We know the diplomatic justification of "stability" for Western donor inaction in Ethiopia has a long and ignoble history.
The report stresses that to have any chance of success, the US and its allies must also continue to provide military and civilian training, and increase diplomatic efforts to maintain stability.
A growing number of leading Republicans who want to save the party are now convinced that you do not have the temperament, knowledge, stability, and diplomatic savvy, not to speak of the moral authority, to lead the country.
The harder work of promoting peace and stability using diplomatic, economic, and other non-military tools has taken a back seat to a "sell first, ask questions later" policy on weapons transfers.
Increasing global health funding will require that we do a better job of communicating with the American people about the enormous pay off of U.S. investments in this area: in lives saved, economic growth, political stability and diplomatic benefits for our country.
While the Bahrain government's official response to the interim deal was a restrained welcome, describing it as "consistent with its stances and policies, which advocate diplomatic solutions to maintain stability," Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa was quoted by the UK Daily Telegraph as attacking Washington, calling its approach "schizophrenic... transient and reactive".
The report, released five months before the United States is scheduled to withdraw 47,000 troops from Iraq, paints a bleaker picture of the country's stability than assessments by diplomatic officials.
The Senate has made it clear that it will not accept drastic cuts to diplomatic resources, and that it wants stability in the foreign policy process.
As Iran and the West resume their diplomatic dance, questions about Iran's internal stability loom large.
American officials, hoping to restore stability to Peru, had applied diplomatic pressure on Panama in recent weeks to grant Mr. Montesinos at least temporary residency.
