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The way in which states are dealing with one another has changed more in the past decades than in the 350 years since the Peace of Westphalia. This accessible volume supplements the analyses of more familiar topics in the introductory literature on diplomacy. Experts from nine countries examine some of the ways in which diplomatic practice after 1945 has adapted to fundamental changes in international relations, or is still trying to come to terms with them. This book gives insights into a transforming diplomatic landscape and the changing forms and modalities of contemporary diplomacy.
List of contents
Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Introduction; J. Melissen Reflections on the New Global Diplomacy: Statecraft 2500 B.C.-2000 A. D.; R. Cohen PART I: DIPLOMACY IN A WORLD OF CHANGE Catalytic Diplomacy: Beyond 'Newness' and 'Decline'; B. Hocking The Diplomacy of Revolutionary States; D. Armstrong The Diplomacy of Reintegration: South Africa Back into the Fold; M. Muller PART II: MULTIPLE TRACKS The Changing Nature of Diplomatic Negotiation; P. Meerts The Influence of Informal Groups in Multilateral Diplomacy; H. Leigh-Phippard Unofficial Intervention: Potential Contributions to Resolving Ethnonational Conflicts; N. Rouhana PART III: THE MEDIA AND IT Monitored Broadcasts and Diplomacy; G. Rawnsley Trends in Diplomatic Signalling; C. Jonsson and K. Aggestam Diplomacy in the Age of Information Technology; J. Kurbalija PART IV: UNORTHODOX DIPLOMACY A Bilateral Dialogue Regime: US-Vietnamese Relations after the Fall of Saigon; M. Bell The Significance of the Diplomatic Corps: the US-North Korea Talks; G. Berridge and N. Gallo The Substitution of Conventional Diplomatic Relations: The Case of Taiwan; F. Mengin Index
Summary
An overview of the changes in international diplomacy which have taken place since 1945. The study takes the impact of modern media and information technology into account in its conclusions.
