Foreign Diplomacy: Theory · Decision

Author: Tang Xianxing, Xiao Jialing
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: Fudan International Politics Research Series. This book treats diplomacy as an important analytical unit within the interaction of the international system. From four different dimensions—politics, law, great powers, and technology—it theoretically analyzes diplomatic systems, diplomatic decision-making, a nation's foreign policy, and various influencing factors. It argues that in the context of international system interaction, many new changes have emerged in the content, form, characteristics, process, and environment of diplomacy. The book features both detailed and vivid case studies and comparative in-depth macro-theoretical analysis. It views diplomacy both as an important tool for achieving national interests and as an effective means for coordinating national interests and common human interests within the international community.