ABSTRACT
This chapter examines trends in war and whether the world has become a more peaceful or more violent place. It looks back on US diplomacy during the 1973 Arab-Israeli war as highly effective and successful; but, again, it takes two to tango in the dance of international relations. The chapter also examines the personal qualities thought to be essential to serving as a model diplomat, and then what is essential for model diplomacy. Tacit diplomacy is not a modern invention. It has always been a part of statecraft along with formal diplomacy. The chapter explores the long-standing scholarly debate over the causes of war, as well as the causes of peace. In addition, governments often engage in tacit bargaining—informal, indirect, nonverbal communication through actions taken outside normal diplomatic channels designed to signal intentions or positions, such as the importance attached to some situation.
