Accelerating, human-induced changes in global natural systems, with global warming as a prime example, are modifying international relations. Diplomacy has to recognize that new types of threats will require new solutions and a new spirit of cooperation. This is a gradual process, traditional conflicts will continue to haunt the international system and traditional methods of diplomatic work still prevail.

Based of forty years' of experience in multilateral negotiations as former diplomat and international negotiator, the author has developed the concept of a New Diplomacy for...