Abstract
Few academic studies deal explicitly with defense diplomacy. It is only recently that the term gained ground in the vocabulary of practitioners. The idea of defense diplomacy in its contemporary meaning emerged during the 1990s and suggests the use of military channels—or of experts in defense issues—to help build a climate of trust, and convergence. Thus, as the term indicates, it has to do more with diplomacy than military efficiency per se. Defense diplomacy is no gunboat diplomacy, nor mere military cooperation. This chapter will examine the evolution, use, and limits of the concept, showing how it refers to accurate practices, how it is enshrined in a liberal approach, and how the changing sociology of its actors raises the question of its relevance.
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Three “military tasks” were mentioned: arms control (including non-proliferation, confidence-building, and safety measures), a policy of engagement toward former Communist Europe, including Russia, and “other overseas military cooperation activities.”
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F. Sanz Roldán, “La diplomacia de defensa: una aproximación desde España,” Revista Arbor, CLXV (651), 2000: 519–527 cited in Cheyre (2013).
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A case in point: Centre for Strategic Studies, “Regional Defence Diplomacy: What Is It and What Are Its Limits,” Strategic Background Paper, 21, Auckland, New Zealand, CSS, 2015.
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Since 2008, French White Papers on Defense (Livres blancs français de la defense) have stressed “defense and national security.” Other countries such as the UK have experienced the same evolution.
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Charillon, F., Balzacq, T., Ramel, F. (2020). Defense Diplomacy. In: Balzacq, T., Charillon, F., Ramel, F. (eds) Global Diplomacy. The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28786-3_19
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