Defense Diplomacy: A Tool for Conflict Resolution
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https://doi.org/10.25062/1900-8325.326Keywords:
Defense Diplomacy, Military Diplomacy, Conflict Resolution, International CooperationAbstract
Many authors have ventured to define defense diplomacy; however, this term does not have a sufficiently consolidated consensus to offer a unified definition. Nevertheless, defense diplomacy has proven to strengthen the actions of multilateral and bilateral diplomacy of nations, with objectives that seek to ensure the peaceful resolution of conflicts. Based on this, military diplomacy can be understood as a fundamental, necessary, and practical tool, given its particularities evidenced in its development and structuring within the foreign policy of States. Through the case analysis of the breakdown of diplomatic relations between Colombia and Ecuador in 2008, this article demonstrates the relevance of diplomacy exercised by defense institutions to maintain the flow of information and ensure peaceful conflict resolution.
This paper aims to highlight the validity of defense diplomacy as an efficient tool within the foreign relations of nations in the contemporary context through the historiographic study of the evolution of the concept and its applications in current international relations events. In conclusion, it is possible to observe the actions of defense diplomacy in the daily relations of allied nations, in crisis events, or as a sign of the close level of trust between countries, establishing insoluble and immovable mechanisms that are strategic in moments of greater tension to guarantee the international maxim of peace.
Author Biography
Carlos Enrique Vargas-Villamizar, Instituto de Estudios Políticos de París (Sciences Po), Francia
Magíster en Seguridad Internacional del Instituto de Estudios Políticos de París (Sciences Po), de Francia, y profesional en Gobierno y Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad Externado de Colombia. Experiencia profesional en las áreas de seguridad, defensa y diplomacia. Investigador adjunto en temas de seguridad de la Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Colombia. Contacto: carlos.vargasvillamizar@sciencespo.fr
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