Case Quote by Jens Martin Skibsted

“It's time for us to reassess our diplomatic playbook and adopt a more pragmatic and effective strategy for navigating the intricate web of global…

— Dipti Dhakul

“You know, in the realm of diplomacy, we are all bound to defend and promote our respective national interests. But, there is also such…

— SBYudhoyono

Policies that engage us again in the international fight for real climate protection.

— Bill McKibben

Given the nature and magnitude of the challenge, national action alone is insufficient. No nation can address this challenge on its own. No region…

— Ban Ki-moon

We must focus much more on developing countries' own policies and priorities, and increase policy and operational coherence between national, regional and multilateral actors.

— Anna Lindh

How we [Americans] move [on climate] will determine the international direction. To lead, we must act.

— Eileen Claussen

We have to establish a joint strategy on other issues, such as Iran and North Korea, but also on climate change. That's why I…

— Emmanuel Macron

the purpose of foreign policy is to persuade others to do what we want or, better yet, to want what we want.

— Madeleine Albright

We always have hoped that American diplomacy deploys itself in dialogue and persuasion rather than by ultimatums. That is the path we want in…

— Mahmoud Abbas

What we (U.S.) have done, is undertaken diplomacy through public assertions that tend to alienate everyone.

— John Prendergast

The most successful cultural diplomacy strategy integrates people-to-people or arts/culture/media-to-people interactions into the basic business of diplomacy. The programs in Afghanistan, Egypt, and Iran…

— Cynthia P. Schneider

Diplomacy is like jazz: endless variations on a theme.

— Richard Holbrooke