A finales de julio el Consejo Mexicano de Asuntos Internacionales (COMEXI) presentaba en la capital mexicana el Oxford Handbook of Modern Diplomacy, una obra fundamental de referencia para el seguimiento de la diplomacia, la política internacional y las relaciones internacionales en el siglo XXI.
Jorge Heine, coeditor de la edición
Jaime Zabludovsky, Presidente del Comexi.
Andrew Cooper, coeditor de la edición.
Andrés Rozental, Embajador Eminente de México, Expresidente y Fundador del Comexi y Coautor.
Alicia Buenrostro, Cónsul General de México en Hong Kong y Coautora.
The Oxford Handbook of Modern Diplomacy
- Provides a stand-alone, one volume source for contemporary issues affecting diplomacy
- Moves beyond academic analysis and provides insights into the actual practice of diplomacy
At a time when diplomatic practices and the demands imposed on diplomats are changing quite radically, and many foreign ministries feel they are being left behind, there is a need to understand the various forces that are affecting the profession. Diplomacy remains a salient activity in today’s world in which the basic authoritative actor is still the state. At the same time, in some respects the practice of diplomacy is undergoing significant, even radical, changes to the context, tools, actors and domain of the trade. These changes spring from the changing nature of the state, the changing nature of the world order, and the interplay between them. One way of describing this is to say that we are seeing increased interaction between two forms of diplomacy, «club diplomacy» and «network diplomacy». The former is based on a small number of players, a highly hierarchical structure, based largely on written communication and on low transparency; the latter is based on a much larger number of players (particularly of civil society), a flatter structure, a more significant oral component, and greater transparency.
Table of contents
Preface
About the Contributors
Louise Fréchette: Foreword: Diplomacy: old trade, new challenges
Andrew F. Cooper, Jorge Heine, and Ramesh Thakur: Introduction: The Challenges of 21st Century Diplomacy
Part I: Setting the Scene
1: Andrew F. Cooper: The Changing Nature of Diplomacy
2: Jorge Heine: From Club to Network Diplomacy
3: Ramesh Thakur: A Balance of Interests
Part II: The Main Actors
4: Lloyd Axworthy: The Political Actors: President, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
5: Sir Jeremy Greenstock: The Bureaucracy: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Service and other Government Departments
6: David M. Malone: The Modern Diplomatic Mission
7: Margaret P. Karns and Karen A. Mingst: International Organizations
8: Eric Helleiner: Financial Officials As Diplomats
9: Kathryn Hochstetler: Civil Society
10: Geoffrey Allen Pigman: Global and Transnational Firms
11: Shawn Powers: The Media
Part III: Modes of Practice
12: Andrés Rozental and Alicia Buenrostro: Bilateral Diplomacy
13: Kishore Mahbubani: Multilateral Diplomacy
14: A. J. R. Groom: Conference Diplomacy
15: Gareth Evans: Commission Diplomacy
16: Richard Feinberg: Institutionalized Summitry
17: Fen Osler Hampson, Chester A. Crocker, and Pamela Aall: Negotiations
18: Martti Ahtisaari with Kristiina Rintakoski: Mediation
19: Jan Egeland: Humanitarian Action
20: Juan Emilio Cheyre: Defense Diplomacy
Part IV: Tools and Instruments
21: Steve Woolcock and Nicholas Bayne: Economic Diplomacy
22: Greg Mills: Trade and Investment Promotion
23: Patricia M. Goff: Cultural Diplomacy
24: Jan Melissen: Public Diplomacy
25: Daryl Copeland: Digital Technology
26: Maiike Okano-Heijmans: Consular Affairs
27: Tom Farer: International Law
28: Jan Wouters, Sanderijn Duquet, and Katrien Meuwissen: The Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic and Consular Relations
29: SU Changhe: Soft Power
30: Joseph S. Nye Jr.: Hard, Soft and Smart Power
Part V: Issue Areas
31: Kal Holsti: Security
32: Rebecca Johnson: Arms Control and Disarmament
33: Simon Chesterman: Peace-building and State-building
34: Diana Tussie: Trade
35: Jennifer Clapp: International Food Aid
36: David P. Forsythe: Human Rights
37: William Maley: Refugees
38: David Fidler: Health
39: David Black and Byron Peacock: Sports and Diplomacy
Part VI: Case Studies
40: Paul Martin: The G20: From Global Crisis Responder to Steering Committee
41: Benjamin Schiff: The International Criminal Court
42: Thomas G. Weiss: The Responsibility to Protect (R2P)
43: Pierre Schori: UN Peacekeeping
44: John English: The Ottawa Convention on Anti-Personnel Landmines
45: Jayantha Dhanapala: The Permanent Extension of the NPT, 1995
46: David A. Welch: The Cuban Missile Crisis
47: Lorraine Elliott: Climate Change
48: Amrita Narlikar: The Doha Development Agenda
49: Gregory Chin: Rising Power Diplomacy
What does it take to be a successful diplomat? How has the profession changed and what shape will diplomacy take in the future? Jorge Heine, CIGI Distinguished Fellow and Chair of Global Governance visits Inside the Issues to discuss the new book, «The Oxford Handbook of Modern Diplomacy» and to share insights on the practice of diplomacy in an increasingly globalized world. In discussion with podcast host and CIGI Chair of Global Security David Welch, Heine discusses the history, evolution and craft of diplomacy along with the impact of digital technology on the profession — including issues surrounding WikiLeaks and Twitter diplomacy. (CIGI. Duration: 32:17)
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