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.