At around the same time that they invented inscriptions by which tocommunicate with gods and with future kings, the kings’ scribesbegan to use writing for addressing those at a different kind ofdistance from themselves—kings of other lands.
Note the shifts in potential audience(s) of early writing.
John Kerry besucht in dieser Woche China für dreitägige Gespräche mit seinem Pendant Xie Zhenhua. Konkrete Ergebnisse dieses Treffens werden von den meisten Experten nicht erwartet. Ein mögliches Ergebnis könnten regelmäßige Gespräche beide Seiten zur Abstimmung ihrer Dekarbonisierungspolitik sein. Hintergrundbericht in der New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/15/climate/us-china-climate-talks.html
Die britische Regierung streicht den höchsten diplomatischen Posten für Klimapolitik. Fachleute sind über diesen rückwärtsgewandten Schritt entsetzt. Der neue britische Energy Security Plan reicht nicht aus, um die Pariser Klimaziele zu erreichen. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/13/uk-accused-of-backwards-step-for-axing-top-climate-diplomat-role
Fascinating read. Esp the build up in the year before the Russian full invasion of Ukraine started.
Peter the Greatcontemplated using alliance with the pirates to establish a Russiancolony on Madagascar.5
TheSwedish government actually signed initial treaties and prepared tosend an ambassador before discovering the ruse;
CNN, A. by J. G. (n.d.). Analysis: Xi Jinping touts coronavirus cooperation as China persists with vaccine disinformation push. CNN. Retrieved March 1, 2021, from https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/26/asia/xi-jinping-china-vaccine-intl-hnk/index.html
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Max Bergmann, a former State Department employee, says Rex Tillerson is wrecking it.
They understand that cases like these impede more productive relations.