In the first major assessment of diplomatic dialogue since Nicolson's Diplomacy in 1939, Adam Watson traces the changing techniques of diplomacy from ancient times through the 'diplomatic society' of Europe to the present global system. In examining the conventions and institutions which help to shape the international system the author aims not so much to preserve diplomatic order which worked well in the past but rather to identify the continuities and the new conditions which will enable the dialogue to function in the future. He pays special attention to the extension of the dialogue into new fields and to the impact of the newly independent states of the third world. This leads him to argue strongly that the world's growing interdependence has increased rather than lessened the scope of diplomacy in the nuclear age.
Author(s): Adam Watson
Edition: Reprint
Year: 1984
Language: English
Pages: 239
Tags: Международные отношения;Дипломатическая и консульская служба;Дипломатическая и консульская служба зарубежных стран;
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
REVISED PREFACE......Page 10
PREFACE......Page 16
The Nature of Diplomacy......Page 21
Alternatives to Diplomacy......Page 29
Aims and Policies of States......Page 40
Diplomacy, Law and Justice......Page 47
Power and Persuasion......Page 59
Ideologies and Diplomacy......Page 76
Other Diplomatic Systems......Page 89
The Diplomatic Society of Europe......Page 102
Professional Diplomacy Today......Page 127
Criticisms of Contemporary Diplomacy......Page 139
Diplomatic Needs of New and Less Developed States......Page 165
The Growth of State Power and Interdependence......Page 183
Diplomacy and the Responsibilities of States......Page 202
Conclusion The Scope and Limits of Diplomacy......Page 219
SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING......Page 234
INDEX......Page 238
