Introduction : what is diplomatic security? / Eugenio Cusumano and Christopher Kinsey -- A century of US diplomatic security : an evolutionary response to a changing threat environment / Patrick Cullen -- Chinese diplomatic security : meeting and managing new challenges / Jingdong Yuan -- Diplomatic security in the United Kingdom : an informal approach? / Christopher Kinsey -- A policy in progress : France's diplomatic security / Jean Joana -- German diplomatic security : a federal police response / Klaus Brummer and Ulrich Krotz -- Russia's militarized approach to diplomatic security / Elena Kropatcheva -- Diplomatic security in times of austerity : the case of Italy / Lorenzo Cladi -- Diplomatic security as counterterrorism : protecting Israel's diplomatic missions / Barak Ben Zur -- Turkish diplomatic security : lessons not learnt / Egemen B. Bezci -- Risk management in US diplomatic security / Thomas Stocking -- Securing diplomacy in the war on terrorism : a critical perspective / Clara Eroukhmanoff -- Conclusion : the history, effectiveness, and implications of diplomatic security / Eugenio Cusumano.