Diplomacy in the era of Wikileaks

Political Pundits across the world, from Washington to London, Kampala to Kigali, Kinshasa to Nairobi,  courtesy of Wikileaks, have over the past few months been pre-occupied with what has been revealed about the American conduct of diplomacy. From the revelations contained in the American Embassy cables published by Julian Assange’s whistle blowing website, it is easy to assume or speculate that the conduct of global diplomacy, or at least US diplomacy through its embassies around the world, is bound to change fundamentally. Forget it if you are tempted to entertain that.
Frank Kagabo
Frank Kagabo
Times Reporter