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Multilateral
Diplomacy
Is it really a competition?
DiploMul
Week 3
Best
sellers Bilateral diplomacy
Multilateral diplomacy
*Regional diplomacy
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Types of diplomacy – principal format
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Bilateral Diplomacy
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Bilateral
Diplomacy
States’ relations with individual foreign
states.
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Four pillars of BD
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Why is it important?
Why BD matters:
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Bilateral Relationship Typology: Identification of
States’ BD Priority
‘Core’
all or most of the immediate
neighbours, major powers,
other countries that are special
importance. ± total 12 or 15
countries.
‘Priority’
countries with special
connections: political,
economic, cultural, or
‘Periphery’
Country ethnic.
The rest, divided ± 20 countries.
into: already have
intensive connections
and awaiting
exploitation.
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Bilateral Relationship Typology
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Bilateral Relationship Typology
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Bilateral Diplomacy Task
Result
Agreements, exchanges of
letters, protocols, accords
or treaties.
Process
Continual, unceasing, at times
conflictual.
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