Foreign Policy: From Conception to Diplomatic Practice

FOREWORD PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 1 Part 1: THEORETICAL FUNDAMENTALS OF FOREIGN POLICY 1.1 DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF FOREIGN POLICY 1.2 ELEMENTS OF THE CONCEPT OF FOREIGN POLICY 1.3 THEORY OF FOREIGN POLICY 1.4 CONTENTS (RATIONAE MATERIAE) OF THE THEORY OF FOREIGN POLICY 1.5 THE BALANCE OF POWER 2 Part 2: THE INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AND FOREIGN POLICY 2.1 FEATURES OF THE MODERN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY 2.2 CHANGES IN THE BALANCE OF POWER: FROM THE BIPOLAR TOWARDS A NEW INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM 2.3 THE EU AS PART OF THE MODERN INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM 2.4 FUTURE RELATIONS BETWEEN POWERS 3 Part 3: DECISION MAKING IN FOREIGN POLICY 3.1 GENERAL INFORMATION ON DECISION MAKING IN FOREIGN POLICY 3.2 INFLUENCES ON FOREIGN POLICY DECISION MAKING 3.3 THE ROLE OF PUBLIC OPINION IN FOREIGN POLICY DECISION-MAKING 3.4 COMPROMISE 3.5 THE CHOICE OF OBJECTIVES IN FOREIGN POLICY 3.6 STRATEGIC AND TACTICAL OBJECTIVES 3.7 NATIONAL INTEREST 3.8 FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC POLICIES 3.9 DIPLOMACY 4 PART 4: MEANS OF FOREIGN POLICY 4.1 DEFINITION OF MEANS OF FOREIGN POLICY 4.2 INDIRECT MEANS OF FOREIGN POLICY 4.3 DIRECT MEANS IN FOREIGN POLICY 4.4 USE OF FORCE AS A MEANS OF FOREIGN POLICY 4.5 ECONOMIC MEANS IN FOREIGN POLICY 4.6 PROPAGANDA AS A MEANS OF FOREIGN POLICY 4.7 INTERNATIONAL LAW AS A MEANS OF FOREIGN POLICY 4.8 PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES AS A MEANS OF FOREIGN POLICY 4.9 TALKS AS A MEANS OF FOREIGN POLICY 4.10 NEGOTIATIONS AS A MEANS OF FOREIGN POLICY 4.11 RECALL AND SUSPENSION OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS AS MEANS OF FOREIGN POLICY 4.12 VISITS AS A MEANS OF FOREIGN POLICY 5 PART 5: FEATURES OF FOREIGN POLICY OF SMALL AND NEW STATES 5.1 FEATURES OF FOREIGN POLICY OF SMALL STATES 5.2 FEATURES OF FOREIGN POLICY OF NEW STATES BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS AND ARTICLES MENTIONED IN THE TEXT OR FOOTNOTES INDEX