Introduction
1 Orientation
2 Time as method in diplomacy
3 Summit diplomacy
4 Economic statecraft
5 Environmental diplomacy
6 Treaties: second thoughts, revision and withdrawal
7 Parallel diplomacy
8 Counter diplomacy
9 Logistics diplomacy
10 An alternative architecture
11 Diplomacy in conflicts
Conclusion
Biography
R.P. Barston is an international relations and contemporary diplomacy specialist. He has previously taught at Lancaster University, London School of Economics and King’s College, UK.
“Professor Ronald Barston's volume on the theory and practice of contemporary diplomacy can only enhance his considerable reputation in the study and practice of international relations. His sophisticated analysis is based on an impressive range of relevant sources and the argument will certainly appeal to students, practitioners and scholars with an abiding interest in the complexities of diplomatic negotiation. This exceptional work of scholarship will greatly assist their efforts.”
Jack Spence OBE, King’s College London, UK
“Ronald Barston's incisive analysis draws upon his own considerable experience in the world of international diplomacy. The book dissects and illuminates the multi-dimensional aspects of diplomatic methods with great perspicacity that will be of enormous interest to students of international affairs and, just as importantly, to diplomatic practitioners. It provides an invaluable guide about how to think and do diplomacy in the real world.”
Michael Rainsborough, Australian War College, Canberra, Australia
