Those who assume that the obsolescent diplomacy of the twentieth century – as it is described by today’s global network enthusiasts – was conducted entirely behind closed doors by elites have got their history wrong. We need only read the contemporary press accounts of any major international conference during this period to realize how important various pressure groups – not only the press, but also “peace activists,” bankers, industrialists, labor unions, religious organizations, and countless others – were in nearly all of these instances.
Те, кто полагают, что устаревающая дипломатия XXвека (как её называют сегодняшние энтузиасты глобальных сетей) осуществлялась исключительно за закрытыми дверями привилегированными элитами, плохо знают свою историю.