Diplomacy

Prof. Daisy Anne Pangilinan

 Diplomacy Defined
• is the art and practice of
conducting negotiations between
representatives of states.
• the conduct by government officials ofnegotia
tions and other relations between nations.
 Functions of Diplomacy
• Representing State Interests
• Symbolic Representation
• Obtaining Information
• Promoting and Protecting the Interests of
Nationals
• Policy-Making by Diplomats
 Diplomatic Immunity
• Diplomatic immunity is a form of legal
immunity that ensures diplomats are given
safe passage and are considered not
susceptible to lawsuit or prosecution under
the host country's laws, although they can still
be expelled.
• Modern diplomatic immunity was codified as
international law in the Vienna Convention on
Diplomatic Relations (1961) which has been
ratified by all but a handful of nations, though
the concept and custom of such immunity
have a much longer history dating back
thousands of years.
 Diplomatic Bag
• A diplomatic bag, also known as a diplomatic
pouch, is a container with certain legal
protections used for carrying official
correspondence or other items between
a diplomatic mission and its home
government or other diplomatic, consular, or
otherwise official entities
 Tracks of Diplomacy
• Track 1 diplomacy: Official discussions
typically involving high-level political and
military leaders
• Track 2 activities typically involve influential
academic, religious, and NGO leaders and
other civil society actors who can interact
more freely than high-ranking officials. Some
analysts use the term
• Track 1.5 to denote a situation in which official
and non-official actors work together to resolve
conflicts.
• Track 3 diplomacy: People-to-people diplomacy
undertaken by individuals and private groups to
encourage interaction and understanding
between hostile communities and involving
awareness raising and empowerment within
these communities.
 Types of Diplomacy
1. Preventive diplomacy is action to prevent
disputes from arising between parties, to
prevent existing disputes from escalating into
conflicts and to limit the spread of the latter
when they occur.
2. Economic diplomacy is the use of foreign aid
or other types of economic policy as a means to
achieve a diplomatic agenda.
3. Gunboat diplomacy is the use of conspicuous
displays of military strength as a means of
intimidation in order to influence others.
4. Nuclear diplomacy is the area of diplomacy
related to preventing nuclear
proliferation and nuclear war.