Shuttle Diplomacy: Middle East Peace Talks

Middle East peace talks: Kerry engages in shuttle diplomacy in attempt to restart Middle East peace talks, according to Globe and Mail. Lebanese army battles cleric as Syrian civil war spills across border Video There is a recurring tendency in the West to believe that invoking liberal internationalist principles can resolve even the most vexing crises abroad. This was the unstated assumption in a recent article criticizing Prime Minister Stephen Harpers disavowal of the Responsibility to Protect R2P doctrine in Syria. While Mr. Harper has repeatedly used undiplomatic language to refer to countries he dislikes, the claim that Canada should invoke an interventionist principle to solve a sectarian and proxy war in the Middle East is both wrongheaded and dangerous. More Related to this Story LEWIS MacKENZIE Why this strategy wont fly in Syria (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.