Review article
DIPLOMATIC ETHICS: FROM MACHIAVELLI TO PUBLIC DISSENT
Domagoj Galić
orcid.org/0000-0002-3236-9326
; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Mostar
Abstract
The paper is focused on correlation between diplomatic profession and
ethical behaviour. Using three main moments in the history of diplomatic
profession, the author is considering possibility of ethical behaviour
in terms of diplomacy and foreign affairs. The first moment is based on
Machiavelli’s view on the role of representative in foreign kingdom in
order to explain and later to compare his vision with current vision of
representative’s duties. Further on, using important historic events and
thoughts of theorists, paper shows and analyzes moral dillemas in diplomacy.
The final part is focused on establishing Dissent Channel in the
State Department which is important because it seemingly gave American
diplomats opportunity to act according to their consciousness.
Keywords
Ethics; diplomacy; Machiavelli; military conflict; State Department; public dissent
Hrčak ID:
228111
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Publication date:
11.12.2013.
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