Delegating diplomacy : how ambassadors establish trust in international relations / David Lindsey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lindsey, David (Professor of political science), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diplomacy.

Diplomats--United States.

Diplomats.

United States--Foreign relations.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (376 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2023]

Summary:

David Lindsey develops a new theory of diplomacy that illuminates why states find ambassadors indispensable. He argues that the primary diplomatic challenge countries face is not simply communication-it is credibility. Diplomats can often communicate credibly with their host countries even when their superiors cannot.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Diplomats and Bureaucrats

2. Diplomats as Messengers

3. Elicitation, Reporting, and Administration

4. Diplomats and Biographic Intelligence

5. Empirical Patterns in Diplomatic Appointments

6. The Sympathetic Ambassador: Walter Hines Page in Britain

7. The Unsympathetic Ambassador: James Gerard in Germany

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-342) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Lindsey, David Delegated Diplomacy

ISBN:

0-231-55788-4

OCLC:

1369644506