02775cam a22004218i 4500 24206734 US-DLC 20251109095440.0 t 250516s2025 enk b 001 0 eng 2025005996 9781032836171 hardback 9781032875842 paperback 9781003533436 ebook (DLC)24206734 au eng rda au pcc Alfaisal Main Library JZ1405 .W47 2025 Westcott, Nicholas author aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut How to be a diplomat / Nick Westcott. 2025 2508 Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2025 188 pages cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. What is a diplomat? -- What is diplomacy? -- The varieties of diplomacy -- Negotiations -- The media and the message -- Diplomatic rules -- Protocol -- Leading a mission -- The diplomatic way of life -- Coming home. With the international system entering a period of extreme flux, diplomacy has never been more important, and how to do it successfully more relevant. This book considers what diplomacy is, its purpose, rules, structures, how it is done, what it involves, the skills required, the impact of technological and societal changes, and how diplomats ensure success. In short, it is about handling people and problems, particularly in other countries, without coming to blows. Drawing on the author's extensive personal experience, this readable volume focuses on the practical problems diplomats regularly face, such as negotiating an agreement, working with a hostile government, dealing with dual nationals imprisoned for political reasons, looking after local staff, engaging with civil society, responding to humanitarian crises, and what to do if a war breaks out on your doorstep. This is an invaluable training resource for anyone working at the coal face of international relations and a guide to how to navigate, operate, behave, negotiate, and survive diplomatic life. Such diplomatic skills will be of wider relevance in many walks of life - international, commercial, bureaucratic, even family Diplomatic and consular service Vocational guidance Diplomacy Mass media Political aspects Print books. local 4 Online version Westcott, Nicholas How to be a diplomat Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, [2025] 9781003533436 (DLC) 2025005997 lcc BOOKS 607840 607840 0 0 lcc 0 0 AU AU GEN 2025-11-09 0 JZ1405 .W47 2025 AU00000000020693 2025-11-09 09:55:57 210.00 2025-11-09 BOOKS