$ >\ND ) SU* AB&ON 79CLUD+ BY ME7 ?AT ALL BUT ! VAGUE/ S5SE ( ITS TRUE MEAN+ HAS BE5 LO/4 ,CO9$ BY ! ,H>V>D PR(ESSOR ,!ODORE ,LEAVITT 9 #a#i#h#c1 ! T]M AS 9V5T$ MEANT ?AT NEW TE*NOLOGIES HAD 0PROLET>IANIZ$0 7,LEAVITT'S [N J>GON1 COMMON AT ! TIME BUT N[ B>ELY US$7 COMMUNICATION1 TRANSPORTATION & TRAVEL1 CREAT+ WORLDWIDE M>KETS = /&>DIZ$ CONSUM] PRODUCTS AT L[] PRICES4 ,?IS C>EFUL DESCRIPTION HAS NOT PREV5T$ ! WORD BE+ APPLI$ TO PH5OM5A AS V>I$ AS ! HOMOG5IZATION ( CULTURE1 ! LOSS ( NATIVE LANGUAGES OR ! LIB]ALIZATION ( CAPITAL M>KETS4 ,TO ADD TO \R DI/RESS1 WE MU/ CONT5D ) ! DECON/RUCTIONI/ CRITIQUE ?AT WORDS C>RY AN UNACKN[L$G$ POLITICAL FREI<T & !MSELVES P]=M A POLITICAL PURPOSE4 

,METAPHORS 70P+-PONG DIPLOMACY01 0! AXIS ( EVIL07 >E CONJUR$ UP TO GIVE AN ORGANIZ+ PATT]N TO MATT]S4 ,9 !ORY1 !Y >E SUPPOS$ TO HELP EXPLA9 :AT IS GO+ ON1 BUT 9 PRACTICE >E (T5 MEANT TO %APE RESPONSES TO POLICY3 ! W> ON T]ROR IS ! MO/ NOTORI\S EXAMPLE ( ?IS PH5OM5ON4.<#e.> 

,! DECISION-MAK+ ( 9T]NATIONAL AFFAIRS IS (T5 PRES5T$ AS A CALCULUS1 ?AT ECONOMIC 9T]E/ ,X PLUS SECURITY NE$ ,Y EQUALS POLICY ,Z 7?\< AS ,I DISCUSS ELSE:]E SU* A REPRES5TATION IMPLIES A CL>ITY & DELIB]ATIVE RIGOR ?AT R>ELY EXI/S 9 ! RU% ( MOD]N DIPLOMACY74 ,?IS PRES5TS POLICYMAK+ AS ESS5TIALLY RATIONAL1 BAS$ ON QUANTIFIABLE & V]IFIABLE FACTS4 ,( C\RSE1 AS MANY HONE/ POLITICIANS & DIPLOMATS W\LD CONFESS1 IT IS NO SU* ?+4 ,= ! BUS9ESS ( =EIGN AFFAIRS IS ABOVE ALL AB\T ORD]+ ! COLLECTIVE LIFE ( ?AT MO/ COMPLEX & IMMEASURABLE ( BE+S3 ! HUMAN4 ,GOOD POLITICIANS & GOOD DIPLOMATS ALL EMPLOY A HEFTY DOSE ( P]SONAL PSY*OLOGY & HUMAN 9TUITION 9 !IR O!RWISE RATIONAL ANALYZES 7,PRESID5T ,GEORGE ,BU% = 9/ANCE HAS ADMITT$ ?AT HE WAT*ES BODY LANGUAGE CLOSELY74.<#e#a.> ,P]HAPS WE NE$ TO CONFESS ?IS MORE OP5LY4 

,SOME 9NOVATIONS W\LD HELP ! WAY =EIGN POLICY IS CONV5TIONALLY DISCUSS$ & >BITRAT$ N[4 ,FIR/1 WE NE$ CON/ANTLY TO 9T]ROGATE ! T]MS WE USE TO *ECK !IR CORRESPOND5CE ) REALITY4 ,IT MI<T BE BETT] IF WE TRI$ US+ SIMPL] T]MS ?AT EV]YONE CAN UND]/&2 TO TRY1 AS ,WITTG5/E9 URG$1 TO SEE ?+S AS !Y >E4 ,! >MS RACE ( NEOLOGISMS TO DESCRIBE \R SITUATION MU/ /OP4 ,SO P]HAPS 9/EAD ( TALK+ AB\T ASYMMETRIC W>F>E1 WE %\LD TALK AB\T CONFLICT BETWE5 GROSSLY UNEQUAL P>TIES2 9/EAD ( GLOBALIZATION1 WE %\LD TALK AB\T ! GR[? 9 9T]NATIONAL TRADE1 OR ! LIB]ALIZATION ( NATIONAL CAPITAL M>KETS1 OR GLOBAL 9COME 9EQUALITY OR ! HOMOG5IZATION ( NATIONAL CULTURES1 :I*EV] IT IS ?AT WE MEAN2 & 9/EAD ( ! PO/-MOD]N WORLD ORD]1 WE %\LD TALK AB\T ! WAY ! WORLD IS ORGANIZ$ 9 ! E>LY TW5TY-FIR/ C5TURY4 ,SIMPLE LANGUAGE IS NE$$ TO GET TO GRIPS ) A COMPLICAT$ WORLD4 

,!RE >E ME?ODS TO HELP US UND]/& & >BITRATE ! NON-EMPIRICAL4 ,! ,OX=D ,RESE>* ,GR\P1 ?R\< ITS ,OX=D ,PROCESS1 HAS DEVELOP$ TE*NIQUES TO TRY TO GET AT ! UND]LY+ ASSUMPTIONS & EMOTIONS AT PLAY 9 POLITICAL1 & 9 P>TICUL> CONFLICT1 SITUATIONS4 ,!Y HAVE REALIZ$ ?AT !RE >E (T5 DEEPLY EMB$D$ PHILOSOPHICAL ASSUMPTIONS AT WORK 9 A POLITICAL POSITION -- AB\T H[ ! WORLD %\LD BE ORGANIZ$ & H[ PEOPLE %\LD BEHAVE4 ,SU* UNQUANTIFIABLE ELEM5TS (T5 UND]P9 DEEP-SEAT$ CONFLICT & >E YET NOT ADDRESS$ -- OR GIV5 WEI<T -- 9 CONV5TIONAL ANALYZES EMPLOY+ ! ACCEPT$ T]M9OLOGY ( DIPLOMACY4 ,9 ORGANIZ+ DIALOGUE SESSIONS BETWE5 ANTAGONI/S1 ! ,OX=D ,GR\P HAVE F\ND ?AT EV5 SIMPLE ?+S LIKE PROVID+ GOOD FOOD & MUSICAL 5T]TA9M5T CAN CONTRIBUTE SUB/ANTIALLY TO B5EFICIAL \TCOMES4 ,?\< SEEM+LY OBVI\S1 SU* ASPECTS >E GIV5 V]Y LITTLE ATT5TION 9 ! =MAL1 ANTI-EMOTIONAL1 MASCUL9E-DOM9AT$ WORLD ( TRADITIONAL DIPLOMACY4 

,TO GET TO GRIPS ) ! IMMEASURABLE1 LET ALONE ! 9DESCRIBABLE1 IS MORE DIFFICULT4 ,! LANGUAGE ( 9T]NATIONAL AFFAIRS IS LIMIT$2 ALL LANGUAGE1 ALL T]MS >E LIMIT$4 ,:AT LIES BEYOND CONTA9S PH5OM5A & COMPON5TS ( HUMAN EXI/5CE ?AT >E MEASURELESS 9 !IR IMPORTANCE4 ,?IS OBS]VATION S\NDS1 = AN A!I/ LIKE ME1 UNCOM=TABLY CLOSE TO A DECL>ATION ( ! SIGNIFICANCE ( RELIGION4 ,BUT AT A M9IMUM WE %\LD ACKN[L$GE ! IMPORTANCE ( ! METAPHYSICAL4 ,?IS IS ! REALM ( ! >TI/1 ! WRIT]1 ! MUSICIAN1 ! MORAL PHILOSOPH]1 & EV5 ! IMAM1 ! RABBI OR ! PRIE/4 ,IF >T 9=MS US AB\T ! NATURE ( \RSELVES AS 9DIVIDUALS1 :Y %\LD IT NOT ALSO HELP US UND]/& \R WORLD 9T]NATIONALLY8.<#e#b.> ,! SEMIOTICIAN CAN HELP 9T]PRET ! SIGNS :I* >E NOT >TICULAT$ BY CONV5TIONAL LANGUAGE4 ,9 ALL ( ?IS1 WE %\LD CULTIVATE AN ECLECTICISM ( S\RCE & 9=MATION4 

,WE NE$ HELP TO NAVIGATE ?IS T]RITORY BEYOND ! SCI5TIFIC & ! RATIONAL4 ,= 9 ?IS PROV9CE LIE QUE/IONS ?AT NO AM\NT ( ECONOMIC !ORY1 MODELS ( 0/ATECRAFT0 OR QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS CAN ANSW]4 ,!SE 9CLUDE ! MORAL QUE/IONS AB\T :AT IS ! RI<T ?+ TO DO &1 MO/ FUNDAM5TALLY1 H[ WE %\LD LIVE4 ,9 A SCI5CE-OBSESS$ AGE1 WE HAVE BECOME US$ TO TURN+ TO SCI5CE1 OR PSEUDO-SCI5CE1 = ANSW]S1 BUT IT IS P]HAPS TIME TO ACKN[L$GE ! LIMITS ( ?OSE ANSW]S & REALIZE ?AT WE NE$ TO DEVELOP NEW WAYS ( 5GAG+ ) & >BITRAT+ ! IRRATIONAL 9 \RSELVES4 

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,?IS1 ,I SUSPECT1 WAS ! MISS+ SOME?+ 9 ! ,SECURITY ,C\NCIL3 ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 DESCRIPTION & REALITY1 ! 9DEF9ABLE COMPON5T ( HUMAN EXP]I5CE4 ,I CANNOT BE SURE1 & ,I CANNOT PROVE IT4 ,BUT ?AT !RE IS A GAP BETWE5 TALK+ AB\T1 SAY1 G5OCIDE 9 ,EA/]N ,CONGO1 & EXP]I5C+ ?AT HORROR1 IS UN>GUABLE4 ,?AT DISP>ITY MAY ACC\NT = ! *OICE ( 9DIFF]5CE OV] ACTION4 ,9 MY WORK ON ,IRAQ 7*APT] #c71 IT )\T D\BT CONTRIBUT$ TO ! CRUD5ESS 7& CRUELTY7 ( SANCTIONS POLICY4 ,! REAL EXP]I5CE -- & SUFF]+ -- ( ! ,IRAQI PEOPLE W]E ! ABS5T TRU?S AT \R NEGOTIAT+ TABLE4 

,! AMBASSADORS ( ! ,SECURITY ,C\NCIL HAVE 9 REC5T YE>S MADE SOME ATTEMPT TO BRIDGE ! GAP BY TRAVEL+ TO ! TR\BLE SPOTS !Y >E DEAL+ )4 ,BUT EV5 ?IS COMM5DABLE EF=T IS LIMIT$ BY ! 9EVITABLE BREVITY ( ! VISITS & ! DIPLOMATIC V]SION ( ,HEIS5B]G'S PROBLEM :]EBY ! OBJECT ( OBS]VATION IS ALT]$ BY ! ACT ( OBS]VATION4 ,I HAVE NO FIR/-H& EXP]I5CE ( ?IS BUT (T51 ,I GA!R1 :5 ! AMBASSADORS TRAVEL TO A REGION1 LOCAL 9T]LOCUTORS PUT D[N !IR GUNS & AGREE TO TALK1 ONLY TO RESUME FI<T+ AS SOON AS ! DIPLOMATS HAVE LEFT4 

,WE HAVE NO ,C\NSELOR ,TROI TO S5SE ! IMMEASURABLE4 ,BUT WE DO HAVE MEANS TO 9T]PRET ! 9EFFABLE ( HUMAN EXP]I5CE4 ,EV]Y POLITICAL LEAD] :O HAS EFFECT$ FUNDAM5TAL *ANGE1 FROM ,G&HI TO ,M&ELA1 HAS GIV5 HE$ TO ?IS MORAL =CE4 ,EV5 IF WE CANNOT QUANTIFY1 WE CAN ACC\NT = -- OR AT A M9IMUM ACKN[L$GE -- ?IS UND5IABLE CON/ITU5T ( \R EXI/5CE4 ,FAILURE TO DO SO1 ,WITTG5/E9 BELIEV$1 C\LD LEAD HUMANITY TO DISA/]4 

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