Diplomacy, widely recognized as the standard textbook on its subject and already translated into six languages, has been comprehensively updated, reorganized and greatly expanded. There are new chapters on consuls, public diplomacy, special envoys, and how agreements are best followed up, the last featuring a close look at 'No torture' agreements.

Table of Contents

Introduction The Ministry of Foreign Affairs PART I: THE ART OF NEGOTIATION Introduction to Part I Prenegotiations 'Around-the-Table' Negotiations Diplomatic Momentum Packaging Agreements Following Up PART II: DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS Introduction to Part II Embassies Consulates Conferences Summits 'Public Diplomacy' Telecommunications PART III: DIPLOMACY WITHOUT DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS Introduction to Part III Disguised Embassies Special Missions Mediation Conclusion References Index

Author Biography

G.R.BERRIDGE is Emeritus Professor of International Politics at the University of Leicester, UK and a Senior Fellow of DiploFoundation. He was for many years general editor of the Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Diplomacy series, and Associate Editor for twentieth century diplomatists of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. He has written many books on diplomacy, the most recent of which is British Diplomacy in Turkey, 1583 to the present (2009). Diplomacy: Theory and Practice is periodically updated on his personal website at http://grberridge.diplomacy.edu/.