Diplomatic Security

A Comparative Analysis

Eugenio Cusumano, Christopher Kinsey

• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Year: 2019
• ISBN:
  9781503608986
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politique et relations internationales
• Subtopic: Sécurité nationale

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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• Introduction: What Is Diplomatic Security?
• 1. A Century of US Diplomatic Security: An Evolutionary Response to a Changing Threat Environment
• 2. Chinese Diplomatic Security: Meeting and Managing New Challenges
• 3. Diplomatic Security in the United Kingdom: An Informal Approach?
• 4. A Policy in Progress: France’s Diplomatic Security
• 5 German Diplomatic Security Policy: A Federal Police Response
• 6. Russia’s Militarized Approach to Diplomatic Security
• 7. Diplomatic Security in Times of Austerity: The Case of Italy
• 8. Diplomatic Security as Counterterrorism: Protecting Israel’s Diplomatic Missions
• 9. Turkish Diplomatic Security: Lessons Not Learned
• 10. Risk Management in US Diplomatic Security
• 11. Securing Diplomacy in the War on Terrorism: A Critical Perspective
• Conclusion: The History, Effectiveness, and Implications of Diplomatic Security
• List of Contributors
• Index