International law now covers vast and complex areas of…

Honduras is strongly anti-Communist, maintains no diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, and has provided vital support for United States-backed rebels fighting to overthrow…

— Stephen Kinzer

“International law now covers vast and complex areas of transnational concern, including traditional topics, such as the position of states,59 state succession,60 state responsibility,61…

— Anonymous

Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.

— Ambrose Bierce

“For most of their history in China, Pugs were treasured dogs. By law, they could only be owned by nobility or by Buddhist monks.…

— Liz Palika

Foe means enemy. Now, will we have differences of opinion with the Russians? Yes. Will they get mad at us from time to time,…

— Colin Powell

In January 1961, the United States severed diplomatic relations in response to Cuban nationalisation of U.S.-owned sugar plantations, banks and businesses.

— Tariq Ali

A very large majority of the U.S. population is in favor of establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba and has been for a long time…

— Noam Chomsky

It's quite challenging in dealing with a country like Venezuela, where the diplomatic relations, if they exist at all, can be strained.

— Alejandro Mayorkas

If we are to retain our position as the world's leading superpower, we must maintain our influence and diplomatic relationships. We cannot do that…

— MJ Hegar

“China's internal divisions have made it far harder to strike the kind of deals that made it possible for the two countries to open…

— David E. Sanger

If the North Korean side shows no sincerity in solving the nuclear weapon, abduction and missile issues, then the likelihood of normalization of diplomatic…

— Koichi Haraguchi

“In 1784, he will also order his corsairs to capture a US merchant ship, the Betsey. Once they are taken hostage, the Sultan uses…

— Linda Colley

“On January 2, 1956 President Tubman’s staff informed the American Ambassador, General Richard Lee Jones, that the Soviet delegation had sent him a note…

— Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater Two

“The United States became engaged in hostilities with North Vietnam on November 1, 1955, when President Eisenhower deployed the Military Assistance Advisory Group as…

— Captain Hank Bracker, The Exciting Story of Cuba

My advice for Obama concerning Iran is just to do what you already promised you would do, open up communications with Iran. Which is…

— Reza Aslan