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... diplomatic note ; that kind of war was ' only diplomacy some- what intensified ' . In essence diplomatic despatches breathed deference , but their courtesy was less effective than the silent threats which underwrote them . The threat ...
... diplomatic note ; that kind of war was ' only diplomacy some- what intensified ' . In essence diplomatic despatches breathed deference , but their courtesy was less effective than the silent threats which underwrote them . The threat ...
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... diplomatic crisis and the outbreak of war seems central to the understanding of war . That link however seems to be misunderstood . Thus many historians , in explaining the outbreak of war , argue that ' the breakdown in diplomacy led ...
... diplomatic crisis and the outbreak of war seems central to the understanding of war . That link however seems to be misunderstood . Thus many historians , in explaining the outbreak of war , argue that ' the breakdown in diplomacy led ...
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... diplomatic market is much closer to barter , and so resembles an ancient bazaar in which the traders have no ... diplomatic crisis is like a crisis in international pay . ments ; like a crisis in the English pound or the French ...
... diplomatic market is much closer to barter , and so resembles an ancient bazaar in which the traders have no ... diplomatic crisis is like a crisis in international pay . ments ; like a crisis in the English pound or the French ...
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