Title: Editorial: diplomacy at the crossroads of risk, strategy, and resilience

Authors: Gorazd Justinek

Addresses: DOBA University of Applied Sciences, Prešernova ulica 1, 2000, Maribor, Slovenia

Abstract: Diplomacy, once confined to formal negotiations between sovereign states, has undergone a profound transformation in recent decades. The growing interdependence of global systems, technological, ecological, financial, and informational, has blurred the lines between domestic and foreign policy, public and private interests, and formal and informal actors. In this context, diplomacy has become a fluid, multi-level, and interdisciplinary enterprise that navigates not only power but also knowledge, trust, emotion, and complexity.

Keywords: foreign policy; public interests; private interests.

DOI: 10.1504/IJDIPE.2026.155949

International Journal of Diplomacy and Economy, 2026 Vol.12 No.2, pp.129 - 133

Published online: 26 Aug 2026 *