WikiLeaks cables release reshapes diplomatic landscape
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PARIS — Was the WikiLeaks cable release a stone thrown into the waters of US diplomacy, causing waves that will eventually calm, or a brick though the window of the State Department, causing irreparable harm?
With only 1,200 of the quarter million stolen US diplomatic telegrams so far released, it is perhaps too early to understand all the repercussions for the sole superpower’s international standing and for current crises.
But it is already possible to see certain diplomatic realignments — some aspects of foreign relations may never be the same again.
One of the early surprises was the revelation of the extent to which Arab fears of a future nuclear-armed Iran have put them on the same page as their traditional foe Israel in pushing for military action against Tehran.
Washington’s inability to keep its secrets secret has seen it lose face with rising rival China, and Beijing has been careful not to let its own guard down, giving a careful response to leaked criticisms of its policy..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20101213com5.html
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