Brian White - Diplomacy

Brian White’s article on Diplomacy is a fascinating article which uses both historical and modern concepts to clarify the term Diplomacy. He starts in the article from a historical concept, stating that diplomacy has been around for centuries, right down to 2500 BC.
He underlines that diplomacy is a way for countries to communicate to one another, that countries negotiate with each other to avoid conflict, and that they attain their interests at heart by negotiations to one another. There are two sections in this article that Brian pays much attention to, the first is the traditional diplomacy, and the second new diplomacy. By traditional he means that it’s a mutual concept of both parties on how they interact with one another and that there is no upper hand from one nation to negotiate with another, in other ways no preconditions.
Brian outlines Europe as a key example of traditional diplomacy, and that Europe’s triumph today, is much down to its ability to negotiate with one another after both world wars, and by and the operations of embassies, gave nations the ability to seek mutual and national interest. Then there’s the new diplomacy, and if any what is new about it.
White also makes a valid argument that the United States has abandoned the cause of diplomacy and has taken a road of unilateral approach. The events of 9/11 has changed the United States whole concept of global security, using key arguments of not only the invasion of Afghanistan, but also the invasion of Iraq in 2003, and he outlines the United States decision to not pursue a diplomatic initiative has shown that while some countries pursue the path of diplomacy, others only chose it on their convenience, or when their interests is undermined. In summary Brian White’s article diplomacy touches on several ideas from history to present, and that if anything, it shows that although through globalization the world has changed, forms of traditional diplomacy is still a key factor in international affairs.