International Diplomacy Pillows

Korea

'Surely you wouldn't want me to laugh at your joke if I didn't think it was funny!'

Schengen

"Nation-building never works."

Trump Administration Raising White Flag in Ukraine

"Can I savor this for a few moments? The ball's never been in my court before!"

"Tariffs love me...tariffs love me not..."

Who will determine Venezuela's future?

Albania and North Macedonia: entrance denied

UK/US Free Trade Deal

"'I don't want war'. . . well, wither our translation program is broke or this president has a strange kind of humor!"

Foreign Markets with Big Barriers

"They decided giving out pink slips was too impersonal. So now they're blue."

"The kids love it, and it's saved my marriage."

"Be patient. He'll have to visit the water cooler sooner or later."

"DeepSeek" "Stargate"

"Well, it looks like the merger is off."

"I need to see your budget proposal."

Neo-International Law

"We can waste time and look for a solution or...just find a scapegoat?"

Inclusive speech

"I can't decide what I fear the most, Putin's Russia or Putin's America."

'Hey, look, I can stand up and shout, too!'

Putin and Zelensky

'You really want that promotion, don't you, Sherman?'

"I just want you to know that promotion, this office, and those Luna bars were mine!"

USAID Octopus Wrapping Around Globe

'The toughest things you have to deal with in this job, is feelings and lawyers.'

'I am willing to concede that the company has been underperforming of late...'

Tug of Negotiation and Conciliation.

"You are being overly-defensive again, Brenda!"

'I went into that meeting with a hidden agenda and then forgot where I put it.'

G7 Summit Concern

US and the EU