Emily Anderson Stern
Shadow Diplomats Have Posed a Threat for Decades. The World’s Governments Looked the Other Way.
The U.S. State Department trusts foreign governments to nominate reputable honorary consuls, despite global accounts of wrongdoing.
by Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica; Will Fitzgibbon, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists; and Eva Herscowitz, Emily Anderson Stern and Jordan Anderson, Medill Investigative Lab,
The Global Threat of Rogue Diplomacy
Honorary consuls were meant to foster ties between countries. Accused terrorist financiers, arms traffickers and drug runners are among those who have wielded diplomatic protection, a global investigation finds.
by Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica; Will Fitzgibbon and Delphine Reuter, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists; and Eva Herscowitz and Emily Anderson Stern, Medill Investigative Lab,