Historical phases of diplomacy development

Abstract

in international relations diplomacy serves as the channel for representation. States through the practice of diplomacy expose and position themselves in the international system by the use of the soft power because, its values are not imposed forcefully on countries but they rather inculcate the habit by practicing, reciprocity , and mutual consent. aiding in the expansion of political, economic and cultural ties between countries in the global system, and most importantly aid at ending up in a peaceful correlation among states. The research begin by introducing diplomacy, the origin of this word and concept, the diplomat, the most important practices and roles that he carries out, in addition to the international treaties that govern diplomatic relations, and exploring the historical development of diplomacy and reviewing its origins, starting with the correspondence that was sent between tribes and the immunity enjoyed by the messenger, all the way to the Renaissance era in Europe, and Italy in particular, and their advancement of diplomacy to what closely resembles modern-day diplomacy. Then move quickly to post-World Wars diplomacy as a pivotal point in the history of the development of diplomacy after countries found themselves recovering from devastating wars, and which worked to dissolve the traditional concept of borders, especially with the presence of the Internet and the unprecedented development in all means of communication 7 social media platforms and its contribution to performing all the tasks of diplomacy in a proper smother manner as well as the emergence of the concept of digital diplomacy. and how the change in the international system affected the development of diplomacy, its function and its concept.