Black Market Diplomacy

The black market of diplomacy, in economic terms, refers to a market condition where demand far exceeds supply, and this meaning may converge with the essential need for a black diplomatic market.

Back-channel diplomacy is often practiced behind the scenes in parallel with front-channel diplomacy. A clear distinction must be made between back-channel diplomacy and secret diplomacy, or secret foreign policy, as some might understand it. Back-channel negotiations, whether conducted by professional diplomats or used by businessmen to find mediation to start dialogue, have been the most effective tool for solving problems. This book highlights the importance of using back channels to reach desired diplomatic solutions and to regulate the use of these back channels to make them more effective in achieving national interest objectives. It also addresses overcoming diplomatic impasses and political stalemates in bilateral relations at the foreign policy level, by establishing mechanisms that allow for specific diplomatic movement, which may reach the stage of utilizing personal and public relationships to open back channels.

• Category: Political Books

• Number of pages: 628 pages