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Interpersonal Diplomacy offers a pioneering theory of how emotional connection and trust between world leaders can shape the outcomes of international crises, especially those involving nuclear weapons. Drawing on microsociological theory, particularly Randall Collins' theory of interaction rituals, Holmes and Wheeler show how interpersonal dynamics-such as emotional energy, mutual focus of attention, and bodily co-presence-can foster social bonds that transform adversarial relationships.
Challenging dominant structural and psychological explanations of crisis diplomacy, the book demonstrates that leader-to-leader interactions can decisively alter the trajectory of high-stakes confrontations. Through rich case studies-including the relationship between John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev during the Berlin Crisis and Cuban Missile Crisis, and the interpersonal diplomacy between Indian and Pakistani leaders Rajiv Gandhi, Zia-ul-Haq, Benazir Bhutto, and V.P. Singh, the authors trace how trust was built, tested, and sometimes thwarted. It also explores how leaders may use written communication or virtual technologies to replicate elements of face-to-face diplomacy in contexts where physical meetings are not possible. Timely and theoretically innovative, the book provides scholars and practitioners with a new framework for understanding how human relationships shape the prospects for peace and the future of international order.
Contents
Introduction: The Puzzle of the Interpersonal in the International
Part I
1: Overcoming the Four Horsemen of Reassurance Diplomacy: Explaining Variation in Engagement
2: Demystifying Personal Chemistry in Diplomacy
3: The Micro-Sociology of Social Bonds in Diplomacy: Is Physical Co-Presence Required?
Part II
4: From Distrust to Trust: John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev, 1961-1963
5: Healing the Scars of Partition: Rajiv Gandhi and Zia-ul-Haq 1984-1988
6: The "Dawn of a New Era"?: Benazir Bhutto, Rajiv Gandhi, and Vishwanath Pratap Singh 1988-1990
Conclusion
