Hacker News with Generative AI: Diplomacy

Ukraine isn't invited to its own peace talks. History is full of such examples (theconversation.com)
Ukraine has not been invited to a key meeting between American and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia this week to decide what peace in the country might look like.

Ukraine, International Relations, Diplomacy, Geopolitics, War

27 points by vinnyglennon 3 days ago | 2 comments

Russian and American officials will hold talks on ending war without Kyiv (apnews.com)
Senior American and Russian officials, including the countries’ top diplomats, will hold talks on improving their ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine, officials said Monday, in what would be the most significant meeting between the sides since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor nearly three years ago.

Russia, Ukraine, Diplomacy, International Relations, War

14 points by geox 4 days ago | 1 comments

Treaties Lost in Translation (historytoday.com)
In early May 2019, the Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono travelled to Moscow to meet with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, to settle an old score.

International Relations, History, Diplomacy, Russia, Japan

3 points by Vigier 14 days ago | 0 comments

As China seeks influence, it has a cuddly way into City Hall: Pandas (nytimes.com)
After joining the Chinese leader Xi Jinping for dinner last year, Mayor London Breed of San Francisco accompanied him to the airport to bid him farewell. There, on the tarmac, she made her request: pandas.

China, Politics, Diplomacy, San Francisco, Animals

3 points by PaulHoule 40 days ago | 1 comments

Joint Declaration by Ministers of Germany, France, Poland, Italy, Spain, UK (auswaertiges-amt.de)
In Warsaw today, the Foreign Ministers of the Weimar Triangle from Germany, France and Poland discussed Europe’s security policy challenges with the Foreign Ministers of Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom as well as the designated High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

Politics, International Relations, Europe, Diplomacy, Security

122 points by consumer451 94 days ago | 208 comments

Elon Musk Met with Iran's U.N. Ambassador, Iranian Officials Say (nytimes.com)
Elon Musk, a close adviser to President-elect Donald J. Trump, met with Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations on Monday in New York in a session that two Iranian officials described as a discussion of how to defuse tensions between Iran and the United States.

Politics, International Relations, Iran, United States, Diplomacy

12 points by 2OEH8eoCRo0 99 days ago | 3 comments

China's consul general in New York reportedly expelled (theguardian.com)

China, Diplomacy, United States, International Relations, News

10 points by wslh 170 days ago | 0 comments

New U.N. Cybercrime Treaty Unanimously Approved, Could Threaten Human Rights (scientificamerican.com)

Cybersecurity, International Law, Human Rights, Diplomacy

108 points by walterbell 195 days ago | 52 comments

Russia Releases Evan Gershkovich in Sweeping Prisoner Swap (nytimes.com)

Russia, Prisoner Exchange, International Relations, Diplomacy

7 points by ctc24 204 days ago | 5 comments

US Reporter Released by Russia in Multi-Country Prisoner Swap (bloomberg.com)