The most important aspect of the new diplomacy…

The most important aspect of the new diplomacy… There are a few aspects of the new diplomacy which differentiate the new diplomacy from the traditional diplomacy and certainly it is hard to pick up or concentrate just on one of them. Those are - just briefly – multilateral diplomacy; public diplomacy; inclusion of “low politics” and the individuals into diplomacy; special envoys; and influences of the globalization. However this blog would argue that the most important aspect of the new diplomacy is an emergence of NGOs, non-state actors and corporations, which influence the diplomacy and can reach beyond the national borders. ‘International organizations, both inter-governmental and non-governmental, have become significant diplomatic actors. With at least rudimentary diplomatic machinery, they can communicate their interests and deploy their resources to influence the outcome of negotiations.’ (Baylis&Smith (2006) The Globalization of World Politics) This blog would argue that there is no evidence of the involvement of the NGOs and other mentioned actors in or by the traditional “the old diplomacy” and they did not play any significant role as influential actors over the changes in diplomacy within the traditional framework of “the old diplomacy”. This blog would claim that, the significant appearance, involvement of the NGOs and increase of their influence onto diplomacy is evident since the end of the Cold War and by deepening of the globalization. ‘We contend that the increased participation of NGOs in the political process reflects broader changes in the nature of diplomacy in world politics.’ (Betsill&Corell (2008) NGO Diplomacy) NGOs raising influence within diplomacy is the most important aspect of the new diplomacy and certainly the unprecedented role of NGOs and their strong partnership with like-minded governments was one of the most important aspects.