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Headlines Africa<p>Africa: Don't Close the Embassies. I Saw What Happens When We Do.: [allAfrica] I remember when the U.S. Embassy in Bangui, Central African Republic, closed in 2012. The country was edging toward collapse, and at the very moment diplomacy was needed most, America stepped back. <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKW7jq" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKW7</span><span class="invisible">jq</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Embassies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Embassies</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Diplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Diplomacy</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/CentralAfricanRepublic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CentralAfricanRepublic</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/USEmbassy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USEmbassy</span></a></p>
Headlines Africa<p>Africa: Trump to Close Dozens of U.S. Embassies, Including in Africa: [Daily Trust] US President, Donald Trump, has initiated a move to shut down several embassies in Africa and other parts of the world, according to CNN. <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKDlGN" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKDl</span><span class="invisible">GN</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Embassies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Embassies</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/InternationalRelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalRelations</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Fresh bread, international schools and a hint of bouillabaisse — is Tokyo's Hiroo neighborhood the ultimate expat dream, or a curated mirage? <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/04/13/issues/perfect-day-hiroo-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/community/202</span><span class="invisible">5/04/13/issues/perfect-day-hiroo-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/issues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>issues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hiroo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hiroo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nishiazabu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nishiazabu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shibuyaward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shibuyaward</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/minatoward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>minatoward</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/expats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>expats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/foreignresidents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foreignresidents</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/embassies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>embassies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/realestate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>realestate</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beige.party/@HarriettMB" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>HarriettMB</span></a></span> I do expect <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@antidiskriminierung" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>antidiskriminierung</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@AuswaertigesAmt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>AuswaertigesAmt</span></a></span> to affirm <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiDiscrimination</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/laws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>laws</span></a> and either force the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> embassy &amp; consulates to comply with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a>'s laws or close and cease operations.</p><ul><li>After all, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Ambassadors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ambassadors</span></a> are guests and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Embassies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Embassies</span></a> are to be operated with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/acceptance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>acceptance</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/respect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>respect</span></a> of the host country as per <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ViennaConvention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ViennaConvention</span></a>.</li></ul><p>If the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> refuses to acknowledge that, they there is no basis for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/diplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diplomacy</span></a> and I urge <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/contractors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contractors</span></a> to press charges for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/blackmail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blackmail</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/coercion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coercion</span></a> if they get approached to fulfill for such <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/racist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racist</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sexist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sexist</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ableist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ableist</span></a> and otherwise <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/discriminatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>discriminatory</span></a> demands because doing so violates national and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/laws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>laws</span></a>!</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NotLegalAdvice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NotLegalAdvice</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a></p>
Early Modern Diplomacy<p>In an article from 2007 Kate Lowe explores African diplomatic representation in <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> and <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Portugal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Portugal</span></a> during the age of <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/renaissance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>renaissance</span></a>: </p><p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/S0080440107000552" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1017/S0080440107000</span><span class="invisible">552</span></a> </p><p>She, too, picks <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Ethiopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ethiopia</span></a> and <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congo</span></a> as case studies. According to her both states were primarily interested in links with the <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Pope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pope</span></a>. The number of Ethiopian <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/embassies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>embassies</span></a> to Rome significantly increased in the 15th and 16th centuries. (3/6) </p><p><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/NewDiplomaticHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewDiplomaticHistory</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/emdiplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emdiplomacy</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/earlyModern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earlyModern</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/diplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diplomacy</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>histodons</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/historikerinnen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>historikerinnen</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/earlymodern" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>earlymodern</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://historians.social/@womenknowhistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>womenknowhistory</span></a></span></p>
Headlines Africa<p>Trump bans non-US flags at embassies <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/THYY5B" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsfeed.facilit8.network/THYY</span><span class="invisible">5B</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Embassies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Embassies</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Flags" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flags</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Pride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pride</span></a></p>
Early Modern Diplomacy<p><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/emdiplomat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emdiplomat</span></a> of the day: Afansii Ordin-Nashchokin (1605-1680) <br> </p><p>1549 marks the birth of the <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/earlyModern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earlyModern</span></a> Russian foreign office. Founded by tsar Ivan IV the institution developed into the Ambassadorial Chancery during the latter half of the 16th century. </p><p>The Ambassadorial Chancery was responsible for organising the reception of foreign <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/embassies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>embassies</span></a>, conducting preliminary negotiations, drawing up instructions for Russian <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/emdiplomats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emdiplomats</span></a> and working with their reports, registering foreign merchants and artisans living in <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>, managing <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Moscow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moscow</span></a> settlements inhabited by them and special courtyards for receiving <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/diplomats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diplomats</span></a>. (1/6)</p><p><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/emdiplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emdiplomacy</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/NewDiplomaticHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewDiplomaticHistory</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>histodons</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/adventCalendar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adventCalendar</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/adventCalendar2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adventCalendar2024</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/historikerinnen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>historikerinnen</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/earlymodern" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>earlymodern</span></a></span></p>
The Kyiv Independent [unofficial]<p><strong>Ukraine Daily summary - Saturday, December 21 2024</strong></p> Russian missiles strike Kyiv on the eve of holiday season -- Over 12,000 civilians killed in Ukraine during Russia's full-scale war, UN says -- Russian missile attack damages 6 foreign embassies in Kyiv -- Ukraine intercepts Russian sabotage groups attempting to push toward Kherson -- and more <p><a href="https://writeworks.uk/~/UkraineDaily/Ukraine%20Daily%20summary%20-%20Saturday,%20December%2021%202024/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">writeworks.uk/~/UkraineDaily/U</span><span class="invisible">kraine%20Daily%20summary%20-%20Saturday,%20December%2021%202024/</span></a></p>
Early Modern Diplomacy<p>In an article from 2007 Kate Lowe explores <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/African" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>African</span></a> diplomatic representation in <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> and <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Portugal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Portugal</span></a> during the age of <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/renaissance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>renaissance</span></a>: </p><p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/S0080440107000552" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1017/S0080440107000</span><span class="invisible">552</span></a> </p><p>She, too, picks <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Ethiopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ethiopia</span></a> and <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congo</span></a> as case studies. According to her both states were primarily interested in links with the <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Pope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pope</span></a>. The number of Ethiopian <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/embassies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>embassies</span></a> to Rome significantly increased in the 15th and 16th centuries. (3/6)</p><p><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/emdiplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emdiplomacy</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/NewDiplomaticHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewDiplomaticHistory</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>histodons</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/earlymodern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earlymodern</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/AdventCalendar2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdventCalendar2024</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/AdventCaldendar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdventCaldendar</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/earlymodern" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>earlymodern</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/historikerinnen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>historikerinnen</span></a></span></p>
The Kyiv Independent [unofficial]<p><strong>Ukraine Daily Summary - Wednesday, October 16 2024</strong></p> 'No intact buildings left' in Toretsk, accelerating Russian advance, military says -- North Korea has sent 10,000 soldiers to Russia, Western sources say -- NATO will do what's necessary for Ukraine to prevail -- Russian opposition needs to stop blaming Putin and start confronting Russia's violent imperial legacy -- and more <p><a href="https://writeworks.uk/~/UkraineDaily/Ukraine%20Daily%20Summary%20-%20Wednesday,%20October%2016%202024/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">writeworks.uk/~/UkraineDaily/U</span><span class="invisible">kraine%20Daily%20Summary%20-%20Wednesday,%20October%2016%202024/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StateDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StateDepartment</span></a> said the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> admin stands by its efforts to “ensure that every person, everywhere, can live <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/free" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>free</span></a> from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>violence</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a>, with their <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EqualRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EqualRights</span></a> respected.” The WhiteHouse has vowed to push back against the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a>’s anti-woke efforts, including by repealing a provision in a government spending bill that essentially bans <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/rainbow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rainbow</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pride</span></a> flags from being flown above <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/embassies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>embassies</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extremism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BidenHarris2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BidenHarris2024</span></a></p>
Early Modern Diplomacy<p>His project on Swedish <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/consuls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consuls</span></a> points to something that seems to be a characteristic of Scandinavian <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/emdiplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emdiplomacy</span></a>: the very close connection between <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/diplomatic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diplomatic</span></a> activities and (maritime) <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> interests, commercial <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/diplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diplomacy</span></a> in other words. </p><p>Permanent <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/embassies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>embassies</span></a> in <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Scandinavia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scandinavia</span></a> developed relatively slowly. It was not before the 1600s that <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/resident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>resident</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/diplomats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diplomats</span></a> became a feature of Scandinavian <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/diplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diplomacy</span></a>. We know much more about the foreign <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/envoys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>envoys</span></a> in the North than about Scandinavian diplomats at foreign places. Writing about <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/earlymodern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earlymodern</span></a> Danish and Swedish <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/diplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diplomacy</span></a> is not easy, as Scandinavia seems to be a blind spot in the historiography on <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/earlymodern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earlymodern</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/diplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diplomacy</span></a> and for <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/NewDiplomaticHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewDiplomaticHistory</span></a>. But Martin manages to cover a wide time span from the end of the <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/MiddleAges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleAges</span></a> to the 18th century. (5/5) </p><p><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/emdiplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emdiplomacy</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>histodons</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/historikerinnen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>historikerinnen</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/earlymodern" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>earlymodern</span></a></span></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@Lamhfada" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Lamhfada</span></a></span> Interesting move, considering that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a> refuses to recognize <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Kosovo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kosovo</span></a> as independent state since that would make Madrid look bigotted towards <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Catalonia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Catalonia</span></a>... </p><ul><li>But like with any <em>"international recognition"</em> it's mostly formal politricks and show.</li></ul><p>After all, lack of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UN</span></a> representation and official <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Embassies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Embassies</span></a> didn't impact <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Taiwan</span></a>, because unlike <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> they actually have a working government and economy that is globally relevant!</p>