As stated in the Vienna Convention 1961 on Diplomatic Relation, the functions of a diplomatic mission consist, inter alia, of (1) representing, (2) protecting, (3) negotiating, (4) promoting, and (5) reporting. Diplomat as the Foreign Services Officers in the mission are the civil servants who are working for the realization of their national foreign policy at the accredited country. One of …
As the rate of globalization continues to increase, there has been a multiplication of international issues occurring. Indonesia, as one of the largest countries in the world, both physically and economically, is very much heavily affected by these global issues as evident by the COVID-19 pandemic, the current Russia-Ukraine conflict, and climate change, among others. Indonesia must have good n…
A brilliant, sweeping history of diplomacy that includes personal stories from the noted former Secretary of State, including his stunning reopening of relations with China. The seminal work on foreign policy and the art of diplomacy. Moving from a sweeping overview of history to blow-by-blow accounts of his negotiations with world leaders, Henry Kissinger describes how the art of diplomacy has…
A new paradigm of conflict intervention modeled on the methodology of public health and using a medicine metaphor. The 19 contributors are an exceptionally impressive selection of international relations experts, including Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the Honorable Cyrus Vance, Lord David Owen, Edward Mortimer, and Kenneth Hackett. Their essays search for the techniques that can stop disease (conflic…