Question 2

2. Short of war, how might a state and its authorized diplomatic representatives work to achieve some broadly desirable goal, like the promotion of human rights or democracy?

Short of war, a state and its authorized diplomatic representatives can work to achieve some broadly desirable goal, like the promotion of human rights or democracy by working together as a community and with one's allies and enemies.

Diplomatic Representatives have to present the global community, "what they want" and they must also represent what their community as a whole believes, "what we want". In order to determine "what we want", the state needs to address that it will fulfill its social purpose of survival and welfare of its citizens. The state must also address the possibilities of a peaceful coexistence between other states/nations from using this alternative solution. One example of an alternative solution would be the Barter System. In the Barter System, each state gets something they want; they exchange by giving and receiving. A state may use this system with both its allies and enemies. This system was greatly used during our game of Risk. If one country had something another country didn't have, they would either go to or try to become allies with that country and then use the Barter System to help each other benefit in some way.

A country could also increase trade with another country that agrees to support a goal, like the promotion of human rights or democracy, by promoting the issues through trade. While increasing trade with countries who promote these goals, the country should decrease or boycott its trade with countries who either oppose these goals or take actions that deny these principles. This type of financial pressure is one of the most effective ways to gain support and achieve some broadly desirable goal.