ABSTRACT
In practice, governments alone have the means to draw up and implement national foreign policy. The techniques of negotiation, and also its strategy, give them a favoured position compared with the other organs of State. (see 1266)
2509 – However, diplomacy also raises the question of national commitment: leaving aside ethical considerations, the extent of the powers of leaders to take initiatives and decisions must be defined. History abounds with examples of alliances and confrontations that the people did not want.
