Contemporary Diplomacy in Action

Professor Jack Spence OBE retired from the Department of War Studies in 2020 after more than 20 years. He held a variety of senior posts throughout his distinguished career, including serving as Pro-Vice Chancellor at the University of Leicester, Director of Studies at Chatham House and Academic Adviser to The Royal College of Defence Studies. He was awarded an OBE in 2002 for teaching services to the UK Ministry of Defence. Dr Alastair Masser is Director of Global Programmes at the Legatum Institute in London. Prior to joining the Institute, he spent almost a decade in politics serving latterly as a Special Adviser in two posts under David Cameron. Alastair is an alumnus of the US State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Programme (IVLP) and has taught at the Ministry of Defence’s Joint Services Command Staff College (JSCSC) at Shrivenham. Dr Claire Yorke is a Henry A. Kissinger Postdoctoral Fellow and Lecturer at International Security Studies and the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs at Yale University. In 2014, she was a member of the NATO and Atlantic Council Young Leaders Working Group, reporting to the NATO Secretary General. Prior to academia she worked at the Royal Institute of International Affairs and in the UK Parliament.

Foreword
Introduction
Section One: Thematic Case Studies
1. Alliances and Diplomatic Practice
2. Life as a Diplomat
3. Diplomacy and Domestic Populations
4. Managing Failure
5. Engaging with Proxy Groups and Indirect State Influence
6. Diplomatic Negotiations with Armed Groups
Section Two: Regional Case Studies
7. African Diplomacy
8. European Diplomacy
9. Middle East Diplomacy
10. Russian Diplomacy
11. Transatlantic Diplomacy
12. Asian Diplomacy
Conclusion