Abstract
The role of Omani diplomacy is visible in promoting its foreign policy and fulfilling the Sultan’s vision. Since 1970, Oman adopted a different foreign policy in both regional and international arenas characterized by independence, pragmatism, and moderation. This approach was reshaped after Sultan Qaboos bin Said seized rule. His first order of business was to accelerate the steps towards modernizing the Sultanate by adopting a nation-wide social, educational, and cultural reform often referred to as the Omani Renaissance. To translate the Sultan’s vision to reality, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has adopted a well-structured mechanism that will enhance diplomatic relations with various countries of the world. This research highlights Oman’s diplomacy strategy post-1970. It focuses on Oman’s foreign policy doctrine and examines the different categories of diplomacy that have been practiced in achieving Oman's foreign policy. The research includes the following types of diplomacy: official, mediation, tolerance and co-existence, economy, cultural, water, poet, aviation, and non-governmental diplomacy. This paper attempts to contribute to academia by providing a comprehensive outlook on Oman’s diplomacy, focusing on this topic from a practical point of view. It presents Omani diplomacy through dialogue and negotiations. It assembles a clear direction for the reader based on information, including personal communication with Omani diplomats.
 Since 1970, Oman adopted a different foreign policy in both regional and international arenas characterized by independence, pragmatism, and moderation. This approach was reshaped after Sultan Qaboos bin Said seized rule. His first order of business was to accelerate the steps towards modernizing the Sultanate by adopting a nation-wide social, educational, and cultural reform often referred to as the Omani Renaissance. To translate the Sultan's vision to reality, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has adopted a well-structured mechanism that will enhance diplomatic relations with various countries of the world. This research highlights Oman's diplomacy strategy post-1970. It focuses on Oman's foreign policy doctrine and examines the different categories of diplomacy that have been practiced in achieving Oman's foreign policy. The research includes the following types of diplomacy: official, mediation, tolerance and co-existence, economy, cultural, water, poet, aviation, and non-governmental diplomacy.
Highlights
Diplomacy is the setup strategy of impacting the choices and behavior of foreign governments and people through an exchange, arrangement, and other measures short of war or peace
Oman's foreign policy is always committed to the none-interference in the internal affairs of other countries as a consistent principle over the past years
Having examined Omani diplomacy as a maneuvering tools to face regional challenges, the research concludes that the Sultanate has exhibited an exceptional, and unique regional foreign policy consists of independence, pragmatism, and moderation
Summary
Diplomacy is the setup strategy of impacting the choices and behavior of foreign governments and people through an exchange, arrangement, and other measures short of war or peace. The aim of diplomacy is to strengthen states' bilateral relations with other parties without damaging the state’s images, and this is usually done by diplomats who are authorized to represent the state position. They are the practitioners of the state's diplomacy. The Sultanate of Oman has adopted a unique foreign policy that has made it debatable for many decision makers and academic researchers in various parts of the world From this standpoint, the idea of this paper came to try to understand the dynamics to present a detailed research on Omani diplomacy and to analyze the impact of Oman’s diplomacy strategy as a maneuvering tool to face regional challenges. Albasoos & Maashani, International Journal of Research in Business & Social Science 9(2)(2020) 152-163 employed documents analysis as a secondary research method and invested in semi-structured interviews, field observation, and previous discussions with officials
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