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DIPLOMACY

1. DEFINING DIPLOMACY:
" The established method of influencing the decision of foreign governments and people through
dialogue, negotins and other measures short of war or violence"

2. THE CONCEPT:
· One of the most visible aspect of IC

· The world diplomat or diplomacy usually have a positive connation.

Good Communicator.

Interpersonal Skills.

Diplomats represents their countries well even when messages are not positive.

· Diplomacy is not synonymous with foreign policy. It is an instrument of foreign policy.

· Coecive diplomacy - punitive actions

· Unlike foreign policy diplomacy is conducted in confidence.

3. ORIGIN
- The formalization of diplomacy took centuries.

A. Ancient Diplomacy
· Chinese civilization

· Indian civilization

· Greeks

· Romans

B. Modern Diplomacy
· Usually attributed to italian renaissance. 14th century.

· 1648 peace if west phalia.

· Bilateral diplomacy.
· Multilateral diplomacy

· Hyphenated ,civilian power diplomacy.

· The master diplomat - in modern diplomatic history - "Charles


Meuriee Tally Rand " - French Diplomat who demonstrated his diplomatic finnease at the
vienna congress 1815 " Peace conference
held after the final defeat of napolean to decide thr future fate of europe"

· Hyphenated, civilian power diplomacy.

4. DIPLOMATIC MACHINARY AND PROGRESS


· Recognition of states.

· Diplomatic Immunities

· Diplomatic incentives and disincentives.

5. CURRENT DIPLOMATIC PRACTICES OR " POST COLD WAR DIPLOMACY -


TRENDS AND PRACTICES"
· Erosion of diplomatic norms-personnel no longer enjoy the sanctity they once did.

· Ambassadors are no longer the key link between host and their own govts -
Now summits ,Twitter,Telephonic Conversation ,Back channel contacts means diplomatic
communication between the states has evolved.

· Digitalization of the world has reduced to the importsnce of diplomatic reporting.

· Diplomats today need to be well versed with complex technological and environmental trends.

· FIELD DIPLOMACY - Humanitarean Disasters - has increasing become the norm ----> Out of
ambassy approach.

6. CONCLUSION:
· Adaptive concept,Process.

· Would never end, evolve.

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