Affairs
How Treaties Differ From Executive Agreements
Both bind the United States internationally; only one needs two-thirds of the Senate — and the overwhelming majority of U.S. commitments are now the other kind.
Christopher Lee · July 10, 2026
Affairs
Political developments covered for their economic consequence: budget standoffs, coalition changes, industrial action, sanctions disputes and treaty negotiations. Each piece states the channel through which politics reaches output, prices or investment. Read by economists, corporate strategists and public affairs teams pricing political events.
Affairs
How Summit Diplomacy Prepares a G20 Meeting
A leaders' summit is the last hour of a year-long machine — sherpas, finance tracks, and bracketed drafts decide what the cameras see.
Christopher Lee · June 29, 2026
Affairs
What the Hague Conventions Do for International Law
A Dutch city gave its name to the quiet machinery of cross-border legality — documents, children, evidence, and service of process.
Christopher Lee · May 23, 2026
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What Diplomatic Immunity Actually Covers
The 1961 Vienna Convention shields envoys from prosecution — completely for ambassadors, narrowly for consuls — and the escape valve is waiver, not lawsuits.
Christopher Lee · May 4, 2026
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How Embassies and Consulates Divide Their Work
Embassies handle state-to-state business from the capital; consulates handle people and paperwork from cities — and most of what travelers imagine is diplomacy is consular work.
Valentina Sokolov · April 22, 2026