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Lessons in Diplomacy - Leigh Turner

Lessons in Diplomacy

Politics, Power and Parties

(Autor)

Buch | Hardcover
256 Seiten
2024
Policy Press (Verlag)
978-1-4473-7392-6 (ISBN)
CHF 34,90 inkl. MwSt
Leigh Turner's witty globe-trotting adventure through one of the most intriguing careers a person can have offers astute reflections on Brexit, Russia's war with Ukraine and the chaos of modern politics, shedding new light on the intricacies of modern statecraft, including what we all can learn from a good diplomat or ambassador.
Is a diplomat’s life really as glamorous as a royal visit, or as dramatic as a coup d’état in Turkey?


Leigh Turner is a former British ambassador who led posts in Ukraine, Turkey and Austria. In this witty globe-trotting adventure through one of the most intriguing careers a person can have, Leigh relates his interactions with royalty of both the aristocratic and celebrity kinds, and with brilliant and extraordinary people who bestowed valuable lessons. Offering astute reflections on Brexit, Russia’s war with Ukraine and the chaos of modern politics, he sheds new light on the intricacies of modern statecraft, including what we all can learn from a good diplomat or ambassador.


In this entertaining and accessible first-hand account, you’ll discover how diplomats really work with spies, how immunity allows killers to escape justice, how Russia broke up the Soviet Union and then nursed its resentment at the consequences -- and how to throw, and be invited to, a great cocktail party.

Leigh Turner is a former British ambassador who recently retired from the Foreign Office. Multilingual, he held diplomatic posts in Vienna, Moscow and Berlin, served as Ambassador to Ukraine, British Consul-General in Istanbul, Ambassador to Austria and UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna, and Director of Overseas Territories in the FO. He has also written several political thrillers.

Prologue: diplomacy in flux





Introduction: how to become an ambassador





Chapter 1: How to survive a crisis


Chapter 2: How to tackle terrorism


Chapter 3: How to fail at geopolitical change: Brexit


Chapter 4: How (not) to introduce democracy


Chapter 5: How to understand Putin’s war on Ukraine


Chapter 6: How to deal with the legacy of colonialism


Chapter 7: How to handle politicians


Chapter 8: How to learn from diplomatic tradecraft


Chapter 9: How to drink wine and know things


Chapter 10: How to know people


Chapter 11: How to be interrogated


Chapter 12: How to keep your feet on the ground


Chapter 13: How to craft a career


Chapter 14: How to be an ambassador


Chapter 15: How to make diplomacy reflect our changing world





Epilogue: top tips for diplomats and ambassadors

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo Not illustrated
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt Literatur Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Geschichte / Politik
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Europäische / Internationale Politik
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Staat / Verwaltung
ISBN-10 1-4473-7392-8 / 1447373928
ISBN-13 978-1-4473-7392-6 / 9781447373926
Zustand Neuware
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