Guerilla Diplomacy

Reviews:

“Witty and wise and with a sobering dose of warning .... Daryl Copeland has penned a masterly manual Jor navigating the diplomatic rapids of the twenty-first century.”
—Nicolas J. Cull, University of Southern California

“When diplomacy's current revolution is recorded in the history books, Copeland's extraordinarily compelling and prescient work will be acknowledged as one of the milestones of this turbulent period. “
—Simon Anholt, UK Foreign Office Public Diplomacy Board

“A tour de force .... Rifreshing, insightful, innovative .... Finally, a new generation of diplomacy for a new generation of students of diplomacy.”
—R.S. Zaharna, American University

“Copeland provides a clear and bold blueprint-an impassioned plea, euclI-for the reform of diplomatic practice if it is to retain its relevance and purpose in the age of globalized relations. We will view diplomacy in a different light after this book.“
—Donna Lee, University of Birmingham

“Provocative, thoughtful, and cutting edge.... Copeland is all accomplished diplomat who writes from all academic perspective, which is useful and rare.... His assessment of diplomacy's shifting center of gravity is a compelling read. “
—Bruce Gregory, George Washington Universiry

“,,A must-read for forward-thinking diplomats.“
—Jeff Davis, Embassy Magazine

“Truly enjoyable to read .... A tool for navigation through a complex and intertwined system of multiple actors, levels, and problems and a guideline for advancing the role of diplomacy in a changed world. “
—Katharina Hone, DiploNews

Description:

Daryl Copeland charts the course for a new kind of diplomacy, one in tune with the demands of today's interconnected, technology driven world.
Eschewing platitudes and broadly rethinking issues of security and development, Copeland provides the tools needed to frame and manage issues ranging from climate change to pandemic disease to asymmetrical conflict and weapons of mass destruction. The essential keystone of his approach is the modem diplomat, able to nimbly engage with a plethora of new international actors and happier mixing with the population than mingling with colleagues inside embassy walls.
Through the lens of Guerrilla Diplomacy, Copeland offers both a call to action and an alternative approach to understanding contemporary international relations.