Practical Diplomacy, Friday

[saddeserthermit]

"Today we're going to talk about the diplomatic problem of someone not stepping down after they've been deposed," Anakin said.

"Imagine a neighboring country has seen its first democratic elections in many decades," Obi-Wan said. "For a moment, it look as if the dictator is willing to step aside peacefully. But then he changes his mind."

"How would you try to negotiate to avoid violence?" Anakin asked. "Is it even possible?"

"Or is avoiding violence genuinely your ultimate goal?" Obi-Wan said. "Your forces are much stronger than this nation's. The sitting dictator claims there were 'inaccuracies' in the vote... do you let him fly past with such a rationale?"

As he finished speaking, he began to hand out packages of information on The Gambia. "Please form a team with another student, representing another concerned nation, and discuss."

Comments

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[vrajna_kralis]

Hyacinthe didn't look convinced. His expression was decidedly If You Say So.

"But how is it my place to step in if I do not like the way another ruler behaves?" he asked instead. "Surely I'd not wished to be interfered with, were our roles reversed."

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[sith_happened]

"Because in a democracy, that ruler works for you," Anakin said.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[vrajna_kralis]

Yeah, that expression was only getting moreso.

"Truly," he said. Flatly. "Works for me."