Diplomats embassies and consulates 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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Kyiv opens string of new Africa embassies, in diplomatic push
Stung by the neutral stance taken by a raft of African states in the UN security council following Russia's full-scale invasion in February...
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Are embassies off-limits? Ecuadorian and Israeli actions suggest otherwise − and that sets a dangerous diplomatic precedent
The bombing of the Iranian consulate in Damascus and storming of Mexico’s embassy in Quito breaks with accepted diplomatic norms − and could spell trouble.