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"Since its creation more than
350 years ago, the modern state system has rested on the concept of sovereignty.
It was always assumed that every state could control and direct the threats
emerging from its territory. It was also assumed that weak and poorly governed
states were merely a burden to their people, or at most, an international
humanitarian concern but never a true security threat. Today, however, these old
assumptions no longer hold."
"I would define the objective of
transformational diplomacy this way: to work with our many partners around the
world, to build and sustain democratic, well-governed states that will respond
to the needs of their people and conduct themselves responsibly in the
international system."
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