Introduction Diplomacy has historically served as the principal instrument through which states manage their external relations, pursue national interests, prevent conflicts, negotiate agreements, and sustain international order. Traditionally associated with the conduct of official relations among sovereign states, diplomacy evolved alongside the modern state system established by the Peace of Westphalia (1648) and was institutionalized … Continue reading Examine the transformation of diplomacy from bloc-based negotiations to multidimensional engagement in an increasingly fragmented international order.