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Mr. Hood is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East and a former U.S. diplomat with multiple postings in the Persian Gulf.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

"It's extraordinary given the scale of Western effort from 2001-2021 how ignored Afghanistan is now," remarks a Western diplomat who recently served as an envoy to the country.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

France has summoned the American ambassador to Paris after the diplomat, Charles Kushner, wrote a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron accusing the country of not doing enough to combat antisemitism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

This new order seeks to expand the number of people who fall under the foreign diplomat exception.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

She was also a scientist, nun, poet, visionary and diplomat, and her music is still performed and admired now, nearly a thousand years later.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

There’s a culture at the time of lavish gift-giving to diplomats and foreign officials, and he’s just terrified that officers of the United States will be beholden and influenced by foreigners.

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

Nadezhdin said diplomats from several countries had offered help, but he chose to come to France.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

British diplomats in six locations around the world, including Buenos Aires and Santiago in South America, will no longer get hardship payments for working in dangerous cities.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

U.S. diplomats have broad authority to cancel visas without providing explanations to affected foreign citizens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

As one country’s mobilization led to another, the rush of events overwhelmed the ability of diplomats to resolve the crisis.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman