Types of diplomacy
Contents
Various types of diplomacy can be classified according to:
a) the way diplomacy is conducted. The main types are bilateral, regional and multilateral diplomacy. Other modus operandi descriptors include ping-pong diplomacy, funeral diplomacy, etc.
b) topic area which diplomacy addresses: digital diplomacy, cyber diplomacy AI diplomacy, health diplomacy, migration diplomacy, trade diplomacy, environment diplomacy, education diplomacy, etc.
You can explore these and other types of diplomacy in this part of the diplomacy website.
From our blog
Quo vadis, United Nations?: Is the UN system too complex for its own good and how relevant is it today?
14 January 2022
Human history, as in fact the story of life itself, is a series of false starts, missteps, and incremental improvements, punctuated with very occasional quantum leaps. In diplomacy and politics, just as in evolution, ...
Launch: Anticipatory Science and Diplomacy for a renewed multilateralism
12 January 2022
The world is experiencing breakthrough science and technological advances at an unprecedented speed. These discoveries will reshape how we view ourselves as humans, how we relate to each other in society and how we ca...
Summit meetings: Their importance in diplomacy
11 January 2022
Summits between state leaders that have no tangible outcomes are frequently considered a failure and a loss of resources and time. This post will provide a brief account of the arguments for and against the importanc...
Strategies of modern-day small states
06 January 2022
A general, yet to a certain extent incorrect, feeling in international relations is that smaller states are weaker than large or medium-sized states. Many factors shed light on this school of thought, including the...
Training and courses
Events
The recent climate negotiations: A perspective from the Global South [WebDebate #52]
07 Dec 21 - 07 Dec 21
How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Global Conflict
18 Oct 21 - 18 Oct 21
[WebDebate #49] Emojis in public diplomacy: Best practices and lessons learned
06 Jul 21 - 06 Jul 21
Online
[WebDebate #46] Unpacking the EU’s digital diplomacy and foreign policy
06 Apr 21 - 06 Apr 21
#SciDipTalks | Technology at the service of global health crises: Threats and opportunities
11 May 20 - 11 May 20
Online
Embedding science and technology in international relations education and diplomatic training
16 Feb 19 -
United States
Implementing the Water Convention: A look at the results of the first reporting exercise
23 Nov 18 -
Switzerland
Master/Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Diplomacy 2019 workshop in Malta
04 Feb 19 - 13 Feb 19
Malta
Master/Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Diplomacy 2018 workshop in Malta
05 Feb 18 - 14 Feb 18
Malta
High-Level Roundtable on Diplomacy in the Digital Age: Revolution or Evolution?
05 Feb 18 - 06 Feb 18
Belgium
Diplo at MyData 2017
30 Aug 17 - 01 Sep 17
Scenarios Building Seminar: Improving Cooperation in SEE through Developing the e-RCC
25 Jun 12 - 26 Jun 12
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rome E-diplomacy Day
18 Jun 12 -
Remote Participation – Opportunities and Challenges for Multilateral Diplomacy
17 May 12 -
Switzerland
Training Workshop in Contemporary Multilateral Diplomacy and E-diplomacy
19 Mar 12 - 22 Mar 12
South America
Modern Diplomacy For Small States 2011
26 May 11 - 04 Jun 11
Diplomacy Goes Virtual: Inauguration of Diplomacy Island and Virtual Embassy in Second Life
22 May 07 -
Switzerland
International Conference – Challenges for Foreign Ministries: Managing Diplomatic Networks and Optimising Value
31 May 06 - 01 Jun 06
Switzerland
International Conference – Roma Diplomacy: A Challenge for European Institutions?
08 Dec 05 - 09 Dec 05
Belgium
Resources
2021
Enterprise Data Strategy: Empowering Data Informed Diplomacy (U.S. State Departement)
The Enterprise Data Strategy (EDS) aims to ensure that State Department’s workforce is equipped with the timely and relevant data necessary to make informed management decisions.... Read more...
2021
Improving the practice of cyber diplomacy: Training, tools, and other resources
Cyber diplomacy, the conduct of diplomacy with respect to a state’s interests in cyberspace, is too important to ignore. Yet, the participation of countries is far from ideal.... Read more...
2018
The Rise of TechPlomacy in the Bay area
Tech diplomacy is becoming a necessity for countries worldwide. Countries need to capture the nexus between technology innovation and economic developments. To be effectively present in the Bay Area, countries need to use innovative diplomatic approaches. This report d... Read more...
2001
Language and Diplomacy
Language and Diplomacy is a collection of papers presented at the February 2000 Second International Conference on Knowledge and Diplomacy and the January 2001 Conference on Language and Diplomacy. The book examines traditional aspects of language in diplomacy: diploma... Read more...
1988
South Africa and the Simonstown Agreements
In John Young (ed.), The Foreign Policy of Churchill’s Peacetime Administration 1951-1955 (Leicester UP, 1988)... Read more...
1996
The UN and the world diplomatic system: lessons from the Cyprus and US- North Korea talks
In Bourantonis, D. and M. Evriviades (eds), A United Nations for the Twenty-First Century(Kluwer Law International, 1996), pp. 105-16... Read more...
1996
Funeral summits
Berridge, G. R. (1996) 'Funeral summits', in David H. Dunn (ed.), Diplomacy at the Highest Level: The evolution of international summitry (Macmillan - now Palgrave Macmillan: Basingstoke).... Read more...
