Diplomatic Security : A Comparative Analysis / Eugenio Cusumano, Christopher Kinsey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cusumano, Eugenio, Editor.

Kinsey, Christopher, Editor.

Series:

Stanford scholarship online.

Stanford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diplomats--Protection.

Diplomats.

Diplomatic and consular service--Security measures.

Diplomatic and consular service.

Embassy buildings--Security measures.

Embassy buildings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 pages)

Place of Publication:

Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The safety of diplomats has animated recent public and political debates. As diplomatic personnel are increasingly targeted by terrorism and political violence while overseas, sending states are augmenting host nations' security measures with their own. Protective arrangements range from deploying military, police, and private security guards to relocating embassies to suburban compounds. Yet, reinforced security may also hamper effective diplomacy and international relations. Scholars and practitioners from around the world bring to light a large body of empirical information available for the first time in Diplomatic Security. This book explores the global contexts and consequences of keeping embassies and their personnel safe. The essays in this volume offer case studies that illustrate the different arrangements in the U.S., China, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Israel, and Russia. Considering the historical and legal contexts, authors examine how states protect their diplomats abroad, what drives changes in existing protective arrangements, and how such measures affect the safety of diplomats and the institution of diplomacy. Diplomatic Security not only reveals how a wide variety of states handle security needs but also illuminates the broader theoretical and policy implications for the study of diplomacy and security alike.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction. What Is Diplomatic Security?

1. A Century of US Diplomatic Security

2. Chinese Diplomatic Security

3. Diplomatic Security in the United Kingdom

4. A Policy in Progress

5. German Diplomatic Security Policy

6. Russia’s Militarized Approach to Diplomatic Security

7. Diplomatic Security in Times of Austerity

8. Diplomatic Security as Counterterrorism

9. Turkish Diplomatic Security

10. Risk Management in US Diplomatic Security

11. Securing Diplomacy in the War on Terrorism

Conclusion. The History, Effectiveness, and Implications of Diplomatic Security

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2019.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

9781503608986

1503608980

OCLC:

1178769529