The Growing Influence of Business in U.K. Diplomacy

Editor’s Note: The following is the second instalment of ISP’s Policy Forum, and we hope for more instalments in future issues of the journal. This Policy Forum focuses on the apparent rise of commercial diplomacy in recent years. Though not a new phenomenon in global politics, each of the following articles highlights new aspects in this area of global interaction. Each article also brings with it a perspective based in experiences from a particular country’s interactions. We hope that this cross-national flavor will provide diverse insights into the issues surrounding commercial diplomacy and the policy implications those issues generate. Before moving on to the articles, the editors of ISP would like to thank Donna Lee, University of Birmingham, for her excellent work in soliciting these articles and coordinating their production for the editorial process. We sincerely appreciate her initiative and her work on the editors’ behalf.