The Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Diplomacy

Berridge, G. R.; Lloyd, Lorna

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“…As a communication technique, diplomacy 'is an ancient institution and international legal provisions governing its manifestations are the result of centuries of state practice' (Shaw 2014: 546). From the perspective of the state, diplomacy is an important system for formalising, managing and implementing foreign policy (Berridge and Lloyd 2012) from which it can be scarcely divorced. Morgenthau and Thompson (1985: 563-565) list four tasks that diplomacy must achieve in order to promote the national interests by amicable means and underscore that the following four tasks are 'the basic elements of which foreign policy consists everywhere and at all times':…”

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Subverting the Art of Diplomacy: Bullshit, Lies and Trump

Özdan

2019

Postdigit Sci Educ

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Diplomacy is essential for mediating between states to find resolution, compromise, and agreement, often in challenging situations, with grace and foresight. The language of diplomacy requires subtlety and skill, and sometimes opacity to enable differing opinions to surface and alternative conclusions to be reached. To skilfully apply this instrument, it is a virtue to avoid insult and to settle differences by peaceful and respectful means, and to avoid unnecessarily inflaming passions. Bullshit, a deceptive method which aims at manipulating the opinions and attitudes of those with whom the bullshitter speaks, with no regard for the truth, can be no part of this art. Yet, as I will argue here, the U.S. president Donald Trump all too often engages in bullshit and lies in his dealings with international states. Trump confidently, even bombastically, asserts his success and abilities on foreign policy issues and international negotiations; however, on closer analysis of social media, it is clear that Trump lacks these vital skills, frequently compromising agreement and undermining progress. This article examines the difference between bullshit and diplomacy by analysing Trump's statements on social media platforms and concludes that Trump's bullshit is a threat to diplomacy.

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Section: Defining Diplomacymentioning

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Subverting the Art of Diplomacy: Bullshit, Lies and Trump

Özdan

2019

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“…Conducting diplomacy quietly through mediation gives states a means of changing their behaviour without losing public face. Mediators, Berridge ( 2010 : 236) argues, need to be impartial in the dispute. Being a public critic of one of the parties would seem to potentially undermine this impartiality.…”

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The ethics of diplomatic criticism: The Responsibility to Protect, Just War Theory and Presumptive Last Resort

Pattison

2015

European Journal of International Relations

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This article presents the ethical case for diplomatic criticism as a response to mass atrocities and serious external aggression. It argues, in short, that states have a moral duty to criticise the offending parties. More specifically, it argues that diplomatic criticism is often a plausible and preferable alternative to other means of addressing serious external aggression and mass atrocities (such as war, economic sanctions and other diplomatic measures). It also argues that diplomatic criticism is often preferable to doing nothing, and that even if other means are undertaken, states should engage in diplomatic criticism as well. There are two subsidiary aims of the article. The first is to reject some of the worries surrounding international hypocrisy — I aim to show that even hypocritical diplomatic criticism may be obligatory. The second is to highlight the impact on Just War Theory of considering in more detail the ethical issues raised by the alternatives to war, such as diplomatic criticism, and, more specifically, to present a new account of the last resort principle, which I call ‘Presumptive Last Resort’.

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“…As temporary coalitions 103 , contact groups have evolved from "ad hoc group[s] of senior diplomats and/or foreign ministers from three or more states created to coordinate their mediation of a conflict" 104 to "ad hoc group[s] of senior diplomats and/or foreign ministers established to coordinate the policy of a coalition" 105 . In line with the latter description, Whitfield defines contact groups as "groups of the major powers interested in the outcome of a conflict", and notes that they have been "vehicles for these powers' direct diplomacy in a variety of different peace processes" 106 .…”

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The Need for a Ius in Interregno: Why International Law Should Focus More on Domestic Interim Governance

Groof

2015

SSRN Journal

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In the post-Cold-War era domestic interim governance ('DIG') has become a matter of international interest. DIG is observed by provisional governments, transitional councils, etc. ('domestic transitional authorities') in countries said to be in transition. The so-called international community increasingly relies on DIG, which has become a recurrent politico-legal reality today. This paper unveils the reasons behind the success of DIG, observes how DIG is increasingly being internationalized, questions the legal rationales that may be invoked in support of DIG, and ends with discussing the paradoxes underlying DIG. The paper argues that a comprehensive analysis of how international law applies to transitions-a ius in interregno-should be undertaken in order to deconstruct these paradoxes from a legal perspective, and guards against some traps to be avoided in the elaboration of such a ius in interregno.

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The Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Diplomacy

Cited by 69 publications

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Subverting the Art of Diplomacy: Bullshit, Lies and Trump

Subverting the Art of Diplomacy: Bullshit, Lies and Trump

The ethics of diplomatic criticism: The Responsibility to Protect, Just War Theory and Presumptive Last Resort

The Need for a Ius in Interregno: Why International Law Should Focus More on Domestic Interim Governance

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