In a world where the tools of formal diplomacy have been cast aside in favour of interest-driven deal-making, interactions between states have assumed new and more flexible forms. Once dominated by elaborate formality and often generating empty positions and declarations, states are turning to more informal mechanisms that grant space for private diplomacy and create new opportunities for stability and peace, even if they do little to reinforce international
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