I would like to recommend an article by Aaron David Miller from February 3 which is available online on Foreign Policy web: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/02/03/the_end_of_diplomacy?page=0,0
It is entitled 'The End of Diplomacy?' with quite strong subtitle 'Once up a time, Americans achieved great things abroad. No longer.' In this quite short article the author looks critically at American diplomatic achievements and the US decline in terms of being a 'superpower'. At some point he argues that the US never was a dominant actor but only had a few great moments. He is also quite sceptical about the future of American diplomacy. He says that Obama won't be able to change much as he has not produced any valuable strategy since he moved to the White House.
In my opinion this article is a good base for further investigation into this matter. It also makes you to reflect on some of the issues from the past which were claimed to be solved in a 'doplomatic way'. Hope you will like it.
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