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US ‘Diplomacy’ in International Relations: Understanding Newspeak

The U.S. mainstream media has a rather strange understanding of what “diplomacy” in international relations means. Under the headline “Obama Signals a Shift From Military Might to Diplomacy”, Mark Landler in the New York Times offers two problematic examples that are somehow supposed to support this thesis: Iran and Syria.

The Iran Nuclear Deal and Why Negotiations Will Fail

There was a great deal of buzz about the initial agreement between the U.S. and its Western allies and Iran, with the media calling it “historic”, “a breakthrough” and a “game-changer”. The media is also characterizing the Obama administration’s role as ushering in a new era of U.S. diplomacy. But the U.S. is not engaged in diplomacy, and the Iran nuclear deal is not a serious step towards rapprochement, as far as the U.S. is concerned, which is why the continuing talks will ultimately fail to resolve the dispute over Iran’s nuclear program.

Understanding Media Propaganda About Recent Talks Over Iran’s Nuclear Program

There are a couple points worth noting about recent reporting on the recent talks between the U.S. and its Western allies and Iran over its nuclear program. The first is that the media effectively accepts the U.S. government’s framework that Iran’s rights derive from Washington, D.C. The second point to note about recent reporting is how meaninglessly the word “diplomacy” is being used. The full spectrum of opinion on the subject ranges from support for the Obama administration’s efforts to bully Iran into surrendering its rights to criticisms of Obama for not doing even more to punish the Iranians into submission. That’s it.

The Washington Post’s Iran Warmongering

A recent editorial in the Washington Post suggests that the Obama administration should threaten Iran with war if it doesn't accept U.S. ultimatums. It begins: AS THE YEAR begins, the Obama administration and its diplomatic partners are expecting the...

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