Good article. It is somewhat arrogant and foolish of us to think that we have the solutions for another state. Yes, we must engage with other countries and at the same time, work for incremental change. We can find things we do agree on, and do them. Putting it another way, should Saudi Arabia refuse to trade with us because we refuse to fund equitable educational opportunities for our First Nations children? Maybe they should, but would that bring about change here? Does Saudi Arabia really know how to bring about the changes we need to make in our own back yard?
Did the west do well in forcing regime change in Iraq?