Political Science 2231E Lecture 6: PoliSci 2231 -- 6.1 -- Diplomacy
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Diplomats can optimize or ruin state"s power can fool others into thinking we are more powerful than we are. State has failed when it has to resort to war diplomacy is the promotion of national interest through peaceful means. Large military, don"t want to use it mostly used as a deterrent and backing up diplomatic terms. War has unintended consequences and is unpredictable. Main government department responsible for foreign policy (global affairs policy . Responsible for coordinating elements in foreign policy. Diplomats are sent from one state to another . Diplomacy must determine its objectives in light of the power actually and potentially available for the pursuit of these objectives. What is the minimum of what we demand or need. Diplomacy must assess the objectives of other nations and the power actually and potentially available for the pursuit of these objectives. Diplomacy must determine to what extent these different objectives are compatible with each other.