Diplomacy the Neglected Global Issue: Why Diplomacy Needs to Catch Up with the World

Abstract

The origins of this book project began with a team of authors from academia and practitioners. All agree that core features of the practice of diplomacy need readdressing, which begins by identifying some of the current challenges to the diplomacy of all countries. In the past diplomacy was considered a global issue where non-state interest in its methods was considerable. Such interest has waned. Key treaties like the United Nations Charter and the Vienna Conventions are seriously outdated with little immediate prospect of any updating. The Internet receives no mention in any of these documents despite its revolutionary impact on the practice.