Renaissance diplomacy
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The Renaissance (French: 'rebirth') was a period in European civilisation immediately following the Middle Ages. From the late 13th to the early 17th century, it broughta...
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Diplomacy · Soft and hard power of Byzantine diplomacy [Interview with Prof. Jonathan Shepard]
In January 2021, Diplo began a series of online discussions titled History of Diplomacy an...
7 Jun 2021
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Byzantine diplomacy
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The term ‘Byzantine’ comes from the name of the ancient Greek city Byzantium which the Roman Emperor Constantine I (Constantine the Great) rebuilt and renamed Consta...
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Renaissance diplomacy developed between Italian city-states. Relations between these states were influenced by three key elements: no hegemonic power, a strong interest in cooperating, and solving problems through peaceful means. Like the Byzantine E...
24 Jun 2021
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The radius of the Byzantine Empire required geographically broad diplomatic coverage – from China and India in the east, to the Atlantic Ocean in the west, and from the interior of Africa to the steppes of the Black Sea. Extending over this vast terr...
27 May 2021
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Ancient Greek Diplomacy
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Ancient Greece is considered the cradle of European civilisation. Greek notions of rational thought, argumentation, and competition are the foundation of the way we thi...
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We will start our discussion with the role of the orator, and the first examples of extraterritoriality. Ancient Greek diplomacy was probably the most open form of diplomacy in history, delivered in plenary sessions. Ancient Greece also made early in...
29 Apr 2021
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Diplomacy · A history ofdrinks and diplomacy: An interview with Tom Standage
In January 2021, Diplo began a series of online discussions titledHistory of Diplomacy and Technologyledby Dr Jovan Kurbalija.
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5 Apr 2021
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Watch the recordingListen to the podcast[Podcast Interview] Tom Standage
In the third session of our monthly Zoom series Diplomacy and Technology: A historical journey, a masterclass with Jovan Kurbalija, we focused on anci...
30 Mar 2021
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Ancient Diplomacy
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In the third session of our monthly Zoom series Diplomacy and Technology: A historical journey, a masterclass with Jovan Kurbalija, we focused on ancient diplomacy.&nbs...
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Writing triggered a more sophisticated way of communication both within and between ancient societies. We will navigate through the rich diplomatic heritage of ancient Babylon, Sumeria, Egypt, the Hittite Empire, India, Persia, and China.
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25 Mar 2021
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Visit our page dedicated to the origins of diplomacy
In the second session of our monthly Zoom series Diplomacy and Technology: A historical journey, a masterclass with Jovan Kurbalija, we discussed the interplay between diplomacy and technology i...
3 Mar 2021
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diplomacy · What can diplomats learn from primates? Interview with Prof. Frans De Waal
In January 2021, Diplo began a series of open monthly Zoom discussions on the evolution of diplomacy and technology titled Diplomacy and Technolog...
12 Feb 2021
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LATEST: Listen to our podcast interview with Prof. Frans de Waal, primatologist.
We asked Prof. de Waal to tell us more about the behaviour of primates, how and when they negotiate, compromise, and mediate, in order to find the earliest origins ...
25 Feb 2021
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In January 2021, we held the first session of our new monthly Zoom series titled Diplomacy and Technology: A historical journey, a masterclass with Dr Jovan Kurbalija, where we discuss the evolution and interplay of diplomacy and technology.
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3 Feb 2021
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The longer you can look back, the farther you can look forward.
Winston Churchill
This quote from Winston Churchill could be a tweet about the interplay between diplomacy and technology. This page will, by revisiting the history of diplom...
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As we move through history, our aim will be to discover how civilizations dealt with ‘new’ technologies, from simple writing to telegraph, and nowadays the internet.
On 28 January we will set the stage for our learning journey through history, by ...
28 Jan 2021
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Earlier this year, we were intrigued by the discovery of the oldest intact shipwreck ever found – a Greek vessel from about 400BCE – on the bottom of the Black Sea. Ships such as this one carried trade, and with it diplomatic relations, between the c...
18 Dec 2018
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Employed against a warlike background, the diplomatic methods of the ancient Greeks are thought by some to have been useless but by others to have been the most advanced seen prior to modern times. This book works to its own view by looking at the co...
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Employed against a warlike background, the diplomatic methods of the ancient Greeks are thought by some to have been useless but by others to have been the most advanced seen prior to modern times. This book works to its own view by looking at the co...
Author: G.R. Berridge
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