Diplomacy Topics

Mediation is a dispute resolution process in which a neutral third party assists the participants to reach a voluntary and informed settlement. Mediation and diplomacy have both been used more and more frequently after the Second World War in order to prevent such a tragedy from reoccurring. Diplomacy can...

Kissinger begins his chef-d'oeuvre with a focal point on America and its journey through international political relations. He sees America as holding two different attacks to foreign policy ; One where America acts as a beacon. and the other where America acts as a missional. This function was non chosen by...

Kissinger begins his chef-d'oeuvre with a focal point on America and its journey through international political relations. He sees America as holding two different attacks to foreign policy ; One where America acts as a beacon. and the other where America acts as a missional. This function was non chosen by...

            Historical episodes suggest that the use of military coercion as a means of political maneuvering not only diminishes the bargaining range and increases the risk of the very outcome (i.e., unwanted war) state leaders seek to avoid, but also is essentially equivalent to starting a war.  In fact,...

The Cold War and U. S. Diplomacy: The Truman Doctrine Ardell Simmons Professor Muhammad Sohna Politics 300 Friday, December 2, 2011 The Truman Doctrine: Contain the Expansion of Communism, Presumably Everywhere Summarize a situation that required U. S. diplomatic efforts during the president’s time in...

International Relations Question: A diplomat is an honest man sent abroad to lie for his country. Discuss (3,000 words, academically written) Diplomats have generally been considered members of an restricted and prominent occupation. The public image of diplomats has been described as "a caricature of...

- Codevilla made a distinction between Diplomacy, Statecraft, and War. To what was he referring? When Codevilla made a distinction between diplomacy, statecraft and war, he was referring to studying history to help us better understand these words that are very often misinterpreted. It is only through...

The Sanctions Debate and the Logic of Choice/Diplomacy (David Baldwin) Sanctions are understood to be one policy option for influencing other states. (N. B other options include: diplomacy, propaganda, military force, do nothing) This article highlights the need to distinguish between: 1)Whether sanctions...

The article Diplomacy that works: ‘Best practices’ in cultural diplomacy (Schneider, 2003) talks about the role that the arts can play in cultivating diplomatic ties and fostering long-term friendships between the United States and other nations. It speaks of utilizing aspects of culture in encouraging...

Introduction
The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961 is a treaty which gives a framework that governs diplomatic relations among different independent states in the world. It was a milestone in strengthening inter-state relationships. Ratified by 187 countries...