BLUESKY When do U.S. officials call other leaders “friends” — and what does that language do, politically? I explore this question in “Fragile Bonds and Strategic Ties: The Politics of Friendship and Affective Alignment in U.S. Diplomacy.” www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Fragile bonds and strategic ties: the politics of friendship and affective alignment in US diplomacy
This article examines the strategic, affective and performative dimensions of ‘friendship’ in contemporary US foreign policy. Utilising three case studies that span domestic, multilateral, and bila...
