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History of Diplomacy and Technology: From smoke signals to artificial intelligence

by Jovan Kurbalija
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9798989802883
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Diplofoundation
  • Publisher Imprint: Diplofoundation
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  • Pages: 398
  • Original Price: GBP 28.9
  • Language: English
  • Edition: Diplomacy and T
  • Item Weight: 794 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): General

History of Diplomacy and Technology traces the co-evolution of diplomacy and communication technologies, from prehistoric exchanges and the invention of writing to electricity, the telegraph, and today's AI-driven digital diplomacy. Drawing on examples from Mesopotamia, China, India, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, the book reveals how societies developed tools to negotiate, cooperate, and coexist across distances and cultures.

In this third edition, Jovan Kurbalija opens with a compelling new prelude that tackles one of diplomacy's most fundamental questions: did diplomacy emerge as a natural human phenomenon, or as a hard-won necessity? Weaving together the contrasting philosophies of Hobbes and Rousseau, this opening sets a thought-provoking intellectual foundation for everything that follows. The book continues to go beyond Eurocentric history to highlight diverse traditions of diplomacy, and offers the "3�3�3 lens" as a clear framework for understanding continuity and change across centuries. Blending historical storytelling with insights for today's digital and AI-driven age, it reveals how diplomacy has endured every technological revolution by adapting, not resisting. Engaging, wide-ranging, and timely, it is an essential read for anyone interested in history, international relations, or the future of global cooperation.

Kurbalija, Jovan: - Dr Jovan Kurbalija is the Executive Director of DiploFoundation and Head of the Geneva Internet Platform (GIP). A former diplomat and pioneer in cyber diplomacy since the early 1990s, he has advised the United Nations on digital cooperation and Internet governance, founded DiploFoundation to train thousands of diplomats worldwide, and lectures at leading institutions across Europe and the US. Author of numerous works on diplomacy and technology, including the widely translated An Introduction to Internet Governance, his latest book, History of Diplomacy and Technology (2nd ed., 2025), explores the co-evolution of communication tools and diplomatic practice.

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