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Английский язык для магистратуры
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iplomacy in the Mirror of Globalization
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official diplomatic efforts;
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to act on behalf of the state;
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to back one’s demand with a threat 
of punishment for non-compliance.
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to be a supplement to …;
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to be better funded than…;
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to be supported by informational, 
security, and logistical resources;
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to be the foreign policy equivalent 
of the term ‘public relations’;
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to correct misperceptions and un-
founded fears;
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to cultivate public opinion in other 
countries;
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to further foreign policy aims 
through use of economic power; 
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to increase one’s financial leverage over the 
country by…
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to mobilize support of another state’s citizens 
in favor of one’s policy/viewpoint…;
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to pave the way for…
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to prevent disputes from arising;
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to prevent disputes from escalating into con-
flicts;
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to serve as a mediator between;
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to travel frequently back and forth between;
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to use back channel measures;
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to use navies to send a political message; 
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to use the threat of force
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to find grounds for compromise by building 
up a personal connection and understanding 
between…; 
Ex. 19. Discuss your answers to these questions. Use the active vocabulary and the 
phrases from ex. 14 and 15.
A. International relations
a. Give a definition of international relations. 
b. What were the main features of international relations in the Cold War era? What ideas 
dominated the Cold War world? What barriers did the Iron Curtain create? What anxieties 
were peculiar to that age? 
c. In what way(s) does the modern system of IR differ from that of the Cold War? What are 
the main actors in international relations? To what extend do you think diplomacy is af-
fected by globalization of business and finance? What is the role of new actors (non-state, 
subnational and supranational) claiming a seat at the diplomatic table? What are transna-
tional and intermestic issues?
B. Communication and IT
a. How have communications and transportation breakthroughs affected international rela-
tions in general and the conduct in diplomacy in particular? Do you agree that they have 
made international relations and diplomacy more democratic and less secretive? What do 
you think about diplomats’ efforts to use social media to ‘make foreign policy less foreign’?
b. How does enhanced transparency redefine the notion of information security? Do you 
think the WikiLeaks releases and global surveillance disclosures will lead to further com-
munication advances or will force diplomatic services around the world to revert to old 
communication tools?
C. Track-two diplomacy
a. What is track-two diplomacy? Who was the term coined by? Is it different from public 
diplomacy? Who does it involve? When is it resorted to? What are the strengths and the 
limitations of track-two diplomacy?

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