The text discusses the potential shift towards conducting diplomatic negotiations online and the implications of such a transition. It explores the advantages and challenges of negotiating in a virtual space, highligh...
In this message, the author discusses the concept of 'dediscoursation' as a key factor leading to war. They explain how the loss of faith in discourse can precede the decision to engage in violent conflict. The theory...
Part of Language and Diplomacy (2001): Drazen Pehar writes about historical rhetoric; specifically the historical analogies used by diplomats and politicians to strengthen their arguments and convince others of their ...
In this paper, Drazen Pehar analyses the argumentation made by George Lakoff of the University of California at Berkeley in his seminal paper on ‘Metaphor and War’, in which he tried to deconstruct the rhetoric U...
Part of Language and Diplomacy (2001): Drazen Pehar looks specifically at the use of ambiguities in peace agreements. Pehar explains why ambiguities are so often used and why diplomats and others involved in internati...
William Taffotien Assanvo