Traditional diplomacy: what are your impressions of the “old” diplomacy? Has it become outmoded?

The concept of diplomacy is way older then it might appear. It has its origins in the ancient Greece.
The concept of diplomacy in its most basic form consisted of bilateral communications between states looking for an agreement, by peaceful means.
By that time that was a high demand for secrecy in these meetings, where states representatives discussed between other matters, the needs and wills of their states.
With the years the practice of diplomacy turned into a more open matter, it became regulated by law and created professional diplomats, instead of freelancers. Even though diplomacy became more open, the contents of the meetings remain a secret in many cases.
A great example of the evolvement of diplomacy is for instance the creation of the United Nations, an international organization created in 1945 after the Second World War.
One of the main goals of this organization is to promote dialogue between countries and try to reach agreement by peaceful means.
As I said before, the practice of diplomacy has suffered a lot of changes along the years; one of the most important facts for its development is the technological development that absolutely changed the face of diplomacy.
Some years ago diplomats had to travel somewhere else to attend these “rendezvous”, but nowadays even though they still travelling out of their “base” they can also attend meetings taking place in a different place without leaving their own offices, using videoconference.
They can also be in places that would normally take days to reach, in few ours time.
So when you ask if the “new” diplomacy outmoded the “old” diplomacy my answer is yes, because it is more effective, quicker and more practical.