War and Diplomacy

Introduction: Dr Andrew Dorman and Dr Greg Kennedy (King's College, London); Origins of the World War One: Thomas G Otte, (University of the West of England); The diplomatic dances of the early years of the century - the general feeling in Europe that war was inevitable - the military state of the likely combatants - the consequent pursuit of diplomatic solutions - the major players - the political policies - breakthroughs and breakdowns: the diplomatic merry-go-round - the military input - the US and Europe - the fateful days; Origins of the Second World War: Professor Keith Neilson (Royal Military College of Canada); The aftermath of the 'War to end all Wars' - broken treaties and ill-considered dreams - diplomatic policies and activity - likely alliances perceived and planned for - the diplomatic approach to dictatorship - diplomatic activity in Hitler's Germany - war clouds and desperate diplomats - military intelligence and diplomacy - the British government and warning voices - American perceptions of Europe - the world view of Japan - 11.59: could anything be done - the diplomatic alternatives to war.; The Anglo-American Alliance: Dr Greg Kennedy (King's College, London); Origins of the great alliance - prewar debates and discussions - US/UK diplomat exchanges in the early war years - US politics and the arguments over alliance - the Lend-Lease Agreement - the leading players: diplomatic profiles - alliance in action: the summits - America and the war in Europe - the UK and the war in the Pacific - British international diplomacy in a joint cause: the colonial and commonwealth network - US defence policy and diplomacy - the US/UK alliance and Russia - the alliance and the peace; France and Algeria: Dr Martin Thomas (University of Exeter); Identifying the enemy - diplomatic overtures to the Nationalists - the Islam factor - diplomatic contacts with nations supporting the rebels - the diplomatic view of the 1958 offensives - stalemate and the arrival of de Gaulle - why military action had failed: the diplomatists view - Algerian lessons for diplomacy in military affairs; The Suez Crisis: Prof Scott Lucas (University of Birmingham); Diplomacy and presidential dictate: could Nasser have been stopped? - the Suez invasion and pre-invasion politics - Franco-British alliance: the diplomatic view - the UN, the USSR and diplomacy on a world stage - diplomacy and the problems of occupation - the Israeli factor-the complexity of Soviet involvement: diplomatic relations with the 'East' - the UN at war: diplomacy or military action? - Suez and its effect of later Middle East diplomacy; Vietnam: Dr Richard Lock-Pullan (King's College, London); Diplomacy after Dien Bien Phu - the diplomatic theory of territorial division - nation states and external benefactors - diplomacy and the supply of military hardware - air bombing: aims and intentions - claim, counter-claim and the diplomatic case - civilian losses and negotiating a peace - defence ministers and the diplomatic service - public support: its values and drawbacks - US policies and Presidential changes - diplomatic exchanges: US, Russia, China - the quest for a neutral solution - the results of the war in the region - diplomacy in a postwar period.; The Falklands/Malvinas: Prof. Lawrence Freedman (King's College, London); Diplomatic priorities and missing a threat - the reaction of politicians and the military to a sudden attack - military problems of long distance engagement - use of the intermediary: Alexander Haig - despatch of the Task Force: a diplomat's view - reporting the war: diplomatic preferences - in the event of failure: preparing for the worst - realism.v. euphoria - assessing public mood; evaluating the result - managing the aftermath; War in the Balkans: Porf Joyce Kaufman (Whittier College, California); The diplomatic nightmare - diplomacy after Tito - diplomacy in the Balkans: the European views - diplomacy in the Balkans: the international view - when standard solutions do not apply - where are the diplomats: who do you negotiate with? - religion and diplomacy - fighting to effect logical divides - the leading diplomatic players: the UN, the EU, Britain, the US - uniting allies under one policy - heroes and villains; The Gulf Wars: Dr Andrew Dorman (King's College, London); Facing war in the cradle of civilisation - diplomacy and history: acknowledging past relationships - negotiating with a dictatorship: historic examples and modern-day Iraq - recognising the causes of war - using the threat of superior power - dealing with an anti-war lobby - dealing with instant war reporting - the two wars and their conclusion: a diplomatic assessment - reparation and the image of the victors; The War on Terrorism: Dr. Orest Babij, Canadian Armed Forces, Intelligence Branch; Diplomacy and the invisible enemy - the one-man army - the media and diplomacy - the public, the military and the hidden work of diplomacy - working with those who support and harbour the terrorist - diplomacy and the defence manufactures - methods of diplomacy in the 21st century - the carrot and the stick: slow diplomacy or instant response; Conclusion: Dr Andrew Dorman and Dr Greg Kennedy; Global, international, national and local: varying forms of democracy - do the new wars need a new democracy? - are we slow to support democracy? - is democracy the principal hope for peace? - review of recent comment and assessment from inside and outside the military and diplomatic circles.; Bibliographies; Separate bibliographies will be provided for each chapter. A general bibliography may also be included.