WHEN DIPLOMACY IS NOT ENOUGH
Mediation is a dispute resolution process in which a neutral third party assists the participants to reach a voluntary and informed settlement. Mediation and diplomacy have both been used more and more frequently after the Second World War in order to prevent such a tragedy from reoccurring. Diplomacy can be used in several ways, but not all are considered orthodox although they can contribute to peaceful resolutions of problems. Certain countries like the United States are extremely advanced in almost all areas of technology, industry, militia and economy, therefore controlling the upper hand in most situations. The U.S. has a tendency to help other nations only if it will benefit from the outcome. The United States often contributes to the resolving of a conflict by sending spokespersons to represent the interests of their country, which usually signifies large profits and also by sending troops to ensure that no aggression is taken during the peace talks. Other countries such as Canada have specialized peacekeeping troops to aid the citizens of a discontent region repair damage that might have been caused or more often prevent any aggression that might occur before a settlement is reached. In history, it has been obse
In August 1997, President Heydar Aliyev of Azerbaijan, a former republic of the Soviet Union, was received at the White House with full honors for an official working visit with President Bill Clinton. Vice President Al Gore, Speaker Newt Gingrich and Defense Secretary William Cohen also met with Mr. Aliyev. The White House used the occasion to announce several economic assistance packages while President Aliyev signed a new Amoco exploration deal. Of course, Mr. Aliyev’s reception at the White House was only one step in an elaborate Clinton administration policy in the pursuit of what it considers a U.S. national interest: ensuring the potentially lucrative oil reserves in Azerbaijan and adjoining energy fields in the Caspian Sea flow through pipelines in a westward direction to the markets of Turkey and Western Europe. In order to achieve this goal, the administration has actively engaged the government of Azerbaijan with public and private diplomacy, offered the prospect of closer defense cooperation, provided commercial incentives to boost investment in Azerbaijan, and pressed Congress to lift sanctions imposed for its conflict with Armenia. In fashioning a policy of active engagement with both Azerbaijan and its Central Asian neighbors, the Clinton administration relied mostly on public displays of partnership, including frequent visits by senior U.S. officials to the region and public statements on U.S. hopes for the region. In its initial contact
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