Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- 2.Not Living up to Its Claims: Obsolete, Irrelevant, and Sometimes Dysfunctional -- 3.Traditional Diplomacy and Its Operative Functions -- 4.Diplomats as Symbols -- 5.Confirming Identity through the Narrative on Foreign Policy -- 6.Co-dependent: Discourse and Reality -- 7.Beyond Its Usefulness: The Enduring Dogma of "Realpolitik" -- 8.The Role of the Military and the Response to Threats and Risks -- 9.From Anarchy to Cooperation -- 10.Welded Together by the Economy: "All Politics Is Global" -- 11.International Organizations: More Than Reflections of Narrow "National Interests" of Their Member States -- 12.Moving beyond "Optimal Games": The International Public Sector -- 13.Non-Governmental Organizations, Nations without a Territory, and the Fractured Global "Polity" -- 14.Public Opinion and Foreign Policy Elites -- 15.Parliamentary Representation beyond the Borders -- 16.Public Diplomacy -- 17.Delocalization -- 18.The Quasi-Governmental Function of Transnational Corporations and of Financial Institutions -- 19.The State: Still the Crucial Hinge -- 20.From Government to Governance -- 21.Diplomats as Facilitators of Global Governance -- 22.A New Setting for Diplomatic Activities -- 23.The Diplomatic Service Needs to Adapt.