Category Archives: Corridors of Power

The Pen is Mightier than the Tweet

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

In an age of Twitter, email, and texting, where communication is swift and the time invested in an individual communication even quicker, it’s somewhat heartening to find that the letter is still in circulation. My husband had been writing a … Continue reading →

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‘Tis the Age of eDiplomacy

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

A recent report argues that the US is at the forefront of eDiplomacy. Its author, Fergus Hanson, spent four months – much of it at the State Department – researching the US government’s corner on the market, which it has … Continue reading →

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Let’s Stay Together

He came, he saw, he left with a very big BBQ! All involved in last week’s visit of Britain’s PM can breathe a sigh of relief that official duties passed off without visible hitch. The red carpet can be rolled … Continue reading →

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Diplomacy Gets the Red Carpet Treatment

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

Oscar diplomacy is apparently the new ping pong. The 84th Academy Award’s decision to fete the Iranian film, The Separation, has prompted a raft of articles, spearheaded by American journalist and writer, David Ignatius, who used his comment slot on … Continue reading →

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Picture Those Buns

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

Adj: To be bunned The need to purchase cakes in a bid to deflect attention from a surprise photo opportunity with one’s boss. Getting bunned seems to be greeted with equal measures of modest pleasure and embarrassment. It refers to … Continue reading →

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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

There can’t be many community list serves that post about overnight military exercises. In the environs of DC however, it’s not uncommon to have NORAD (that’s the North American Aerospace Defense Command) light up the skies during the early hours … Continue reading →

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Men in Braid

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

The blue light of winter hung over St James’s Park. Rain in the air intensified the noise of the traffic. He fancied he could hear the bark of a newspaper seller. An efficient knock broke his reverie. Its preciseness signalled … Continue reading →

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Flawed

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

Everyone’s favourite spy-fest Burn Notice has been on the case again. Its target? Dodgy diplomats. A recent episode featured ‘Yash’, a diplomat so dodgy as to, quite literally, have blood on his hands. Yash was a dealer in diamonds, abusing … Continue reading →

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Tis the Season for…

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

Diplomatic dos. These are one of the strangest, and by turns, interesting, challenging, and sporadically fun, parts of the job of being a diplomatic wife. The holidays produce a bevy of invitations, whether it’s the annual coffee morning hosted by … Continue reading →

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