The Routledge Handbook of Diplomacy and Statecraft

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Reflecting the profound changes in international society in the past decade and the challenges that all Powers’ diplomacy and statecraft face, whether opposing or encouraging these changes, this fully revised and updated edition provides a unique multi-faceted assessment by experts of the new international order. Built around the thesis that Great Power rivalry dominated after the end of the Cold War, it examines how this multi-polarity has become more extreme. The Handbook assesses the diplomacy and statecraft of individual powers in seven key sections: • The Context of Diplomacy • The Great Powers • Middle Powers • Developing Powers • International Organisations and Military Alliances • The International Economy • Issues of Conflict and Co-operation It shows how diplomacy and statecraft have transformed on issues such as the evolving ‘America First’ strategy; the strengthening of the People’s Republic of China; the growth of non-state actors in foreign policy; the unravelling of international arms control agreements; the aggressive nature of Russian foreign policy; and the emergence of major armed conflicts and the rise of terrorism and armed insurgencies around the world. It will be of interest to government and non-governmental actors, established scholars and students in the fields of international relations, history and military studies. CONTENTS ILLUSTRATIONS CONTRIBUTORS ABBREVIATIONS PROLOGUE PART I The Context of Diplomacy 1 The Value of Diplomatic History in a Changing World 2 Theorising Diplomacy PART II The Great Powers 3 Imperial Recessional 4 China’s Rise and the New World Order 5 Brexit, British Foreign Policy, and Governance 6 Unravelling the Enigma 7 France: A European Middle Power with Still a Global Ambition 8 German Foreign Policy and Statecraft since 2000 9 Alliance vs. Alliance “Plus”: Japanese Foreign Policy Post- 9/11 PART III Middle Powers 10 Australian Foreign Policy in the Twenty-First Century 11 Changing Contours of Indian Diplomacy under Narendra Modi 12 The End of the Innocence 13 Austria’s Foreign Policy in the Early Twenty-first Century 14 Change in Turkey’s Foreign Policy PART IV Developing Powers 15 Change and Continuity in Cuba’s Foreign Relations 16 Peru: A Model for Latin American Diplomacy and Statecraft 17 Thailand: A Master of Reinvention Through Diplomacy 18 Indonesia’s Foreign Policy since the Reformasi PART V International Organisations and Military Alliances 19 The European Union in International Relations 20 Human Rights in an Illiberal World 21 The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and Its Current Challenges 22 The United States, Israel, and the Conflict over Iran, 2009–2019 PART VI The International Economy 23 The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank 24 The Belt and Road Initiative: Prospects and Pitfalls 25 Regionalism in the Global South 26 The Globalised International Economy 27 Measuring Globalisation PART VII Issues of Conflict and Co-operation 28 Nuclear Modernisation and the Disdain for Arms Control and the Non-Proliferation Regime 29 The Return of Great Power Competition and the Importance of Military Statecraft 30 The Middle East: Strategic and Military Balance of Power 31 The Balance of Power in South Asia 32 Non-governmental Organisations and International Security: Navigating the New Global (dis)Order 33 Personal Diplomacy 34 From Soft Power to Reputational Security 35 Three Strikes and You’re Out? Implications of “Hyper- Globalisation”, the New Cold War, and the Coronavirus for the Future of Multilateralism Select Bibliography Index