Protection of Diplomats

Archive Report

Growing Threat to World Diplomats

Fear Threat Officials' Safety and Disrupted Diplomats

Murder, kidnaping, ransom demands, letter bombing, as-sault and harassment of diplomats—along with sniper attacks, demonstrations and riots at foreign embassies—have become commonplace events in capital cities all over the globe. Most international diplomats acknowledge the threat of injury or death as one of the hazards of their jobs. But as long as the current scourge of international terrorism con-tinues, the Middle East conflict remains unresolved, and other world tensions stay high, the dangers seem likely to increase. Foreign emissaries become targets when the power-less confront the powerful. Perhaps the gravest concern, aside from personal safety, is that further attacks might disrupt diplomatic relations and official Communications among na-tions at criticai times and threaten world ...

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