What you consider to be the most significant change in the nature of diplomacy

Diplomacy is "the application of intelligence and tact to the conduct of official relations between the government of independent states" (S.Riordan, 2003, page 12). There are debates on what to to be considered the most significant change in diplomacy. Many people look at diplomacy as just a theory or maybe ideology but I look at it as an action or attitude towards another state, this action depends on the predicted effect of a reaction of another state. This why in my point of view the most significant change in diplomacy is the creation of the new diplomacy. The change from old to new, before diplomacy was more bilateral secretive, and states used high politics and threat of force, at this time diplomacy was only between states that share the same political ideologies, feared each others military, or were depending on each other for trade, the other states were considered possible threats and any mistakes will lead to a war. This lead to the brake out of the two world wars. today we are experiencing the new diplomacy where a state like USA will need to use diplomacy to resolve crises with a small state like Cape Verde. The new diplomacy is more open inclusive, as low politics and more efficient in solving diplomatic crises, this diplomacy contains suctions instead of military force, which I believe to be the reason for the absence of another world war. There are also debates on the reason and motives that lead to the change in diplomacy. As I stated before diplomacy is an action or attitude towards another state, action and attitudes towards others change we with time this why diplomacy will continue to change. the main reason on the change in diplomacy is fear of the cost of conflict, before only western states had strong military power so they went bullied and colonised other states at that time war with a week state will benefit them, when they realised that this wars started to course them lives and money bringing less international support they started valuing diplomacy over conflicts. Another t important reason is the advance of globalisation, with globalisation cheaper transportation cost, the internet, the media easy access of communication, uniting nations, increasing tourism and immigration people are now living in deferent parts of the world having family members in many other states. sports also plays a major role , players playing abroad getting fans from all over the world ,the media and global information, the creation of organisation like UNA acting as middle man in diplomatic crises , multinational companies opening in many other states and acting as noon governmental player of diplomacy. For this reason the attitude to others states changed. For example it was not in the political benefit of Israel to have GAZZA independent but because of the pressure of the international community they opted for diplomatic negotiations. Diplomacy is not at its perfect stage yet, international foreign policies act only for the benefit of some strong states. Diplomacy will keep changing and what we today call the new diplomacy one day we will call it the semi new diplomacy.