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The origins of diplomacy are virtually untraceable as they lie in the very fabric of bi/multi-party engagement. However, the oldest surviving treaties and protocol-linked documents can be found in Mesopotamia of the third millennium B.C.E., as well as the history of letter exchanges between the Egyptian and Canaanian (An ancient country roughly comprising of modern-day Israel, Gaza and West Bank, Lebanon, and Southern Jordan) premieres dating back to the 14th century B.C.E.
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This further roots into lower-Central Asia where the Silk Road traversed and indirectly connected to South Asia, showcasing one of the prime examples of bi/multilateral interaction in the middle of Anatolia, Pataliputra and Shanghai.
This article intends to look at the evolution of diplomacy from Ancient Mesopotamia to early 18th-century Europe, along with diplomatic hierarchy and protocol in the same context.
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Ishan Sinha
“The Evolution of the Art of Diplomacy” THE GEOSTRATA, October 14, 2024.
BY ISHAN SINHA
CENTRE FOR DIPLOMACY INNOVATION
TEAM GEOSTRATA
Important and timely report!