Making Diplomacy Work: Intelligent Innovation for the Modern World / Edition 1

by Paul Webster Hare

Overview

Making Diplomacy Work: Intelligent Innovation for the Modern World takes a fresh look at the practice of diplomacy, setting it in its contemporary context and analyzing the major factors that have changed the nature of the way it is conducted. The book is built on the premise that diplomacy must adapt some of its ritualistic and stale procedures to become more effective in the modern world. It provides a thorough examination of current issues from a diplomatic perspective and offers an extensive array of real-world examples. Author Paul Webster Hare brings 30 years of diplomacy experience to this title; it is a must-have volume for any student of diplomacy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452276489
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	02/11/2015
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Paul Webster Hare teaches courses on Cuba in transition, on diplomacy, and on arms control at Boston University. A British diplomat for 30 years, Hare served overseas at the UK Representation to the EU in Brussels, Portugal, New York, and Venezuela as Deputy Head of Mission. He was head of the Foreign Office’s Non-Proliferation Department and the first project director for the UK’s presence at the Shanghai World Expo in 2010. From 2001–2004, Hare served as the British ambassador to Cuba. He is a fellow of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University and a member of the Brookings Institution Core Group on Cuba and has been designated a lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. In addition, Ambassador Hare was president of the British Baseball Federation from 2000–2001.

Table of Contents

Preface x

Acknowledgments xiii

Publisher's Acknowledgments xiv

Introduction xv

About the Author xxi

1 Diplomacy in History 1

The Building Blocks of Modern Diplomacy 2

Diplomacy and Collective Action 5

Revolutions, Wars, and the Changing World 7

States and Leaders Decline 11

Diplomacy and Foreign Policy 13

Suggestions for Further Reading 14

2 Who Are the Diplomats and How Do They Operate? 15

The Evolution of the Diplomatic Cadre 15

The Use of Intelligence 18

Professionals or Politicians? 19

Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities 21

The VCDR and VCCR 24

What Is Changing in Diplomats' Behavior? 32

Diplomatic Asylum 33

Case Study 34

And Personally 36

Suggestions for Further Reading 37

3 The Institutions of Bilateral Diplomacy: Precedence, Protocol, Ministries, Embassies 38

Ministries 38

The Modern Ministry of Foreign Affairs 41

Examples of Ministries of Foreign Affairs in Action 43

Intelligent Innovation for the Modern World Roles of Embassies and Consulates 49

Embassies Losing Their Grip? 52

How Are Embassies Staffed? 53

New and Old Tasks 55

Competition 56

The Future of Diplomatic Missions 58

Case Study: How Embassies Operate 59

Nevertheless Essential 62

Suggestions for Further Reading 62

4 The Institutions of Multilateral Diplomacy 63

The United Nations 65

The Charter of the United Nations 66

The Organs of the UN 68

The Security Council 69

ECOSOC 74

International Court of Justice 75

The UN Secretariat 76

Diplomats and the UN 76

The UK's Development 77

Different Worlds: Different UN 96

Case Study: The UN Charter and the UNSCR-The Iraq Crises of 1990 to 1991 and 2003 98

Suggestions for Further Reading 106

5 Regional Diplomacy, Summits, and the Gs 107

The Nonaligned Movement 107

The European Union 108

The EU and Domestic Policies 112

The EU Institutions: A Modern Crisis of Supranational Diplomacy? 115

Is Accountability a Part of the EU? 117

The EUs Success in Diplomacy 118

The EU as a Diplomatic Service 120

EU Case Studies 123

The EU Balance Sheet 124

The African Union 125

ASEAN 127

Latin America 130

Other Regions 132

Other Groups 133

Summits and the Gs 135

Innovation from Groups 137

Issue Groups 138

Suggestions for Further Reading 138

6 Negotiations 139

Framing an Issue 140

The Raw Material of Diplomatic Negotiations 140

Culture 142

Elements Required for Success: Prenegotiations 144

Mediation 146

Strategy and Progress 147

Case Study: The INF Negotiation 1980 to 1987 148

Continuous Negotiation 150

CaseStudy: Negotiation in Cuba 151

Conclusion 152

Suggestions for Further Reading 152

7 Public Diplomacy 153

Public Diplomacy in the Past 153

Propaganda? 155

Public Diplomacy for Today's World 157

Effective Public Diplomacy 159

Public Diplomacy in Practice 62

Conclusions and Case Studies 173

Case Study: The Shanghai World Expo 2010 174

Unlimited Ideas 176

Suggestions for Further Reading 178

8 Public Goods: Treaties and International Law 179

Treaties 179

Laws, Rules, and Diplomacy 182

War and Its Rules 182

The United Nations 185

Genocide 186

Terrorism 187

Human Rights 189

Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons 191

Climate Change 194

World Trade/World Finance 196

Diplomacy and Law: The Problem of Enforcement and Implementation 200

Conclusion 205

Suggestions for Further Reading 206

9 The New Diplomatic Agenda: The Challenges for Diplomatic Reform 207

Why Reform? 207

Diplomatic Priorities 209

The New Agenda: Corruption 218

Decline of Sovereign States 220

The New Agenda? Diplomacy Steps Up 222

Diplomatic Reform 223

Development Assistance in the Diplomatic Agenda 239

Case Study of the New Agenda: Nation Building in Afghanistan 248

Conclusion 254

Suggestions for Further Reading 254

10 The Nonstate Actors: Global Citizens and Global Diplomacy 255

The Globalization of Identity: The International Community? 256

The Nonstate Actors 257

Global Citizens? 258

States and Nonstates in Diplomacy 263

Beyond States: The Nonstate Advantage? 264

The Battle of Ideas: States versus Nonstates? 268

Common Need: Common Reform 277

Case Study: Haiti and the Earthquake-State and Nonstate, the Republic of NGOs, the Alms Merchants 281

Haiti and Rwanda 286

Conclusion 287

Suggestions for Further Reading 288

11 The Continuing Information and Communication Revolution: Awaiting the Response of Diplomacy 289

The ICR and E-Diplomacy 289

International Chatter 296

The ICR and a Shrinking World 296

Diplomacy and the Apps 298

Oh-And What about Radio and Television? 299

Global Governance of the ICR 301

The Positives and Negatives for Diplomacy: Communication Unlocks Potential and Produces New Weapons 305

Communication: It's a Small World-The Global Whistle-Blower and Global Activism 309

Conclusion 310

Suggestions for Further Reading 311

12 Diplomacy in 2025 312

Diplomacy in 1945 312

The Reassertion of Diplomacy 313

Diplomacy Still Valid for 2025 314

Looking at the Future: The Issue of Stovepipes 315

Complex Issues or Inadequate Diplomacy? 318

The Forums for Discussion 320

Permanent Crises 320

Future Crises 322

Intelligent, Versatile, Resourceful: The Diplomat in 2025 323

Suggestions for Further Reading 324

Diplomacy for the Ages: Intelligent Innovation for the Modern World 325

Fifteen Ideas to Raise Diplomacy's Batting Average 328

Final Thoughts 336

Notes and References 338

Index 358

Editorial Reviews

"A superb and compelling treatment of diplomacy's evolution as a dynamic institution. Hare provides an unvarnished look at diplomacy's continued relevance as well as its severe challenges in a world populated by diverse actors, including governments, companies, and NGOs. An essential primer for anyone entering this ancient and noble profession."

Dr. Parag Khanna

The case studies are excellent and add a great deal to the book. The author's discussions about his own experience as a diplomat are also quite interesting. The author is clearly an accomplished expert in his field.”

Aaron Zack

Making Diplomacy Work is extremely comprehensive; it is clearly written by someone who has direct first-person experience in the practice of diplomacy. It covers territory that I have not seen in other textbooks. This is a welcomed addition to the textbook landscape.”

Marcus Holmes