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Book SynopsisLubna Z. Qureshi earned her doctorate in U.S. history from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Book SynopsisJihwan Hwang is professor of International Relations at the University of Seoul, Korea.

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Book SynopsisThe Sykes-Picot Agreement was one of the defining moments in the history of the modern Middle East. Yet its co-creator, Sir Mark Sykes, had far more involvement in British Middle East strategy during World War I than the Agreement for which he is now most remembered. Between 1915 and 1916, Sykes was Lord Kitchener's agent at home and abroad, operating out of the War Office until the war secretary's death at sea in 1916. Following that, from 1916 to 1919 he worked at the Imperial War Cabinet, the War Cabinet Secretariat and, finally, as an advisor to the Foreign Office. The full extent of Sykes's work and influence has previously not been told. Moreover, the general impression given of him is at variance with the facts. Sykes led the negotiations with the Zionist leadership in the formulation of the Balfour Declaration, which he helped to write, and promoted their cause to achieve what he sought for a pro-British post-war Middle East peace settlement, although he was not himself a Zionist. Likewise, despite claims he championed the Arab cause, there is little proof of this other than general rhetoric mainly for public consumption. On the contrary, there is much evidence he routinely exhibited a complete lack of empathy with the Arabs. In this book, Michael Berdine examines the life of this impulsive and headstrong young British aristocrat who helped formulate many of Britain's policies in the Middle East that are responsible for much of the instability that has affected the region ever since.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The “Middle East Expert” 2. Kitchener’s Man and Agent-at-Large 3. Islam, India, Iraq and the Arab Bureau 4. The Husayn – McMahon Correspondence, the Arab Revolt and Advising the War Cabinet 5. The Sykes – Picot Agreement 6. War Cabinet Secretariat 7. The Zionists and a Jewish Homeland 8. Mesopotamia, Arabia and King Husayn 9. The Arab Legion and the French Difficulty 10. The Balfour Declaration 11. Palestine 12. Final Days 13. The Legacy

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Book SynopsisCan John D. Negroponte be described as 'The Last American Diplomat'? In a career spanning 50 years of unprecedented American global power, he was the last of a dying breed of patrician diplomats - devoted to public service, a self-effacing and ultimate insider, whose prime duty was to advise, guide and warn. Negroponte served as US ambassador to Honduras, Mexico, the Philippines and Iraq; he was US Permanent Representative to the UN, Director of National Intelligence and Deputy Secretary of State to George W. Bush. His was a high-flying and seemingly conventional career but one full of surprises. He opposed Kissinger in Vietnam, argued against direct military action against Marxists in Central America and warned that the Iraq War could be another 'Vietnam'. George W. Liebmann's incisive account of Negroponte's life and career is based on personal and shared experience, as well as thorough research and interviews with Negroponte and other leading actors. It will provide fascinating reading for students and researchers interested in the inside-story of American diplomacy, revealing personal and policy struggles, and the underlying fissures present even in the world's last remaining superpower.Trade Review'The Last American Diplomat is a true masterpiece, a book far above the standards and the contents of the great majority of the dozens of, often ephemeral, works published each year about the theme and themes of American foreign policy. It is a most detailed and finely written tome about the career and the character of John D. Negroponte, an American whose name is known or remembered, alas, by few who ought to. But there is more to it. George Liebmann has written excellent biographies of men and diplomats who had incarnated the standards of what might be called -necessarily imprecisely, but essentially truly - of "the old diplomacy". This study of Negroponte is a prime example of Liebmann's historical philosophy as well as his architectural examination of his protaganist's public career.' - John LukacsTable of ContentsAuthor’s Preface 1. Preparation for Diplomacy 2. Hong Kong , Trade, and a New China 3. Vietnam and Limited War 4. The Value of Reflection: Stanford Interlude 5. Kissinger and the Use and Non-Use of Force 6. Ecuador: Limiting the Environmental Commons 7. Thessaloniki : Consular Work and Outposts 8. Fisheries, Nationalism, and Conservation 9. Refugees and Asia: Generosity Revived 10. Proxy Wars and Central America 11. Treaties, Diseases and the Environment: A New International Politics 12. NSC and the Avoidance of Problems 13. NAFTA and the New Politics of Regional Trade 14. The Philippines: Recessional from Empire 15. Panama : Recessional, Act II 16. McGraw-Hill: Publishing for a World Market 17. The Security Council and World Order 18. Iraq: Time, Politics, and the Limits of Force 19. Intelligence: Analysis Replaces Adventurism 20. State Department and Capacity-Building Conclusion: Hegemony Limited and Realism Revived

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Book Synopsis1. Future of Public Diplomacy in an Era of Global Disruptions.- Turkish Foreign Policy and Public Diplomacy.- 2. The Transformation of Turkish Public Diplomacy: Challenges and Opportunities.- 3. The Institutionalisation of Nation Branding in Türkiye.- 4. Türkiye Scholarships and Türkiye's Global Engagement .- 5. Türkiye's Cultural Heritage and Public Diplomacy.- 6. Türkiye's Humanitarian Aids and Health Diplomacy.- 7. International Broadcasting Tools of the Public Broadcaster.- 8. International News Agencies and International Publishings in Türkiye.- 9. Turkish TV Series as a Cultural Diplomacy Tool.- 10. Türkiye's Music Diplomacy.- 11. Türkiye's most useful tool in Public Diplomacy: Gastrodiplomacy.

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Book SynopsisForeword: Trends Over Time.- 1 Introduction: Critical Junctures, Pockets of Progress, and Building Backlash for Gender in Diplomacy.- Part I: Contentious and (In)Visible: New Domains in Gender+ and Diplomacy.- 2 Missing Post Reports: Locating the Queer Diplomat Biography.- 3 The Gendered Figurations of Women Diplomats and the Volumetric Presence of China in Nepal.- 4 Women in 20th Century German Diplomacy: A History of Firsts.- Part II: Not just Adding and Stirring: Women Implementing of Foreign Policy.- 5 Women Diplomats During the Interwar Period: Alexandra Kollontai and Palma Guillén in Latin America.- 6 Women in Small States' Diplomacy: Gender-Related Challenges in Lithuania's Foreign Service.- 7 Bridging the Gender Gap in Global Diplomacy: Policy Implementation in the Scandinavian Foreign Services.- Part III: Networks, Reflections, Transformations: Engaging the Frontiers of Gender in Foreign Policy.- 8 The (Re)Emergence of Women's Organisations of Diplomats (WODs) in the 21st Century: Sites of Creative Agency for the (Re)Staging of Differentiated Subjectivities in Diplomacy?.- 9 Women Ambassadors in the UN Security Council: Are They Shaping the Practice of Diplomacy?.- 10 Feminist Oral Life History in Gender and Diplomacy Research.- Conclusion: Future Directions, Innovations, Theory and Research on Gender and Diplomacy.

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Book SynopsisIntroduction Vedat Demir & Carola Richter Historical and conceptual perspectives.-1. When soft power matters not: The Priam syndrome Sameera Durrani.-2. Evolving soft power paradigms: a comparative analysis of China and the U.S. in the Middle East Mohamad Zreik.-3. The Public diplomacy of Apartheid South Africa Nicholas J. Cull China.-4. China’s public diplomacy: projecting self-confidence and asserting power across the globe Ingrid d'Hooghe.-5. China's image and influence in 2024, a persistent ambiguity Olivier Arifon Cuba.-6. When the academy support autocracy: Latin American Council of Social Sciences and the Cuban regime Armando Chaguaceda & Leonardo Fernandez Otaño Egypt.-7. “Speak Arabic, Speak Egyptian” as a tool of Public Diplomacy Aida M. Yehia Abd El Rehim Iran.-8. Iran: digital self-empowerment to achieve international discursive power Jiayi Jing Morocco 9. Palaces to partnerships: Morocco’s royal initiatives and the reinvention of public diplomacy Shabista Naz.-9. Palaces to partnerships: Morocco’s royal initiatives and the reinvention of public diplomacy Shabista Naz.-10. Playing for two goals – Moroccan football as a soft power resource Andreas Wüst North Korea.-11. Threats as a means of Public Diplomacy: The case of North Korea Jacob Ausderan Russia.-12. Russia's public diplomacy: Navigating the shadows of the war in Ukraine Ana Jovic-Lazic Saudi Arabia.-13. The domestic-international nexus of authoritarian public diplomacy: The case of Saudi Arabia Jens Heibach.-14. Beyond “sportswashing”? Saudi football politics as a driver for economic diversification, power consolidation, social cohesion and public diplomacy Sebastian Sons.-15. Latent and manifest affect: The public diplomacy and soft power of Saudi Arabia Giulio M. Gallarotti.-16. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) are going green: Green developmentalism as a new form of authoritarian public diplomacy Tobias Zumbraegel.-17. Public diplomacy in the entrepreneurial state: the case of the UAE Jana Fedtke & Mohammad Ibahrine Turkey.-18. From Turkey to Türkiye: Public diplomacy of symbols Senem Çevik.-19. Public diplomacy in Turkey during democratization and democratic backsliding Vedat Demir Venezuela.-20. Venezuela: from oil diplomacy to disinformation pawn Maria Puerta Riera.-Conclusion Vedat Demir & Carola Richter

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Book SynopsisForschungsdesign und theoretischer Rahmen der Arbeit.- Die Rolle Deutschlands in den Beziehungen USA-Iran.- Schlussbetrachtung.- KONZEPTE FÜR INNOVATIVE ZUKUNFTSTRÄCHTIGE DEUTSCH-IRANISCHE WIRTSCHAFTSPROJEKTE IM UNTERSUCHUNGSZEITRAUM: ERFOLGSMODELLE UND SCHLÜSSELPARTNER IM FOKUS.

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Book SynopsisDiplomatic Handbook aims to provide a concise but comprehensive source of relevant information for those who are embarking on an international and, particularly, a diplomatic career. It is also useful for civil servants who are required to attend multilateral conferences on a wide range of subjects and for those interested in the mechanisms of international relations. Coverage includes: - the establishment and conduct of diplomatic relations - the organisation and functions of a Ministry of Foreign Affairs and of a diplomatic mission - protocol and procedure - diplomatic privileges and immunities - consular officers and consular posts - the European Union, NATO, the United Nations and other international organisations - key elements of international law - conference practice and procedure - information, misinformation, disinformation, and media presentation skills - glossary of diplomatic, consular and economic terms This new edition has been up-dated to take account of the major political, economic, social and technological changes which have taken place since the latest edition was published in 1998.

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Book SynopsisPublic diplomacy has never been more important in international relations. Yet, public diplomacy’s future as a valued national resource and a respected profession is far from certain. Lingering historical misperceptions and contemporary debate regarding public diplomacy’s role and value in protecting and advancing national and international interests threaten public diplomacy’s advancement on both fronts. Grounded in public relations theory and steeped in common sense, this book advances the global debate on public diplomacy’s future by documenting the intellectual and practical development of public diplomacy in the United States and analyzing key challenges ahead. The author’s fresh perspective provides compelling insights into public diplomacy's purpose and value, the conceptual foundations of the discipline, and principles of strategic practice. Based on extensive primary and secondary research, including a comprehensive survey of veteran U.S. public diplomats, the book reveals lessons learned from the U.S. experience in public diplomacy that will be critical in determining public diplomacy's fate in the United States and throughout the world.Trade Review"The author covers all the major ideas that have been presented in print on public diplomacy since 9/11, and some older ones, such as Tom Tuch’s classic volume, Communicating with the World. She seeks to relate and compare public diplomacy to other practices, such as public relations, marketing, advertising, nation branding and international relations theory. Unlike much of the other writing on public diplomacy, especially articles and essays or edited volumes by different authors that focus on narrow aspects of the subject, she brings them all together and tries to make sense out of the whole body of thought on the subject." (Ambassador (ret.) William A. Rugh, Ph.D., AmericanDiplomacy.org, 2010)

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Book SynopsisRegional sub-state diplomacy has come of age. No longer limited to federal states in Europe, today sub-state entities across the world engage in international relations, and conduct a “foreign policy” parallel to, complementary to or sometimes in conflict with their central governmental counterparts. Since the late 1990s, the spectrum of diplomatic instruments and the strategies that accompany them have become more diverse and complex. Regional Sub-State Diplomacy Today offers detailed and recent data on the nature, width and complexity of regions engaging in international relations. It includes cases from all over the world. Next to comparative empirical studies, Regional Sub-State Diplomacy Today also offers original theoretical perspectives on the multi-faceted dimensions of regional sub-state diplomacy. It is ideal for both students and practitioners of sub-state diplomacy.Table of ContentsContributers include: Noé Cornago, David Criekemans, Jorge A. Schiavon, Elena Albina, Ellen Huijgh, Peter Bursens, Jana Deforche, Stéphane Paquin, and Luc Van den Brande.

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Book SynopsisExile, Diplomacy and Texts offers an interdisciplinary narrative of religious, political, and diplomatic exchanges between early modern Iberia and the British Isles during a period uniquely marked by inconstant alliances and corresponding antagonisms. Such conditions notwithstanding, the essays in this volume challenge conventionally monolithic views of confrontation, providing – through fresh examination of exchanges of news, movements and interactions of people, transactions of books and texts – new evidence of trans-national and trans-cultural conversations between British and Irish communities in the Iberian Peninsula, and of Spanish and Portuguese ‘others’ travelling to Britain and Ireland. Contributors: Berta Cano-Echevarría, Rui Carvalho Homem, Mark Hutchings, Thomas O’Connor, Susana Oliveira, Tamara Pérez-Fernández, Glyn Redworth, Marta Revilla-Rivas, and Ana Sáez-Hidalgo.Trade Review"Spain was demonized as the political and religious other in early modern England, and this perception of universal resentment has continued to cloud historiography [...] Thus, the intention of Exile, Diplomacy and Texts: Exchanges between Iberia and the British Isles, 1500–1767 is to focus on exchange rather than confrontation between the Iberian Peninsula and the British Isles, in particular to explore how religious, cultural, and diplomatic encounters also existed." "Overall, these contributions provide a window not just into early modern English Jesuit activities, but more specifically how they interacted with their host nation, in this case Spain, and navigated the unpredictabilities of exile. It is a welcome line of investigation and one that deserves to be followed further, this book giving glimpses of future research routes." James E. Kelly, Durham University, in Journal of Jesuit Studies 8, pp. 671-704Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgements List of Illustrations Notes on the Editors Notes on the Contributors Introduction  Ana Sáez-Hidalgo and Berta Cano-Echevarría Part 1: Encountering the Other 1 Where Were the English? Antoon Van Den Wijngaerde, the Evidence of Visual Culture, and the 1557 Siege of Saint-Quentin  Glyn Redworth 2 Networks of Exchange in Anglo-Portuguese Sixteenth-Century Diplomacy and Thomas Wilson’s Mission to Portugal  Susana Oliveira 3 Irish Captives in the British and Spanish Mediterranean 1580–1760  Thomas O’Connor Part 2: Narrating the Other 4 The Construction and Deconstruction of English Catholicism in Spain: Fake News or White Legend?  Berta Cano-Echevarría 5 Memoirs for ‘a Sunlit Doorstep’: Selfhood and Cultural Difference in Tomé Pinheiro da Veiga’s Fastigínia  Rui Carvalho Homem 6 The Fall of Granada in Hall’s and Holinshed’s Chronicles: Genesis, Propaganda, and Reception  Tamara Pérez-Fernández Part 3: Reading the Other 7 Use and Reuse of English Books in Anglo-Spanish Collections: the Crux of Orthodoxy  Ana Sáez-Hidalgo 8 Tools for the English Mission: English Books at St Alban’s College Library, Valladolid  Marta Revilla-Rivas 9 Diplomacy Narratives as Documents of Performance  Mark Hutchings Index Nominum

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Book SynopsisIn China's Public Diplomacy, author Ingrid d'Hooghe contributes to our understanding of what constitutes and shapes a country's public diplomacy, and what factors undermine or contribute to its success. China invests heavily in policies aimed at improving its image, guarding itself against international criticism and advancing its domestic and international agenda. This volume explores how the Chinese government seeks to develop a distinct Chinese approach to public diplomacy, one that suits the country's culture and authoritarian system. Based on in-depth case studies, it provides a thorough analysis of this approach, which is characterized by a long-term vision, a dominant role for the government, an inseparable and complementary domestic dimension, and a high level of interconnectedness with China's overall foreign policy and diplomacy.Table of ContentsIntroduction The Case of China’s Public Diplomacy The Design of the Study: Questions and Assumptions The Selection of Case Studies Overview of the Chapters Chapter 1 How to Understand Public Diplomacy: An Analytical Framework The Concept of Public Diplomacy The Challenges of Public Diplomacy 2.0 Public Diplomacy and Soft Power Public Diplomacy and Propaganda Subsets of Public Diplomacy The Domestic Dimension and the Role of Diasporas The Analytical Framework Dimension I: Actors and Decision-making Dimension II: Public Diplomacy Content Dimension III: Public Diplomacy Instruments The Impact of a Country’s Political System The Impact of Culture on Public Diplomacy Conclusion Chapter 2 Assets and Liabilities for China’s Public Diplomacy The Importance of Culture China’s Authoritarian System Media and Social Media Censorship Human Rights and Tibet The Lack of Cultural Freedom China’s Economic Rise The China Model China’s Environmental Challenges The Copenhagen Summit China’s Foreign Policy and Diplomacy The Concepts of Harmonious World and Chinese Dream China’s Military Rise and Cyber-Security Chinese Tourists Conclusions Chapter 3 The Chinese Debate on Public Diplomacy The Introduction of Soft Power and Public Diplomacy in China The Chinese Understanding of Public Diplomacy Defining Public Diplomacy New Public Diplomacy and Public Diplomacy 2.0 Public Diplomacy and Propaganda Soft Power Cultural and People’s Diplomacy The Domestic Dimension Sources of Soft Power Chinese Culture as a Source of Soft Power The China Model as a Source of Soft Power The Impact of Culture on Public Diplomacy Challenges and Constraints Conclusions Chapter 4 China’s Public Diplomacy System The Growing Diversity of Actors National State Actors The State Council Information Office The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chinese Embassies and Missions Abroad The Ministry of National Defense and the PLA Other Ministries China’s Leaders The Chinese Communist Party The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Subnational State Actors Non-State Actors People’s Diplomacy Organizations Intellectual Elites and Academic Institutions Volunteers and Celebrities Companies Overseas Chinese Consequences of the Diversification of Actors Public Diplomacy Instruments The Media The New Media Foreign Media Cultural Institutes and Activities Educational Institutes and Activities Confucius Institutes Foreign Aid China’s Public Diplomacy Budget Conclusions Chapter 5 China’s Public Diplomacy Strategies: Asia and Africa China’s Public Diplomacy in Asia South and Southeast Asia Central Asia Northeast Asia: Japan and South Korea China’s Public Diplomacy in Africa Analysis and Conclusions Chapter 6 Proactive Public Diplomacy: Events The Beijing Olympic Games and the Shanghai World Expo The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Winning the Olympic Bid Olympics’ Public Diplomacy Ceremonies Evaluation of the Event Analysis The 2010 Shanghai World Expo Winning the Expo Bid World Expo Public Diplomacy Evaluation of the Event Lessons Learned Analysis Conclusions Chapter 7 Reactive Public Diplomacy: Crises The SARS Epidemic, Product Scandals, and the Wenchuan Earthquake The 2003 SARS Epidemic The Unfolding of the Crisis Public Diplomacy Actions Analysis Lessons Learned Food and Toy Safety Crises The 2007 Pet Food and Toys’ Scandals The 2008 Contaminated Milk-Powder Scandal Analysis The 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake The Role of the Domestic Media The Role of the PLA Analysis Conclusions Chapter 8 The Reception of China’s Public Diplomacy Measuring the Effect of Public Diplomacy Global Views of China Interpreting Poll Results Conclusions Conclusion The Importance China Attaches to Public Diplomacy The Impact of China’s Authoritarian Political System State-Centeredness Media Control and Censorship Other Impacts The Impact of Chinese Culture on Public Diplomacy A Strategic and Holistic Approach Evolution and Challenges Issues for Future Research

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Book SynopsisIf a key aspect of diplomacy is how countries are seen abroad, official diplomats are not the only actors. In contexts as diverse as Syria, Myanmar and the South China Sea, think tanks are influential actors whose impact deserves greater study. As organisations producing independent intellectual outputs to influence public policy, think tanks engage in at least four diplomatic functions: negotiation, communication, information-gathering and promoting friendly relations in international affairs. Detailed case studies show that think tanks both directly perform and indirectly support diplomatic functions: as metaphorical hired guns, charm offensive, witnesses and safe space; as a school for diplomats, personal trainers, chief knowledge officer and wise counsel. To reach their full potential, think tanks need to overcome obstacles including resource constraints and relationships with policymakers.Table of ContentsThink Tank Diplomacy  Melissa Conley Tyler, Rhea Matthews and Emma Brockhurst Abstract Keywords  Introduction Part 1. Understanding Think Tanks Part 2. Understanding Modern Diplomacy Part 3. Case Studies of Think Tanks in Diplomacy Acknowledgements References

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