The content of diplomacy has been under dispute for the last 75 years. As noted, the debate centers around the question of whether we are witnessing a new kind of diplomacy, clearly distinguished from old diplomacy; or whether modern diplomacy is an amalgam of old diplomacy adapting to new circumstances in the international and domestic setting. An interrelated question is what effects these changes may have had on the practice of international negotiations. Official negotiation is a visible mode of modern diplomacy, but less discernible are other tracks of diplomacy, such as secret negotiation - a practice that was a prominent feature of old diplomacy.