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diplomacyArt of conducting relationships for gain without conflict. It is the chief instrument of foreign policy. Its methods include secret negotiation by accredited envoys (though political leaders also negotiate) and international agreements and laws. Its use predates recorded history. The goal of diplomacy is to further the state's interests as dictated by geography, history, and economics. Safeguarding the state's independence, security, and integrity is of prime importance; preserving the widest possible freedom of action for the state is nearly as important. Beyond that, diplomacy seeks maximum national advantage without using force and preferably without causing resentment. diplomacy 1. the conduct of the relations of one state with another by peaceful means 2. skill in the management of international relations How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Then, starting from Max Weber's idea that bureaucracies invented official secrets as a means of self-preservation, Melissa Meriam Bullard shows that early modern diplomacy functioned as a theater in which secrecy was acted out. But as the State Department has come under fiscal siege, it must confront the contradiction between the demands of modern diplomacy and the dictates of its still almost-feudal bureaucratic culture. ``It's also highly unusual, in modern diplomacy, for a head of state to take a step like this,'' Burns said. |
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