'Rather than being in decline, diplomacy is still an essential mechanism in managing international crises and conflicts.' Discuss in the context of the post-Cold War developments in global politics.

In order to answer the question of whether diplomacy is "still an essential mechanism in managing international crises and conflicts', we first need to know what diplomacy is and what diplomats do. We then need to ask ourselves whether diplomacy and diplomats are adequate to the task of meeting post cold war diplomatic objectives for international peace and security. In this essay, I will demonstrate the continuing relevance of diplomacy and its essentialness to the …

…Macedonia, 1992-1999: From Containment to Nation Building in Jentleson B (Ed.) (2000) Opportunities missed, Opportunities seized: Preventive Diplomacy in the Post-Cold War World Rowman & Littlefield publishers, inc. USA (accessed by internet) Mazar, Michael J (2000) Opportunity Seized: Preventive Diplomacy in Korea, in Jentleson B (Ed.) (2000) Opportunities missed, Opportunities seized: Preventive Diplomacy in the Post-Cold War World Rowman & Littlefield publishers, inc. USA (accessed by internet) IS312 Global politics and international relations Unit 5 and Unit 7