track two diplomacy solution for managing international crises

Subject Areas : International Relations

leyli malekmohamadi ¹ , reza simbar ^{2 *} , Ahmad Jansiz ³

1 - Gilan University, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Political Science and International Relations
2 - full professor
3 - Political Science Department, Guilan University, Guilan, Iran

Received: 2024-01-06 Accepted : 2024-05-12 Published : 2024-06-12

Keywords: formal diplomacy, track two diplomacy, international conflicts, crisis management, ontological security,

Abstract :

Diplomacy has a special place in solving international conflicts. Rather than looking for military solutions in conflict zones, countries will look for less expensive ways. Official diplomacy generally plays the role of promoting peace in the situation of disputes, conflict and war, but countries in conflict, where there is no way to promote official diplomacy between them, choose another path of diplomacy, which is called path two diplomacy. This type of diplomacy is used for countries in conflict in areas where formal diplomacy becomes virtually impossible due to the high degree of sensitivity resulting from a worldview different from the other's ontological security and lack of trust. Diplomacy is the path of two titles that has been known in the last few decades and has been used with positive results in some regions and countries involved in conflict. In this article, while defining and explaining the meaning of track two diplomacy, we examine its function as well as its opportunities and limitations in international crises. The hypothesis of this research is based on the fact that the use of two-way diplomacy will be the best form of diplomacy to resolve disputes between governments involved in crisis. This is a research-theoretical article, and for this reason, it will be a guide for researchers' case studies. The research method in this article is explanatory and analytical.