Guerrilla diplomacy : rethinking international relations

Daryl Copeland Charts The Course For A New Kind Of Diplomacy, One In Tune With The Demands Of Today's Interconnected, Technology Driven World. Eschewing Platitudes And Broadly Rethinking Issues Of Security And Development, Copeland Provides The Tools Needed To Frame And Manage Issues Ranging From Climate Change To Pandemic Disease To Asymmetrical Conflict And Weapons Of Mass Destruction. The Essential Keystone Of His Approach Is The Modern Diplomat, Able To Nimbly Engage With A Plethora Of New International Actors And Happier Mixing With The Population Than Mingling With Colleagues Inside Embassy Walls. Through The Lens Of Guerrilla Diplomacy, Copeland Offers Both A Call To Action And An Alternative Approach To Understanding Contemporary International Relations--publisher's Description. Diplomacy, Development, And Security In The Age Of Globalization -- Cold War Comfort: The World We Knew -- Globalization And Empire: The World We've Got -- Understanding World Order: The March Of History -- Persistent Insecurity: Lessons Unlearned -- Development Revisited: No Justice, No Peace -- Science And Technology: Black Hole Or Silver Bullet? -- The Global Political Economy Of Knowledge: Working Smarter -- The Foreign Ministry: Relic Or Renaissance? -- Public Diplomacy And Foreign Service: The Front Lines -- International Policy Instruments: Relevant, Effective, Transformed -- Guerrilla Diplomacy: Sharper, Faster, Lighter -- Conclusion: None Foregone. Daryl Copeland. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Daryl Copeland charts the course for a new kind of diplomacy, one in tune with the demands of today's interconnected, technology driven world. Eschewing platitudes and broadly rethinking issues of security and development, Copeland provides the tools needed to frame and manage issues ranging from climate change to pandemic disease to asymmetrical conflict and weapons of mass destruction. The essential keystone of his approach is the modern diplomat, able to nimbly engage with a plethora of new international actors and happier mixing with the population than mingling with colleagues inside embassy walls. Through the lens of "Guerrilla Diplomacy", Copeland offers both a call to action and an alternative approach to understanding contemporary international relations. Copeland charts the course for a new kind of diplomacy, one in tune with the demands of today's interconnected, technology driven world. Rethinking issues of security and development, this book provides the tools needed to frame and manage issues ranging from climate change to pandemic disease to asymmetrical conflict and weapons of mass destruction.