It would be safe to say that one was fairly ignorant about the role of diplomacy in this complex and almost unpredictable world. For at the beginning of this module, one’s ideas of diplomacy were limited to traditional diplomacy, the role of formal ambassadors representing their country in another state. However though, as time went on and after attending many lectures (not to mention the visit to the Swedish Embassy) on New Diplomacy, it started to become clear to me what diplomacy really is – and its role in international politics.
One of the main changes in diplomacy seems to be the transitional stage in the social, political and economic evolution of states and their relations with each other. Then again this is not a new practice some may argue; but like diplomacy itself, it changes constantly according to given circumstances. For example the current economic crisis in Greece are causing a few diplomatic actions to help convince other EU members such as Germany to help bail the country out of its financial problems, before it goes bankrupt. There have been a number of meetings of representatives of many European Union member-states to discuss the Greek crisis, which is a diplomatic action. Nonetheless, whether this diplomatic action will be successful remains to be seen.
In addition to that, there is a multitude of issues on the way diplomacy is performed. But one of the major concerns (in my view) is the failure of members of the international community to act in accordance with the UN Charter to which they are committed and legally bound (i.e. the Israel-Palestine conflict).
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for more information on the Israel-Palestine war, please visit: http://www.mideastweb.org/briefhistory.htm
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