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Friends & Foes - A Narrative History of Diplomacy 

Friends & Foes - A Narrative History of Diplomacy: Small Nation, Big Diplomacy

Friends & Foes - A Narrative History of Diplomacy

Small Nation, Big Diplomacy

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Professor David Rothkopf examines Norway's pivotal role in Middle East peace.

David Rothkopf discovers how modern history has changed the face of diplomacy: 1973, Norway and Middle East peace. From 2017.

Professor David Rothkopf discusses the pivotal role of a small nation in negotiating a landmark Middle East peace agreement - the Oslo accords.

In 1973, a single handshake on the White House lawn between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders marked the end of decades of confrontation and conflict. But this breakthrough was brokered not through superpower intervention but with the help of Norway. 

Crucially it was done through secret informal communications called 'back channel diplomacy'. 

Professor Rothkopf hears from the negotiators about how they brought the two sides together under the cover of an academic conference and how, ultimately, their careful diplomacy resulted in the landmark Oslo accords. 

But, as he discovers, back channel diplomacy does not always work. 

A Kati Whitaker production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2017.

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Professor David Rothkopf charts the transformation of modern international diplomacy.

Professor David Rothkopf charts the rapid and radical transformation of modern international diplomacy.

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