Diplomacy
definitions
management of relations between countries
skill in dealing with people without offending them
evolution of diplomacy
protections for diplomats
principle of reciprocity
diplomatic immunity
secret diplomacy
details not revealed to the public
common before democracy was common; fell as popular sovereignty rose
contributed to the outbreak of WW1
modern diplomacy
resolving differences in a mutually satisfactory manner
allowed heads of state to declare victory even in the event of a compromise
Woodrow Wilson's democratic ideas applied to diplomacy
compromise leads to internal political conflict
post-modern diplomacy
age of electronics
instantaneous communication
diplomats no longer solely responsible for communication; aided by heads of state
rise of summit diplomacy
US-Mexico border dispute
issues
terror
immigration
narcotics
longest land border between developed and developing world
diplomacy hard to maintain
became more coercive under Trump administration
only an interest of the US
not a shared concern of Mexico
public demands made compromise impossible without loss of face