Diplomatic Security: A Comparative Analysis
edited by Christopher Kinsey and Eugenio Cusumano (Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press, 2019), 280 page(s)
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- Abstract / Summary
- The safety of diplomats has animated recent public and political debates. As diplomatic personnel are increasingly targeted by terrorism and political violence while overseas, sending states are augmenting host nations' security measures with their own. Protective arrangements range from deploying military, police, and private security guards to relocating embassies to suburban compounds. Yet, reinforced security may also hamper effective diplomacy and international relations. Scholars and practitioners from around the world bring to light a large body of empirical information available for the first time in Diplomatic Security. This book explores the global contexts and consequences of keeping embassies and their personnel safe.The essays in this volume offer case studies that illustrate the different arrangements in the U.S., China, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Israel, and Russia. Considering the historical and legal contexts, authors examine how states protect their diplomats abroad, what drives changes in existing protective arrangements, and how such measures affect the safety of diplomats and the institution of diplomacy. Diplomatic Security not only reveals how a wide variety of states handle security needs but also illuminates the broader theoretical and policy implications for the study of diplomacy and security alike.
- Field of Interest
- Global Issues
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- Copyright © 2019 Stanford University Press
- Content Type
- Book
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- Format
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- Page Count
- 280
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Place Published / Released
- Palo Alto, CA
- Subject
- Global Issues, Social Sciences, Customary International Law, International Humanitarian Law, Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism, General Context: Security Issues, 9/11 and Post-9/11 World, Diplomacy, Risk management, September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, World War II, 1939-1945, World War I, 1914-1918, United States. Department of State. Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism, Security and the Environment, Cyber-Security, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
