“The first thing to know is…we don’t post anything without approvals,” the lead social media manager at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) explained after I asked about the MFA’s social media processes. [1]
Donald Trump’s approach to diplomacy represents an explicit and intensified form of leader-centric and procedurally disruptive diplomatic practice. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩’𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬?
The recent reciprocal expulsions of ambassadors between Spain and Nicaragua are not merely political gestures but legally structured acts grounded in the framework of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961) (VCDR). The episode illustrates how the persona non grata mechanism - a classical instrument of diplomatic law - can be used as a tool of political signalling in contexts of deep bilateral tension and broader international isolation.
Reviewed by Simon Polinder.
The Hague Journal of Diplomacy's most recent special issue focuses on Caste and Diplomacy. As one of its editors, it is only appropriate that I take the opportunity in this blog to describe how I was introduced to this theme.
In the complex and challenging landscape of humanitarian operations, engaging with states and their governments is a critical aspect to humanitarian negotiations that demands careful consideration. This blog post interrogates the intricacies of this engagement, finding that there is an alignment between strategic networking and engagement and the concept of humanitarian diplomacy.
Much of the literature on space diplomacy houses a Western precedent through the use of mainstream ideas of IR to emphasise space...
The Hague Journal of Diplomacy - quantified! In our infographic below, we summarize the past 20 years in numbers.
On June 24 and 25, 45 heads of state and government were in The Hague, the Netherlands, to attend the NATO Summit. High-stakes security issues were discussed at the summit, which occurred during a crucial moment in time.
Call for proposals for a new Forum on Theorizing Culture in Global Relations in The Hague Journal of Diplomacy.
