The art of diplomacy: not to win, but to convince

The history of mankind is an endless series of conflicts. Greed and cruelty here are adjacent to heroism and mercy, despondency and fear - with the most daring aspirations and hopes. But always, before they converged on the battlefields of thousands of army, the negotiators and parliamentarians began the invisible battle for the interests of their powers. And the more civilized the relations between peoples and states became, the more significant the role of people who could not win weapons, but in a word. So diplomacy became one of the most prestigious professions, and diplomats became the most significant representatives of national elites.
About all this, the book of the Doctor of Economics, Professor Ivan Alekseev. The author is distinguished by the ability to easily and interestingly talk about the events and problems requiring special knowledge, great scientific and everyday experience