Conniving diplomacy
By: by Bertrand Badie ; translated from the French by Cynthia Schoch and William Snow
Contributors: Schoch, Cynthia; Snow, William
Series: Sciences Po series in international relations and political economy
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781137006424
Subjects: World politics; International relations; Diplomacy
Work titles: Diplomatie de connivence
Description: The status quo of the modern world order, a diplomatic entente best characterized as "connivance diplomacy," is limited in its performances, defensive of its privileges, midway between competition and cooperation. It is examined here through its history, its functions, and its failures.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Concerts and dissonance; title: A precarious polarization; title: The system without a name (1989-); title: "Fireside chats"; title: Western "nobility"; title: The imperative of governance; title: Concert of contention; title: The emerging powers as arbiters; title: An anomic international system.