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The Art of Diplomacy

This course introduces students to the art of diplomacy in the Western tradition, with an emphasis on the modern American experience. It examines the development of the traditional art of diplomacy over time and how technology, communications, and ideology have affected both the authority of the diplomatic process and the evolution of what Harold Nicholson called the "diplomatic method."

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Spring Semester

Part of


  Specialization in International Politics

Principal Professor


   Thomas P. Melady
Senior Diplomat in Residence; Former Ambassador to Burundi, Uganda, and the Vatican {read more}

Democratization, Nation Building, and U.S. Foreign Policy

This course will explore some major challenges that follow regime change, in particular promoting a strong civil society and democratic governance, especially in light of extremist developments emerging in many Islamic societies. 

Principal Professor

  Juliana Geran Pilon

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