PEACEST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: International Relations, Barack Obama
20 Dec 2016
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Peace studies lecture 13: wednesday october 26, 2016. Common views on diplomacy- it"s partly co(cid:374)flict i(cid:374)terve(cid:374)tio(cid:374) An old system that castles used to use as messengers to send to other kingdoms. Has become a synonym for lying and cheating. It has traditionally been a method of conducting interstate relations involving discussions and negotiations between heads of state or their representatives in order to advance national interests. As one may imagine, these efforts may not always be sincere. More broadly, however, diplomacy often involves efforts to keep channels of communication open between different sides of a dispute in the hopes that tension can be diffused and violence averted. Modern diplomacy is in many ways more complicated with intergovernmental organizations (igos) and non-governmental organizations (ngos) involved and the globalization of communication and transportation opening up new avenues for the conduct of diplomacy and helped new participants get involved. When justin tredeau recently met up with barrack obama.
