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Star Trek Timeline [INTERACTIVE]
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"Ah, diplomacy; I adore diplomacy. Everyone dresses so well…"
Diplomacy is the skill, practice, or profession of using peaceful means to establish relations between two or more parties or to avoid or resolve hostilities between parties with established relations, or to "serve as a bridge between [two] civilizations." (DIS: "The Vulcan Hello")
Diplomacy was generally considered to be the field of diplomats. In the Federation, diplomatic credentials were established through an official letter of credence. (TOS: "A Taste of Armageddon"; PIC: "The Impossible Box")
The background of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in diplomacy was considered to be extensive. (TNG: "Sarek")
Diplomatic resolutions
- Cease fire
- Diplomatic immunity
- Diplomatic law
- Diplomatic pressure
- Due process
- Embassy
- Foreign policy
- Mutual defense pact
- Nonaggression pact
- Political asylum
- Treaty
