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Rogue states seek nuclear weapons, terrorists enlist modern technology in service of mass murder and tyrannical regimes spin networks and alliances

The ‘Disappointing’ Lingo Of Modern Diplomacy

By Claudia Rosett
Thursday, August 13, 2009
- Forbes

We’ve entered an age of growing threats and great perils. Rogue states seek nuclear weapons, terrorists enlist modern technology in service of mass murder and tyrannical regimes spin networks and alliances that cross oceans and span continents, from Iran to Venezuela, from North Korea to Burma, from China to Sudan.

With what kind of language do the diplomats and political leaders of the democratic world address the fomenters of these threats? All too often, they default to lingo also applied these days to naughty 4-year-olds.

“Disappointing.â€