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Changing Contours of Diplomacy
On
November 29, 2002, WISCOMP initiated its diplomacy initiative with a Roundtable
on the Changing Contours of Diplomacy. This broad encompassing event that drew
together diplomats from many tracks of diplomacy ranging from parliamentarians
and Ministry of External Affairs diplomats to NGO, business, and media leaders.
WISCOMP believed that an inclusive dialogue would not only The
sessions were built on the thematic lines of the theoretical
and experiential issues entrenched in the changing contours, the
challenges of post 9/11 and economic
negotiations with gender and multi-track processes as important issues to be
addressed within the fabric of the presentations. WISCOMP believed that the
interplay that might occur as a result of the blended nature of the sessions
would reflect the interconnected reality of the issues. The Round Table was
designed to provide diplomats from different tracks of diplomacy an opportunity
to understand the perspectives of other diplomats addressing similar issues in
different ways. The idea was that their
enhanced understandings would cultivate new relationships and facilitate
cooperation. Diplomats
from many tracks of diplomacy presented a very illuminative picture of the
factors changing
the contours of diplomacy
in the world today. A principal question WISCOMP sought to address was -In what
ways can diplomats
further integrate their efforts to forge a holistic –gender sensitive-
approach to security by building on the foundations they share? This initial
Round Table represented a first step in this process. WISCOMP looks forward to
delving deeper into the possibilities of building synergy among diplomats in
upcoming discussions. |
The Changing Contours of Diplomacy Roundtable : Building Synergies for Peace
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reflect the numerous
changing contours of diplomacy but also their integrated and overlapping nature.
The Roundtable was designed to raise a cluster of issues that would answer the
questions: who is a diplomat today and what are the myriad processes the new
diplomats navigate?