Diplomacy Tips

1) Foreign Ministry
i) Introduction:
- need write about what is foreign ministry
- discuss about foreign matter + conduct diplomacy on international arena
- examples of foreign ministry of some country (every countrys foreign ministry has
different names, give 5 examples)
- need to explain why the names are different (depends on the countrys portfolio)

ii) Why need foreign ministry?

iii) Responsibility:
a)
b)
c)
d)

Conduct diplomacy
Make foreign policy
Promoting country
Representing and protecting states interest

iv) Malaysias Foreign Affairs

Need to write history of Malaysias Foreign Affairs.
Functions:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)

Political relation
Economic affairs
Security matters
Social
Culture promotion
Consular section
Bilateral and multilateral
Foreign policy formulated and implemented

Objectives:

v) How other ministry collaborated or worked with foreign ministry? ( give examples)

vi) Conclusion:
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Foreign ministry very important- manage international issues- dispute matterscollaborations between foreign ministry and other ministry like health
ministry- need other country to support ( in some issues).

Summary:
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Describe portfolio, things they dealing with, importance

Examples of different names of foreign ministry of some country
Responsibility (more to international arena)
One example of foreign ministry ( Malaysia) and linked responsibility with its
functions and objectives

2) Pros and cons of technology to the conduct of diplomacy.

3) Why need diplomatic immunity and privileges? ( under selective question )

- 5 reasons
- Must write about reasons to give persona non-grata ( case study )

4) Diplomatic negotiation ( under compulsory question )

- Stages of negotiation
- What to prepare before negotiation starts ( identify what subject to talk about +
identify who represent their own country + identify the venue for negotiation)
- Examples of crisis where negotiation carried out but failed ( case study )
5) Non-state actors ( under selective question )
- What is non-state actors?

How non-state actors come into diplomatic process and how they contribute?
How to control them?

6) Compare and contrast traditional diplomacy with modern diplomacy / compare

and contrast traditional diplomatic mission with modern diplomatic mission

7) Types of diplomacy
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Public diplomacy
Economic diplomacy
Funeral diplomacy
Track II diplomacy
Celebrity diplomacy
Summit diplomacy

8) Diplomacy today is vastly different from what it was in the 19th century; it would
continue to evolve and change. Tomorrow's diplomacy will be even further
removed from the time of the Congress of Vienna 1815, where the foundations for
the structure of diplomacy for many decades, indeed for two centuries, were laid.
In this light of evolution, explain:
a) What has changed, what will continue to change in diplomacy as a profession and
in the environment in which it operates?
b) What requirements are needed for 21st century diplomat?
c) In what ways modern technology affect the way diplomacy is conducted?
d) Is the day of generalists over? ( should diplomat be specialists or generalists)