Diplomacy: a genteel world combusts in online era

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AFP Washington
Last Updated : Jul 10 2019 | 2:45 AM IST

President Donald Trump's fury over leaked cables written by the British ambassador demonstrates the growing predicament faced by diplomats whose profession -- once nearly synonymous with a stiff-upper-lip decorum -- has become explosive in the era of internet leaks.

Trump -- never one to be described as diplomatic -- on Tuesday branded Ambassador Kim Darroch "a very stupid guy" and a "pompous fool" after a confidential missive described the White House as "uniquely dysfunctional."

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First Published: Jul 10 2019 | 2:45 AM IST

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