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Nowhere are the changes in the practice of foreign policy more obvious than in Europe. The removal of the threat of force from European international relations has transformed diplomacy proper into 'politics'(Keens-Soper 1999).... more
Nowhere are the changes in the practice of foreign policy more obvious than in Europe. The removal of the threat of force from European international relations has transformed diplomacy proper into 'politics'(Keens-Soper 1999). But the manner in which matters are dealt with is also significant. While high-level issues such as defence and international security largely remain the preserve of leaders and ministers and are settled in forums that more resemble multilateral summits than parliaments, most lower-level issues are ...