This book shows how changing diplomatic practices are central in explaining key dimensions of world politics, from law to war.

During the Cold War, both Chinese and American officials employed a wide range of migration policies and practices to pursue legitimacy, security, and prestige.

Kenneth Schultz explores the effects of democratic politics on the use and success of coercive diplomacy. He argues that open political competition between the

The founder -- Shadow diplomacy -- War by other means -- Chasing respectability -- Between truth and lies -- Diplomacy in retreat -- Selective integration -- Re

Diplomacy means different things to different people, the definitions ranging from the elegant ("the management of relations between independent states by the p