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The diplomatic consequences of Mrs Sacoolas
02 February 2024
On 8 December 2022, appearing by video link at the Old Bailey in London, Anne Sacoolas, US ...
‘Soft power’ is nothing more than influence
16 November 2023
The term ‘soft power’ (and its siblings ‘hard power’ and ‘smart power’), employ...
Zheng He (1371–1433): China’s masterful mariner and diplomat
24 September 2023
(A fairy tale?) Ever s...
Examining human destiny: Ancient Greece vs Judeo-Christianity
19 August 2023
For 2000 years, we have read the Greek classics. We have done so in a peculiar fashion. Their gods were central to their worldview. We discarded their gods, which we despised as mere idols. In do...
Why do crowds riot?
04 August 2023
I’m indebted for this insight to Duncan J. Watts\'s book Everything is Obvious (Once You ...
Diplomatic realism: Nixon, Kissinger, and Pakistan
27 May 2023
Kissinger demanded that Nixon stand firm [in supporting Pakistan]. \'If the outcome of this...
Gender equality in diplomacy: Chinese and other foreign ministries
21 May 2023
Diplomatic functions and tools, Foreign ministries, Gender rights online, Public diplomacy
The Chinese Foreign Ministry made a welcome change in its external public outreach after 3 ...
The border-making process in Africa
08 May 2023
When I first mentioned to a diplomatic friend my intention of writing a blog entry on \'dip...
Humanising immigration: Taking the discussion further
26 April 2023
Communication, Diplomatic theory and practice, Language (and) diplomacy, Migration
In this blog post, I want to respond to some of the questions that were raised during our r...
News, newsworthiness and ‘truths’
13 April 2023
An Oxford Don (or Doña? – since my friend Bi is a lady) called me up ...
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