Diplomacy With Intended Effects Through Causality Thinking.....By Osuolale Akande
Charles Darwin, the famous biologist once opined that it is neither the strongest of the species nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change that survives and progresses. To effect change, there has always been one key element that has served as the main ingredient from the mediaeval era through the industrial age to this new age of enlightenment, and that is innovation. In other to innovate, there must be a willingness to borrow, adapt, combine, remove, or even use critical criticism to one’s advantage. The past should be appraised, the future properly gauged, and the environment well scrutinised to create a sustainable pathway. That is what different entities around the world from private to public often refer to as a strategic plan. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s quest to add verve to Nigeria’s diplomatic standing in the comity of nations was recently enumerated by the Foreign Affairs Minister, Ambassador Maitama Tuggar at a gathering with e...