The focus on collaboration in the new US National Security Strategy emphasises the need to foster the skills to convene, connect and mobilize networks. This will require a smart network of diplomats not just smart individuals.
While the Obama administration is “clear-eyed about the challenge of mobilizing collective action” those putting strategy into action will have to build smarter networks if diplomats are to collaborate effectively within complex networks of influence. Two aspects of these smart networks will be particularly important.
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This interactive version of the map allows the network to be viewed in more detail. Click on different areas of the map to navigate around the network, or see detailed images as a slide show.