The Israelis just banned the Arab League from sending a delegation to Ramallah and then also just bombed Syria three times in a row for the first time in weeks
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arthur eckstein has a book ive been meaning to read about how diplomacy in the classical world was notably lacking in what we may call social graces. there wasnt much in the way of permanent ambassadors, emissaries were often exceedingly blunt and used the language of coercion, and
often did so in public settings where the rulers of the approached nations basically had no choice but to respond with concern primarily for the dignity of their court
@bretdevereaux.bsky.social how realistic is 'social media and tabloid media has reproduced the kind of signalling and lack of subtlety that characterized classical diplomacy in eckstein' as a thesis
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