Diplomacy

Gabriel Kornas, an MPAff student and Rangel Fellow from Seattle, Wash. poses in front of the LBJ School.

A vision for global diplomacy: Gabriel Kornas, Rangel Fellow's academic and professional journey toward Master of Public Affairs

March 7, 2024

Gabriel Kornas is an MPAff student and Rangel Fellow from Seattle, Wash. The University of Washington graduate earned his undergraduate degree in International Studies and chose the LBJ School for its reputation amongst the best public policy programs in the country.

Ambassador Larry Andre and colleagues at Awards Luncheon

Distinguished diplomat Ambassador Larry André (ret) is inducted into the American Academy of Diplomacy

Nov. 29, 2023

Ambassador Larry André (ret), with a distinguished 38-year career in the federal government, has been inducted into the American Academy of Diplomacy.

Modern Diplomacy in Practice

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Palgrave Macmillan
Cover of Modern Diplomacy in Practice, edited by Robert Hutchings and Jeremi Suri

This textbook, the first comprehensive comparative study ever undertaken, surveys and compares the world's 10 largest diplomatic services: those of Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Russia, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States. Chapters cover the distinctive histories and cultures of the services, their changing role in foreign policy making, and their preparations for the new challenges of the 21st century.

Research Topic
Diplomacy

Foreign Policy Breakthroughs: Cases in Successful Diplomacy

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Oxford Scholarship Online
Cover of Foreign Policy Breakthroughs, by Robert Hutchings and Jeremi Suri

Diplomacy is essential to the conduct of foreign policy and international business in the 21st century. Yet, few international actors are trained to understand or practice effective diplomacy. Poor diplomacy has contributed to repeated setbacks for the United States and other major powers in the last decade. Drawing on deep historical research, this book aims to "reinvent" diplomacy for our current era. The original and comparative research provides a foundation for thinking about what successful outreach, negotiation and relationship building with foreign actors should look like. Instead of focusing only on failures, as most studies do, this book interrogates success. It provides a framework for defining successful diplomacy and implementing it in diverse contexts. Chapters analyze the activities of diverse diplomats (including state and nonstate actors) in enduring cases, including post-WWII relief, the rise of the nonaligned movement, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the U.S. opening to China, the Camp David Accords, the reunification of Germany, the creation of the European Union, the completion of the North American Free Trade Agreement, and relief aid to pre-2001 Afghanistan. The cases are diverse and historical, but they are written with an eye toward contemporary challenges and opportunities. The book closes with systematic reflections on how current diplomats can improve their activities abroad. This book offers rigorous historical insights for current policy.

Research Topic
Diplomacy

Foreign Policy Breakthroughs: Cases in Successful Diplomacy

Book
Oxford University Press
Cover of Foreign Policy Breakthroughs, by Robert Hutchings and Jeremi Suri

Drawing from a deep reservoir of historical research, Foreign Policy Breakthroughs aims to reinvent diplomacy for our current era. The original and comparative research by an outstanding group of international contributors examines nine varied cases: post-World War II relief, the rise of the non-aligned movement, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the U.S. opening to China, the Camp David accords, the reunification of Germany, the creation and enlargement of the European Union, the completion of the North American Free Trade Agreement, and relief aid to Afghanistan. The book closes with systematic reflections on how current diplomats can apply lessons from the past to contemporary challenges.

Research Topic
Diplomacy

Constitutions and Conflict Management in Africa: Preventing Civil War Through Institutional Design

Book
UPenn Press
Constitutions and Conflict Management in Africa, edited by LBJ School Professor Alan J. Kuperman

Based on careful case studies and new data, this excellent volume reflects an important new set of ideas relating to constitutional design and conflict. — Terrence Lyons, George Mason University

Presenting the first database of constitutional design in all African countries, and seven original case studies, Constitutions and Conflict Management in Africa explores the types of domestic political institutions that can buffer societies from destabilizing changes that otherwise increase the risk of violence.

 

Research Topic
Diplomacy
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