Inter-Parliamentary Dialogue: Added Value or Merely a Substitute for Traditional Diplomacy?

... here parliamentary diplomacy is understood as an important tool of U.S. foreign policy, with the help of which their national interests are promoted. In particular, it is specified that “in the OSCE region, U.S. interests are advanced through the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.” In this case, no doubt, we are dealing with a “state-centric” definition of parliamentary diplomacy. According to such a vision, parliamentary diplomacy is another instrument of U.S. foreign policy, and its primary goal is to advance the national interests of this state. In terms of goal-setting, this definition does not envisage ...