Description
Unit 1: Introduction to Diplomatic Formats and Channels
Explores the channels, history, and institutions shaping diplomatic format selection.
Learning Objectives:
– Define bilateral and multilateral diplomacy and their key distinctions.
– Analyze the advantages and limitations of each diplomatic approach.
Content: Explores the channels, history, and institutions shaping diplomatic format selection.
Activity: Create a timeline of diplomatic format evolution.
Assessment: Timeline quiz and reflection essay.
Unit 2: Bilateral Diplomacy: Fundamentals and Practice
Details direct state-to-state relations and negotiation tools.
Learning Objectives:
– Analyze the advantages and limitations of each diplomatic approach.
– Identify institutions central to multilateral diplomacy (UN, WTO, AU, etc.).
Content: Details direct state-to-state relations and negotiation tools.
Activity: Conduct a bilateral negotiation role-play on trade or defense.
Assessment: Negotiation rubric and peer review.
Unit 3: Multilateral Diplomacy and Global Governance Bodies
Examines large-scale diplomacy through institutions and summits.
Learning Objectives:
– Identify institutions central to multilateral diplomacy (UN, WTO, AU, etc.).
– Plan diplomatic engagements based on format appropriateness.
Content: Examines large-scale diplomacy through institutions and summits.
Activity: Research and present on a multilateral institution’s structure.
Assessment: Institutional analysis and oral report.
Unit 4: Selecting the Right Diplomatic Strategy
Trains students to select formats based on political, economic, and strategic criteria.
Learning Objectives:
– Plan diplomatic engagements based on format appropriateness.
– Design negotiation strategies suited to bilateral or multilateral settings.
Content: Trains students to select formats based on political, economic, and strategic criteria.
Activity: Compare format decisions for five diplomatic scenarios.
Assessment: Scenario worksheet and format strategy memo.
Unit 5: Bilateral Negotiation Tactics and Protocols
Focuses on methods for conducting effective bilateral talks.
Learning Objectives:
– Design negotiation strategies suited to bilateral or multilateral settings.
– Evaluate case studies in multilateral consensus-building.
Content: Focuses on methods for conducting effective bilateral talks.
Activity: Draft a protocol guide for bilateral diplomatic outreach.
Assessment: Protocol document scoring rubric.
Unit 6: Multilateral Consensus-Building and Voting Blocks
Unpacks procedures and consensus-building within multilateral forums.
Learning Objectives:
– Evaluate case studies in multilateral consensus-building.
– Balance national priorities with collective objectives in multilateral forums.
Content: Unpacks procedures and consensus-building within multilateral forums.
Activity: Lead a mock consensus-building exercise for a UN resolution.
Assessment: Consensus building participation evaluation.
Unit 7: Coordinating Policy Across Diplomatic Formats
Teaches policy alignment when states act across diplomatic formats.
Learning Objectives:
– Balance national priorities with collective objectives in multilateral forums.
– Engage in diplomatic simulations requiring cross-format strategy shifts.
Content: Teaches policy alignment when states act across diplomatic formats.
Activity: Map policy consistency across formats for a sample country.
Assessment: Policy map and consistency analysis paper.
Unit 8: Case Study: Bilateral vs Multilateral Response to Crisis
Analyzes a real-world crisis through both bilateral and multilateral lenses.
Learning Objectives:
– Engage in diplomatic simulations requiring cross-format strategy shifts.
– Align policy messaging across diverse international platforms.
Content: Analyzes a real-world crisis through both bilateral and multilateral lenses.
Activity: Analyze crisis responses from two perspectives.
Assessment: Crisis lens comparison report.
Unit 9: Simulation: UN Resolution vs Bilateral Agreement
Engages students in dual-format simulation with strategic comparison.
Learning Objectives:
– Align policy messaging across diverse international platforms.
– Develop a strategic engagement plan using both bilateral and multilateral tools.
Content: Engages students in dual-format simulation with strategic comparison.
Activity: Negotiate and draft both a bilateral accord and multilateral resolution.
Assessment: Simulation performance and deliverables.
Unit 10: Capstone: Strategic Diplomatic Engagement Plan
Students present a plan integrating both formats for one national priority.
Learning Objectives:
– Develop a strategic engagement plan using both bilateral and multilateral tools.
– Define bilateral and multilateral diplomacy and their key distinctions.
Content: Students present a plan integrating both formats for one national priority.
Activity: Present a dual-format strategy for a hypothetical international issue.
Assessment: Capstone strategy document and formal presentation.
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