Video Mediated/negotiated relations between representatives. Summary of the course! There are 195 different countries in the world today, with over 4000 cities that each have their own sovereignty. Most of the countries and cities can not survive on their own: they must interact and coexist with other cities. In order to create diplomatic relationships with […]

Video – Where have you seen diplomacy in action? (other than ambassadors) Non-state centric diplomacy, business diplomacy: becoming increasingly important. Intelligence cooperation, military relations, the enmeshing of computer networks and databases. Multilateral groupings. ex) Brahmi in Afghanistan My submission – “Where have you seen diplomacy in action?” The international dispute between Korea and Japan.

Video Perseverance, patience, creative, the ability to take risks. Never give up. Good Creativity. A sense of good humor. Calmness. Knowing when to get involved and when to step back. Major tasks of diplomats:  Linking their government’s decision-makers to foreign counterparts. Advocacy of their government’s policies and views. Negotiation on their government’s behalf Commendation to […]

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 […]

What is the Global Diplomacy: The Global Diplomacy course is a unique offering to the MOOC environment. Bringing together cutting edge research in the broad fields of Diplomatic and International Studies, award winning distance learning delivery and the instructors previous experience of delivering a successful MOOC. Please see the volume Global Diplomacy: Theories, Types and […]