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FROM DIPLOMATIC HISTORY TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Diplomacy is a key concept in world politics. ... The earliest diplomatic document was a letter written on a tablet, which was sent from a kingdom called Ebla near the Mediterranean coast to the kingdom of Hamazi. But our global diplomatic system has its origins in fifteenth century Italy. ... So the diplomatic activities become institutionalized by the permanent embassies. ... Bilateralism and secrecy characterized the process of traditional diplomacy, because states were the only actors in international politics. ... There was a demand that the ‘new diplomacy’ should be more open to public investigation and control, that is, less secretive, and an international organization should be established to provide transparency and opportunity to investigate treaties. After World War I, President Woodrow Wilson’s ‘Fourteen Points’ brought a new approach to international diplomacy. ... And he also believed that an international organization, based on the principle of collective security, could prevent wars. ... And League of Nations failed to prevent World War II, that is, another world war could not be prevented by an international organization. So, we can say that relpolitic is a major theory of international politics until the end of Second World War. ... In this period, international relations were dominated by confrontations between two superpowers, United States and Soviet Union, and their allies. ... The end of the Cold War produced an optimism, that diplomacy could solve all major international problems.
Approximate Word count = 1116
Approximate Pages = 4.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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