Diplomacy
Diplomacy For the textual analysis of historic documents, see Diplomatics . For other uses, see Diplomacy (disambiguation) . The United Nations , with its headquarters in New York City , is the largest international diplomatic organization. Diplomacy is the practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of states or groups. It entails influencing the decisions and conduct of foreign governments and officials through dialogue, negotiation, and other nonviolent means. [1] It usually refers to international relations carried out through the intercession of professional diplomats with regard to a full range of topical issues. [2] Diplomacy is the main instrument of foreign policy , which represents the broader goals and strategies that guide a state's interactions with the rest of the world. International treaties , agreements, alliances, and other manifestations of foreign policy are usually the result of diplomatic negotiations and process. Diplomats may a