💠‘Dead cat diplomacy’ fails here💠
Politics / August 13, 2024 - 22:49 / https://www.tehrantimes.com
By Mona Hojat Ansari
💠‘Dead cat diplomacy’ fails here💠
Western calls, statements intended to tamper Iran's calculations ahead of retaliation against Israel
TEHRAN – The “dead cat diplomacy”, a tactic used to lay the blame at the opposing party and its allies’ feet when negotiations are on the brink of collapse or have already failed, may have been a coercive tool to pressure regional countries back in 1991, the time Israel could still present itself as the victim.
In 2024, however, the growing awareness regarding Israel’s true apartheid colors and the West’s hypocritical approach to human rights, make it unlikely that the appearance of new dead cats at Iran’s or Hamas’ doorsteps would turn them into the culprits.
The term “dead cat diplomacy” was first coined by former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker, who was struggling to persuade disillusioned Arab leaders to attend the 1991 Madrid Peace Conference with Israel.
The Madrid Conference, despite not producing any treaties at the time, became the stepping stone for Washington to importune regional countries to let their guards down against Israel.
It laid the groundwork for the Jordan-Israel Peace Treaty in 1994 and even the Abraham Accords, according to which the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan normalized ties with Israel in 2020.
Arab leaders’ hesitancy to engage in talks with Israel following the regime’s blatant disregard of its commitments under the Geneva Conference of 1973, had become a real drain on Washington’s time.
The U.S. needed to impose a solution on Arabs in the aftermath of the first Persian Gulf War, and at the same time make it look credible.
Since 1989, Baker had been attempting to engage Arab nations in discussions with Israel. After struggling to achieve a significant progress, he decided it was time to adopt a new strategy. Between March and October 1991, Baker made eight trips to West Asia, meeting with leaders from Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and a Palestinian delegation.
During these meetings, he warned Arab leaders about the repercussions of refusing to negotiate with Israel.
Meanwhile, to shift blame for the lack of peace in the region, he publicly criticized the Arabs, particularly the Palestinians.
By leveraging the media, Baker created an environment where Arab nations felt they could not withdraw from negotiations without being seen as opposing peace, as noted by Aaron Miller, one of his advisors on West Asia.
Since Baker’s successful pull at Arabs to concede to Israel, the so-called dead cat diplomacy became the strategy of choice for American politicians at any negotiating table.
Washington seems to believe that it is in a propitious position regardless of what’s happening on the ground, due to its control over media and expertise at playing mind games. But what goes down in the field of diplomacy and optics, must eventually come down.
/ https://www.tehrantimes.com
By Mona Hojat Ansari
💠‘Dead cat diplomacy’ fails here💠
Western calls, statements intended to tamper Iran's calculations ahead of retaliation against Israel
TEHRAN – The “dead cat diplomacy”, a tactic used to lay the blame at the opposing party and its allies’ feet when negotiations are on the brink of collapse or have already failed, may have been a coercive tool to pressure regional countries back in 1991, the time Israel could still present itself as the victim.
In 2024, however, the growing awareness regarding Israel’s true apartheid colors and the West’s hypocritical approach to human rights, make it unlikely that the appearance of new dead cats at Iran’s or Hamas’ doorsteps would turn them into the culprits.
The term “dead cat diplomacy” was first coined by former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker, who was struggling to persuade disillusioned Arab leaders to attend the 1991 Madrid Peace Conference with Israel.
The Madrid Conference, despite not producing any treaties at the time, became the stepping stone for Washington to importune regional countries to let their guards down against Israel.
It laid the groundwork for the Jordan-Israel Peace Treaty in 1994 and even the Abraham Accords, according to which the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan normalized ties with Israel in 2020.
Arab leaders’ hesitancy to engage in talks with Israel following the regime’s blatant disregard of its commitments under the Geneva Conference of 1973, had become a real drain on Washington’s time.
The U.S. needed to impose a solution on Arabs in the aftermath of the first Persian Gulf War, and at the same time make it look credible.
Since 1989, Baker had been attempting to engage Arab nations in discussions with Israel. After struggling to achieve a significant progress, he decided it was time to adopt a new strategy. Between March and October 1991, Baker made eight trips to West Asia, meeting with leaders from Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and a Palestinian delegation.
During these meetings, he warned Arab leaders about the repercussions of refusing to negotiate with Israel.
Meanwhile, to shift blame for the lack of peace in the region, he publicly criticized the Arabs, particularly the Palestinians.
By leveraging the media, Baker created an environment where Arab nations felt they could not withdraw from negotiations without being seen as opposing peace, as noted by Aaron Miller, one of his advisors on West Asia.
Since Baker’s successful pull at Arabs to concede to Israel, the so-called dead cat diplomacy became the strategy of choice for American politicians at any negotiating table.
Washington seems to believe that it is in a propitious position regardless of what’s happening on the ground, due to its control over media and expertise at playing mind games. But what goes down in the field of diplomacy and optics, must eventually come down.
/ https://www.tehrantimes.com
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