Diplomacy: Foreign Office Futures

Foreign ministries are more used to reporting on revolutions than being caught up in them. But now long-standing diplomatic practice faces its biggest challenge for generations. In an increasingly electronic environment, foreign services are squeezed between ambitious presidents and prime ministers who seek the limelight and the way domestic issues have become increasingly international.

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