DIPLOMACY
1. DEFINING DIPLOMACY:
" The established method of influencing the decision of foreign governments and people through
dialogue, negotins and other measures short of war or violence"
2. THE CONCEPT:
    ·   One of the most visible aspect of IC
    ·   The world diplomat or diplomacy usually have a positive connation.
            Good Communicator.
            Interpersonal Skills.
            Diplomats represents their countries well even when messages are not positive.
    ·   Diplomacy is not synonymous with foreign policy. It is an instrument of foreign policy.
    ·   Coecive diplomacy - punitive actions
    ·   Unlike foreign policy diplomacy is conducted in confidence.
3. ORIGIN
- The formalization of diplomacy took centuries.
  A. Ancient Diplomacy
    ·       Chinese civilization
    ·       Indian civilization
    ·       Greeks
    ·       Romans
 B. Modern Diplomacy
    ·    Usually attributed to italian renaissance. 14th century.
    ·    1648 peace if west phalia.
    ·    Bilateral diplomacy.
  ·    Multilateral diplomacy
  ·    Hyphenated ,civilian power diplomacy.
  ·    The master diplomat - in modern diplomatic history -                           "Charles
      Meuriee Tally Rand " - French Diplomat who demonstrated his diplomatic finnease at the
      vienna congress 1815                                                       " Peace conference
      held after the final defeat of napolean to decide thr future fate of europe"
  ·   Hyphenated, civilian power diplomacy.
4. DIPLOMATIC MACHINARY AND PROGRESS
  ·       Recognition of states.
  ·       Diplomatic Immunities
  ·       Diplomatic incentives and disincentives.
5. CURRENT DIPLOMATIC PRACTICES OR " POST COLD WAR DIPLOMACY -
TRENDS AND PRACTICES"
  ·   Erosion of diplomatic norms-personnel no longer enjoy the sanctity they once did.
  ·   Ambassadors are no longer the key link between host and their own govts -
      Now summits ,Twitter,Telephonic Conversation ,Back channel contacts means diplomatic
      communication between the states has evolved.
  ·   Digitalization of the world has reduced to the importsnce of diplomatic reporting.
  ·   Diplomats today need to be well versed with complex technological and environmental trends.
  ·   FIELD DIPLOMACY - Humanitarean Disasters - has increasing become the norm ----> Out of
      ambassy approach.
6. CONCLUSION:
  ·   Adaptive concept,Process.
  ·   Would never end, evolve.