Coleman John. Diplomacy by Deception

L. : SAGE Publishers, 2004. 278 pp. This major new book introduces and examines the latest developments in European foreign policy. It provides a complete overview of the ways in which the very nature of foreign policy in Europe has changed and advances new insights into contemporary European foreign policy analysis. The book is structured around three parts. Part one provides a concise overview of the latest theories and concepts in this growin...

Publisher: Basic Books; Reprint edition (April 14, 2009) Paperback: 576 pages The Cold War dominated world history for nearly half a century, locking two superpowers in a global rivalry that only ended with the Soviet collapse. The most decisive moments of twentieth-century diplomacy occurred when world leaders met face to face—from the mishandled summit in Munich, 1938, which brought on the Second World War, to Ronald Reagan’s remarkable chemis...

Palgrave Macmillan, 2006 - 272 p. In this comprehensively revised and updated new edition of the highly-acclaimed text, John Dumbrell assesses how and why the Anglo-American special relationship found a new lease of life under Blair as Britain repeatedly "chose" the US in its evolving foreign policy orientation rather than Europe.There was, he argues, no inevitability about this response to the post 9/11 international situation and its long-term...

Routledge, 2009. 404 p. Now in its second edition, Fifty Key Thinkers in International Relations has been thoroughly updated with 14 new entries and a new preface to reflect the latest developments. There are new sections on Constructivism, International Political Theory, and English School, as well as a range of new. thinkers. They include: Samuel Huntington, J?rgen Habermas, Barry Buzan, Christine Sylvester, John Rawls. Fully cross-referenc...

Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. 209 p. In the tradition of the English School of International Relations theory, this book seeks to show how continuities in international politics outweigh the changes. The author demonstrates how the world is neither one of anarchy, as put forward by realists, nor is it a fully cosmopolitan order, as argued by those on the other side of the theoretical spectrum. Instead, it is a world of states who acknowledge a set o...

Institute for the Study of Diplomacy. Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 20057–1025. © 2009 by the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy. Preface ix. Genesis of the Project ix. ntroduction. The Current Study. Core Project Themes and Questions. The Case Studies. The Key Questions for Each Case. Highlights of Key Findings. The Decision-making Process. Quality of Intelligence. Policy Tools. Quality of...

The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. This course explores the processes, rather than specific substantive issues, of international negotiation and dispute resolution. It is divided into the following parts: I. The Nature of Conflict in The International Arena II. The Nature of Negotiation III. Getting To the Table: Prenegotiation IV. Preparing for Negotiation V. The Negotiations Proper: Power, Strategies, and Tactics VI. Gender and Personal...

Introduction China’s Foreign Policy Outlook Current Perceptions of the International Security Environment China’s Foreign Policy Objective China’s Expanding Diplomatic Toolkit China’s Foreign Policy Actions Challenges Facing Chinese Diplomacy Conclusions Bibliographyrn

Susan Strange reports on her recent work on relations between states and firms, and proposes a new research agenda in international relations: the study of firms as actors in world politics and of state-firm and firm-firm bargaining as two new dimensions to diplomacy. She argues that governments, like academics, must wake up to the structural changes in world politics and pay proper attention to the increasing importance of firms.

Table of Contents. The Challenge of Global Leadership. The Mists of Victory: (and the Spawning of Clashing Historical Visions). Confused Expectations. The Search for Certitude. The Original Sin: (and the Pitfalls of Conventional Imagination). ctorious Diplomacy. Forsaken Triumph. The Impotence of Good Intentions: (and the Price of Self-Indulgence). Shaping the Future. Confronting the Past. Catastrophic Leadership: (and the Politics of Fear). "The...