While ambassadors usually serve for 2 to 5 yrs in a host country, some envoys have served for over a decade due to their country’s ‘special relationship’ with India or other reasons.
Oleksandr Polishchuk says joining EU & NATO are “existential” choices for Kyiv's security — otherwise it would have to rejoin nuclear arms club. Part 2 of 3-part interview series.
Azar has earlier served as head of the Israel-US-China internal task force at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the foreign policy advisor to the Prime Minister of Israel.
The concern is not that 2025’s rally was irrational, but that it may be difficult to repeat. Outlooks remain anchored to AI investment and growth without reigniting inflation.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
Nice analysis. One way to look how at how a particular country is diplomatically important for other country is to look at what kind of postings do the diplomats get after being posted in that particular country. Former Indian envoy to China amb. Misri taking over as deputy NSA & former Chinese envoy to India & Pakistan amb. Weidong taking over as vice foreign minister in China ( just below the foreign minister who was Chinese envoy to the US) says something about the diplomatic importance that India & China give to each other. I’m not reading to much into the outgoing UK high commissioner being posted to Spain.
Anatoly Dobrynin was Soviet Ambassador to the United States from 1962 to 1986.
Nice analysis. One way to look how at how a particular country is diplomatically important for other country is to look at what kind of postings do the diplomats get after being posted in that particular country. Former Indian envoy to China amb. Misri taking over as deputy NSA & former Chinese envoy to India & Pakistan amb. Weidong taking over as vice foreign minister in China ( just below the foreign minister who was Chinese envoy to the US) says something about the diplomatic importance that India & China give to each other. I’m not reading to much into the outgoing UK high commissioner being posted to Spain.