Diplomatic Immunity
In response to a recent discussion among users of the informal chat room of foreign service officers, the “e-whine” messages urging that we stop using the word “diplomat” to describe ourselves, I would like to offer a somewhat different perspective on this…
Liebnitz and the Double Helix
Chief MacBannock couldn’t find his hearing aid. A Scot to the core, he still used an early model, with an earpiece wired to an external box receiver. Today, the earpiece dangling unconnected from his ear, he was subjecting his office to a…
Diplomatic Language
The powerful involvement of non-governmental organizations in the lead-up to the Ottawa Landmines Treaty carries an important lesson for our department. As the more people-centred issues of the “new diplomacy” cupy the international agenda, many nongovernmental interest groups are entering the fray.…
