But negotiation must also demonstrate that everything that could be done has in fact been done before further steps – especially the highly risky and fraught decision to take military action – are considered. Military measures require broad international acceptance, and that condition can be met only in a context of good-faith efforts at diplomacy.
第一个目的当然是说服问题国家按另一方的要求行事。但谈判也必须证明所有能做的事情在考虑采取下一步行动前都做过了——特别是存在高度风险、令人忧心忡忡的动武决策。军事手段要求广泛的国际认可，而这一条件只有在诚信外交的环境下才能达到。