The New Diplomacy
The New diplomacy has many different elements to it and each has contributed to diplomacy in their own very important way. These elements range from how Diplomacy has changed from being a very secretive form of politics to attempting to become a far more open and public form of politics that engages the people. Another element from the new diplomacy is how public diplomacy has became increasingly important and how states have turned to using soft power which is effectively an element of the new diplomacy. Thirdly we have also seen modern communication technologies have a huge influence over the world of diplomacy and this is one of the truest and clearest examples of the new diplomacy.
It is my opinion that these huge technological advances in communications is the most important aspect of the new diplomacy. After all Diplomacy is essentially about communication. Therefore major advances in communications are clearly going to be a major part of the coined phrase “New Diplomacy”. These technological advances are nearly all part of the Internet age. As examples we have seen the introduction of Email, which has clearly had a massive influence as Diplomats can now communicate instantly rather than waiting months for a letter to be delivered when the Old Diplomacy was in its prime. Email can also be used to send images and videos around the world between embassies.
Twitter (the social networking site) is seeing a huge number of Diplomatic services and diplomats using it as an effective form of public diplomacy. Diplomats or embassies can use Twitter to efficiently and quickly send out vital information to their populations. It also offers them the chance to see the views of the public on diplomatic issues and to communicate with them.
Overall Technology has had the biggest impact on the new diplomacy due to how much it has changed the way diplomacy takes place in the modern world. Diplomats can now communicate with each other instantly and can communicate with the public too. It has also offered people the chance to engage in diplomacy easily. This ties in with another aspect of the new diplomacy in which it is meant to be a more open form of diplomacy. By engaging the general public it is clearly making it more open and this is why in my opinion technological changes are the key aspect and the most important one to new diplomacy.
i really like the style and the how you have explained your work, it makes it so easy to understand. I couldn’t agree more. great work.
You are right the technology has changed the diplomatic work since 19th century However the social media has played a very important role and changed many regimes in Arab countries . It also created a new way to express views and shared views “The social media have become a fact of life for civil society worldwide, involving many actors -regular citizens, activists, nongovernmental organizations, telecommunications firms, governments”( foreign affairs). No government in the world can control this kind of media. The social media explored out different revolutions, such as Egypt, Syria and others.
Excellent examples, good range of knowledge about how diplomacy moved from secrecy to openness