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This chapter provides a succinct discussion of three significant diplomatic transformations from the perspective of Paris: professionalization, Europeanization, and feminization. All three have drawbacks yet, on the whole, all three mark an important step forward in the evolution of French, and global, diplomacy.
The views of the author do not reflect the official position of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Lefebvre, M. (2023). The Transformations of French Diplomacy. In: Hare, P.W., Manfredi-Sánchez, J.L., Weisbrode, K. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Diplomatic Reform and Innovation. Studies in Diplomacy and International Relations. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10971-3_15
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