Diplomat articles
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Embassies as Targets: Dangerous Diplomatic Precedents
It has long been held that embassies should be treated as “off-limits” to other nations. Yet in a single week, two governments – both long-established democracies – stand accused of violating, in different ways, the laws surrounding foreign diplomatic missions. First, on April 1, 2024, Iran’s embassy in Damascus was bombed, presumably by Israel, killing More
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Washington Week introduces students to alumni diplomats
Tar Heels networked about foreign affairs careers through this UNC Global Affairs program.
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Biden treads diplomatic tightrope on Israel-Iran
Iran’s brazen attack directly targeting Israel on Saturday means that the one thing President Biden most feared and desperately sought to avert in the wake of the 7 October Hamas attack has happened – an escalation of the conflict to the wider region. For the US president, the tightrope he was walking on the Israel-Gaza […]