subject: History Of Diplomatic Relations. Nil Sub Sole Novum [print this page] While some consider that IT is the key discipline that will define the image of the future, the others righteously believe that knowledge of history will help to avoid most mistakes in the future. Diplomatic relations history is aimed at studying the failures and success of various relations, conferences, and negotiations. Some historic chapters are dedicated to studying concealed actions by diplomatic services and spies, who worked for missions. Hence, everyone finds something for him- or herself in this discipline.
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Actually, this may be regarded as the key aspect which wonders the most. Nothing is new under the sun, as everything has already happened, but in different variations. Hence, those who study this history regard it as a puzzle, and try to find things that has repeated during history. Actually, they are hard to find if you do not know what to find, however, people have always been the same in their nature, and all the events, treaties, betrayals, assassinations etc have been the same, and because of similar reasons all through the history.
This discipline helps to realize that nothing changes in the world: while the methods of diplomatic negotiations and elations have been changing all through the time, the reasons and motives stayed the same. Some of them are more actual, while the others are less actual, nevertheless, the nature of these reasons has not changed. The key objectives and motives are as follows:
1.Looking for advantageous trade relations
2.Looking for military defense
3.Alliance against a common enemy
4.Financial support
Surely, this list may be extended enormously; however, these will be modifications of the previously stated reasons. Some humanitarian aims have been added as a result of liberalization of relations between countries, nevertheless, the key points of negotiations are still trade and military defense.
