Success in Diplomacy
- Reaching some kind of agreement that everybody is happy with.
- Starts with some sort of dialogue, builds understanding, then negotiates.
- COntinuous engagement and dialogue; Just keeping talking.
- Both parties have changed in some way by the experience.
- Immeasurable patience.
- Is about getting to some sort of agreement, but with the knowledge that there are constraints.
- More in establishing relationship, rather than this bargain of give and take.
Failure in Diplomacy
- Walking away with greater enmity and division between parties
- When there is no ongoing conversations and the relationships are completely broken; not having dialogue.
- The failure in diplomacy is to stop doing it. The use of force is the failure of the diplomatic process. → Even within conflict, keep searching for agreements.
- Diplomacy is not a one shot thing. Diplomacy is iterative.
- When the starting point is not dialogue; when there is no possibility for dialogue.
Robert Lansing – ‘The Peace Negotiations’ (Chapter 9-10)
My submission:
According to the various professors in the video, for the diplomacy to be successful it must: reach some kind of agreement that everybody is happy with, start with some sort of dialogue, build understanding, then end with a negotiation. Continuous engagement and dialogue is crucial. Also, both parties must have some changes in some way by the experience. Therefore, immeasurable patience is necessary. In conclusion, a successful diplomacy is more in establishing relationship, rather than the bargaining of give and take.
On the other hand, the diplomacy is considered to be a failure when the parties walk away with greater enmity and division. When there is no ongoing conversations and the relationships are completely broken, diplomacy has failed. Diplomacy is not a one shot thing. Therefore, parties must keep searching for agreements.
Ichigo-ichie 