Can I name an opponent as my Diplomat ally when that player has no active race on the board?

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Yes. The Diplomat picks an opponent whose active race you did not attack this turn, so a player whose race has just gone into decline qualifies. You choose the player rather than one of their races, so the target does not need a race on the board. A couple of players read it as needing an existing race, but the wording names the opponent.

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Can I name an opponent as my Diplomat ally when that player has no active race on the board?