The chapters in this edited volume, individually and collectively, pay homage to Erik Goldstein's contribution to contemporary scholarship in the fields of international history, diplomatic studies and international security.

T.G. Otte is Professor of Diplomatic History at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. Among his latest books is Statesman of Europe: A Life of Sir Edward Grey (2020).

Introduction 1. 'Transitions in Context: Making Peace in 1814 - 1815; 1918 - 1920; 1945 - 1955' 2. 'Museums and the display of international friendship: diplomatic interests, American philanthropy, and preserving Thomas Carlyle's London House, c. 1894.' 3. 'Sir Arthur Hirtzel and the Pax Britannica in the Middle East' 4. Catholicism and Foreign Policy: Esme Howard and British Policy towards Poland, 1919 5. David Lloyd George and the American Naval Challenge: Great Britain and the Washington Conference 6. 'Royal diplomacy: British preparations for the State Visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to the United States, June 1939.' 7. "The System of Odd and Even Numbers": Lewis Namier the Diplomatic Historian 8. 'Was the Cold War Avoidable? Did the West Seek to Win It?: A Contribution to the Debate' 9. 'China's Emergence as a Power in the Mediterranean: Port Diplomacy and Active Engagement'