{"id":3982,"date":"2017-04-17T21:02:33","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T01:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/diplomacy\/?p=3982"},"modified":"2017-04-17T21:02:33","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T01:02:33","slug":"the-diplomacy-cable-04172017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/journalofdiplomacy\/2017\/04\/the-diplomacy-cable-04172017\/","title":{"rendered":"The Diplomacy Cable 04\/17\/2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Diplomacy Cable<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the invention of the telegraph cables in the 19th<\/sup> century, international consulates and embassies began sending shorter encrypted telegrams, using Morse Code. While the messages are now sent electronically, the moniker \u201ccable\u201d stuck and the term is still in use today for shorter, encrypted diplomatic messages. <\/em><\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s Comeback Kid<\/strong><\/p>\n

Former president of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered to run in the presidential election this May. According to Reuters<\/a>, the Supreme Leader of Iran warned Ahmadinejad not to enter the race, but he considered this to be \u201cjust advice.\u201d However, Ahmadinejad may have prices to pay for defying the wishes of the Supreme Leader, and analysts say that the Supreme Leader \u201cwill not forget this move.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Endangered Indigenous Languages<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a remote community in Australia\u2019s Northern Territory, the last native Ngandi speaker is working to pass on the language to the younger generations. There are six other endangered languages in the region, and the main language spoken is Kriol. ABC<\/a> reports that Grant Mathumba Thompson did not have the opportunity to learn this endangered language while he was growing up, and now he feels a certain responsibility to teach it to the younger generations.<\/p>\n

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North Korea and the Nuclear Situation<\/strong><\/p>\n

North Korea\u2019s deputy UN ambassador has accused the US of turning the Korean-Peninsula into \u201cthe world\u2019s biggest hotspot\u201d. According to ABC<\/a>, as North Korea moves to improve its weapons development, tensions have escalated. Last year, North Korea has conducted two nuclear tests and 24 ballistic missile tests.<\/p>\n

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Erdogan Denounces the West <\/strong><\/p>\n

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, who recently won new powers in a referendum, has suffered criticism from European monitors. Erdogan told foreign election observers that they should \u201cknow their place,\u201d reports Reuters<\/a>. He has argued that in order to maintain stability within the country, a concentration of power is needed.<\/p>\n

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G7 Meeting in Lucca<\/strong><\/p>\n

During a meeting of the G7 meeting in Italy last week, members were unable to agree on a proposal from United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson for sanctions against Russia for supporting the Assad government even after the deadly chemical attacks. The BBC<\/a> reports Italy\u2019s foreign minister preferred to engage in talks with the Russians as opposed to \u201cbacking them into a corner,\u201d and United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson departed for Moscow after the G7 meeting for talks.<\/p>\n

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Diplomacy Fast Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe qualities of a diplomat are sleepless tact, unmovable calmness and a patience that no folly, no provocation, no blunders may shake.\u201d Who said this?<\/p>\n

Benjamin Franklin.<\/p>\n

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Patricia Mace<\/em><\/strong> is a second semester graduate student at Seton Hall University. She is currently pursuing her master\u2019s degree in Diplomacy and International Relations with a specialization in global negotiation and conflict management. She received her undergraduate degree in History, Japanese, and International Relations from University of Delaware. <\/em><\/p>\n

Erin Dobbs<\/em><\/strong> is a second year graduate student at Seton Hall University. She is pursuing her master’s degree in diplomacy and international relations with specializations in foreign policy analysis and global negotiation and conflict management. She received her undergraduate degree in political science and history from Villanova University.<\/em><\/p>\n

Follow the Journal of Diplomacy on Twitter at @JournalofDiplo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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