The various definitions of diplomacy
Which of the various definitions of diplomacy do you find most useful in studying and analyzing events such as the rise of near peer competitors threatening the U.S.-led global security system, the Arab Spring, the U.S. Middle Eastern engagement—Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, the Iran nuclear agreement, the US-Russia standoff, the migration crisis in Europe, the rise of global terrorism, and other contemporary issues that present challenges for diplomatic practitioners and which appear to demand innovative diplomatic responses?

