Diplomacy - Negotiation, Representation, Communication

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Introduction
Nature and purpose
History of diplomacy
- The ancient world
  - China
  - India
  - Greece
  - Rome
- The Middle Ages
  - Islam
  - Byzantium
  - Diplomacy of the Roman Catholic Church
  - Venice
- The Renaissance to 1815
  - The development of Italian diplomacy
  - The spread of the Italian diplomatic system
  - The development of the foreign ministry and embassies
- The Concert of Europe to the outbreak of World War I
  - Balance of power and the Concert of Europe
  - Conference diplomacy and the impact of democratization
  - The spread of European diplomatic norms
- Diplomacy since World War I
  - The Soviet model
  - The League of Nations and the revival of conference diplomacy
  - Totalitarian regimes
  - Summit diplomacy
  - Decolonization and the beginnings of the Cold War
  - The United Nations and the changing world order
  - New styles of diplomacy
  - The role of women
  - The end of bipolarity
Modern diplomatic practice
- Diplomatic agents
- Rights and privileges
- Credentials
- Diplomatic tasks
- Diplomatic agreements
- Conference diplomacy
- Personnel

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