Diplomacy
Arrested Abroad: What Your Embassy Can and Cannot Do
Consular protection is a right to be heard, not a right to be rescued — and the Vienna Consular Convention's fine print decides both.
Priscilla Vance · June 3, 2026
Diplomacy
Diplomacy follows negotiation as a process: who is at the table, what mandate they carry, which clauses stall ratification, and which agreements lapse quietly. Coverage includes summits, multilateral bodies, mediation efforts and bilateral talks. Profiles of envoys and mediators explain how settlements are actually reached, or why they are not.
Diplomacy
State Visits Are Ballet With a Protocol Manual
Every walkway, toast and seating chart is negotiated line by line — because in summitry, the choreography is the message.
Priscilla Vance · May 11, 2026
Diplomacy
What Diplomatic Immunity Actually Covers — and What It Doesn't
The Vienna Convention's shield is narrower than the scandals suggest, and the exceptions are where the doctrine earns its keep.
Priscilla Vance · April 18, 2026
Diplomacy
How Enemies Trade People: The Craft of the Prisoner Swap
The largest East-West exchange since the Cold War happened at an airport in 2024 — built by intelligence channels, neutral intermediaries and lists.
Christopher Lee · March 26, 2026
Diplomacy
Persona Non Grata: The Expulsion That Explains Itself
Declaring a diplomat unwelcome requires no explanation, admits no appeal — and has become the world's favorite calibrated insult.
Christopher Lee · March 4, 2026