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Diplomatic history explores the management of relations between nation-states by the process of negotiations. From the diplomacy of the American Revolution, the diplomatic origins of the Great War and its aftermath, Versailles, and the personal summitry behind the night Stalin and Churchill Divided Europe, to George W. Bush and the Iraq War, and diplomacy in the age of globalization, the management of power relationships has had an immense impact on our recent history. This Very Short Introduction updates the former Diplomacy: A Very Short Introduction and illustrates international diplomacy in action, exploring the changes in method at key historical junctures, and highlighting the very different demands that circumstances make on the practice of diplomats. Drawing on the case studies above, it makes sense of the way in which skillful diplomacy, as well as hubris, rashness, and excessive caution, can have important ramifications for the fate of nations. Based on the experiences of diplomatic history, it also locates the universal role of negotiations and identifies the key elements of success. As Joseph M. Siracusa shows, diplomacy was and is an indispensable element of statecraft, and without skillful diplomacy political success may remain elusive.

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Joseph M. Siracusa is professor in human security and international diplomacy at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Australia, and president of Australia's Council for the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. A veteran historian, he is known internationally for his writings on the history of nuclear weapons, diplomacy, and global security. He is the author of numerous books, including Diplomacy: A Very Short Introduction and A Global History of the Nuclear Arms Race. Corinne Davies is a classically trained actress based in Los Angeles. Originally from Australia, Corinne has worked extensively in all areas of voice-over and on stage and screen. A highly skilled narrator, Corinne is building an impressive portfolio across many genres. Specializing in an array of accents and dialects, Corinne often narrates entire books in accents other than her own. She loves delving into a story and bringing the world and the characters to life. Her range spans the poetic, wordy, and lyrically complex to the dramatic and suspenseful to the romantic and warm to the lighthearted and comedic. Her recent credits include The War Widow by Tara Moss. She holds a BA in acting from the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) located in Sydney, Australia.

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