Niche Diplomacy

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This paper examines how the main focus of niche diplomacy, as its name implies, is that of selecting specific "niches", which a nation's foreign policy will follow. It gives an overview of niche diplomacy; its definition, importance and examples of this diplomacy from history around the world. It uses the Canadian diplomacy as a case study and reviews argumentative essays around this topic, mainly the collection of argumentative essays titled "International Relations In The Post Cold War Era" by Evan H. Potter.

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"Smith then points out three limitations of niche diplomacy. These limitations are: Firstly, the vagueness of niche criteria combined with the lack of a clear method of niche inception, as well as there being no clear definition of when a niche ceases to exist; secondly, that there is an elitist element at the hart of niche diplomacy; and thirdly, that the policy of niche diplomacy with its over-focus on economics legitimizes what Smith defines as, "balance sheet diplomacy" (Smith 172). Smith then suggests that these limitations contribute significantly to the widening of the commitment-credibility gap, which niche diplomacy is supposed to narrow."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Charles Darwin University Newsroom. "Political scientist calls for niche diplomacy." November, 06, 2006. http://www.cdu.edu.au/newsroom/story.php?nID=1562
• Roskin, Michael G, and Nicholas O. Berry. IR The New World of International Relations. 5th ed. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2002.
• Potter, Evan H. "Niche Diplomacy as Canadian Foreign Policy." Mark Charlton Scarborough, ON: Nelson, 2002. 155-162.
• Smith, Heather A. "Caution Warranted: Niche Diplomacy Assessed." Mark Charlton Scarborough, ON: Nelson, 2002. 164-175.
• Charlton, Mark ed. International Relations In The Post-Cold War Era. 3rd ed. Scarborough, ON: Nelson, 2002. 155-162.

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