NguTom H. Hastings
Wonke umntu uyazi ukuba idiplomacy yeyona ndlela ibuthathaka yokujongana novukelo kunye neemfazwe zamakhaya, izohlwayo ezinzima zilandela, kwaye ukuba ufuna ngokwenene ukuphelisa imfazwe yamakhaya, uxolo, udinga umkhosi.
Ewe, wonke umntu ucinga oko.
Kulungile, akunjalo wonke.
Kuyavela ukuba, olo cwangco lokusebenza luhlehle ngokuchanekileyo. Izazinzulu ezintathu zezopolitiko zenze imbali ufundisiso yazo zonke iintshukumo zokuzilawula ezazikhangeleka okanye eneneni zaba ziimfazwe zamakhaya phakathi ko-1960-2005 ezaphumela kwizigqibo zeBhunga loKhuseleko leZizwe Ezimanyeneyo.
Iziphumo zazicacile. Ukusebenzisa imikhosi yeZizwe Ezimanyeneyo phantse akuzange kube namphumo ekupheliseni imfazwe yamakhaya. Izohlwayo bezingcono, kodwa amanyathelo ozakuzo aye aphumelela kaninzi kunezinye iindlela.
Ngaba oku kuhlala kuyinyaniso? Ewe akunjalo, kodwa ukuba ufuna ukuhamba nokubheja kwakho ukuthintela iimfazwe, phuma i-Ban Ki-Moonies kunye neqela lakhe labancedisi. Thina e-US ngokubanzi singayihoyi okanye sihleke kwi-Kofi Annan, okanye i-Boutrus Boutrus-Ghali. Ii-wimps ezingasebenziyo! Thumela kwiiMarines.
Enye intsomi iluma uthuli.
Cinga ngexabiso / inzuzo yematrix. Kuthekani ukuba sasithumele uNobhala wezelizwe wase-US uJames Baker okanye mhlawumbi uNobhala-Jikelele we-UN uJavier Pèrez de Cuèllar ukujongana noSaddam Hussein ngo-Agasti we-1990 endaweni yokuhlanganisa ngokukhawuleza ukuya emfazweni? Elo yayilixesha elenzelwe idiplomacy elalinokuphetshwa 383 US efile, 467 US benzakele, I-102 yeebhiliyoni zeedola kwiindleko zase-US kwaye i uqikelelo oluphantsi bamalunga nama-20,000 abantu baseIraq ababuleweyo, isiqingatha sabo singabemi. Endaweni yoko, uGeorge Bush oMdala waqala wafunxa uSaddam ngu UAprili Glaspie uyaqhuma, ukunika uSaddam ukukhanya okuluhlaza kwe-US ukuba ahlasele iKuwait kwaye ngoko nangoko abhengeze "Oku akuyi kuma,” eqalisa ukwakha aze ahlasele. Konke kunokwenzeka ukuba kuphephe ngokupheleleyo.
Le yenye yeemfazwe ezincinci zase-US, egazini kunye nobutyebi. Kuthekani ukuba i-diplomacy yayinokuthintela imfazwe enye? Ngaba oko akuwufanele umgudu onzulu ngokwenene? Ngaba ubomi babantu kunye namandla amakhulu / imali / iindleko zezibonelelo zixabisa umgudu othile onzima ngoonozakuzaku, ngabalamli, ngabangeneleli abaziingcali? Kwinkalo yam yeNguqu yongquzulwano sihlala sikholelwa ukuba, kwaye uphando lubonisa ukuba iindlela zethu ziphezulu kakhulu (ngaphandle kokuba imfazwe profiteer, udidi oluphezulu lwabantu abancedisa ukubumba isigidimi seendaba esingenalo umkhondo, loo ntetho ibuthathaka, kwaye ibhomu kuphela kunye nemisebenzi ehlaselayo).
Ngaba ndiyachasa umgaqo-nkqubo wemfazwe wase-US? Ewe, ndingatsho njalo, kwaye loo nto indenza umngcatshi kunye nokujoliswa ngokusemthethweni kuhlaselo lwe-drone, ngokutsho kukanjingalwazi wezomthetho waseWest Point. Ngaba ndifanele ndilumkise abantu endihlala nabo? Linda-uthi kuphela abaphengululi bezomthetho abaphikisanayo zizinto ezijoliswe kuzo ezisemthethweni. Ndingumfundi woxolo kunye nokungabikho kobundlobongela, ngoko ke ukuchasa kwam akukafaneleki ukuba kujoliswe kuyo, ngokucacileyo, okanye mhlawumbi ucinga nje ukuba abaphengululi bamatshantliziyo njengam bebejoliswe ngokusemthethweni ngalo lonke ixesha.
Kuya kufuneka ndibuze ukubona ukuba ndingafumana uncedo oluncinci kwi-UN kule. Amathuba am aya kuphuculwa, ubuncinci ngokwesayensi.
UDkt. H. H. Hastings nguye oyintloko kwiSebe leSigqibo seNtsholongwane kwiYunivesithi yasePortland State kwaye nguMlawuli oyiNtloko PeaceVoice.
