Re. economic diplomacy concept --- Thank you for providing this very good example, Cecilia. Based on it, some observations can be made: a) there is no common definition of economic diplomacy. We will find many different formulations in textbooks and and advanced by national governments; b) despite the lack of a single definition, it is possible to identify some core elements of economic diplomacy, such as securing national (economic) interests through international relations for example; c) definitions may express specific goals that countries wish to fulfill in a particular moment in time - from the internalisation of MSMEs to promoting post-pandemic economic recovery (which is at the top of the agenda for many countries in present days), for example.

Source author: Marília Maciel MariliaM@diplomacy.edu