الدور العماني في تعزيز الأخلاق بين التنظير والتطبيق

الدورُ العُماني في تعزيز الأخلاق بين التنظير والتطبيق

UK، France، Russia، and China) plus Germany. A significant portion of the talks that led two years later to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) between Iran and the Po plus Germany and the European Union were held in Oman، and Oman has hosted subsequent US-Iran discussions on the implementation of that agreement (until the first Trump administration walked away from the nuclear deal). Oman was also the mediator، under Sultan Qaboos's successor، Sultan Haitham، between the US and Iran on the efforts to reach a new deal to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions—until the US joined Israel in bombarding Iran's nuclear facilities in ???? and the talks were put on ice.

The Upshot: A Shining Example of Ethical Diplomacy

Few countries manage to turn themselves into an indispensable diplomatic partner for so many completely different international actors، even those- -or maybe especially those in active conflict with each other. The Ibadi principle of tolerance of differences turned out to be a potent tool of soft power that could open the most recalcitrant doors. The idea that the "enemy of my friend may still be my friend" made it possible for Oman to never break diplomatic relations with another nation، helping to search for satisfactory trade-offs and mutual benefits to smooth out tensions. It is not surprising then that it did not take long for Sultan Qaboos to become a trusted interlocutor and mediator on security issues، and Muscat into the go-to place to seek dialogue between opposing parties.

Reassuringly، this tradition and attitude has been wholeheartedly espoused by Sultan Qaboos's successor، Sultan

Lefebvre، J. A.: "Oman's Foreign Policy in the Twenty-First Century." The Middle East Policy Council، XVII()، https://www.mepc.org/omans-foreign-policy-twenty-first-century. …

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