I thought it was just the USA that was going "anti-UN anti-IST", not the entire world ...?
That's a package that would give anti-IST people a reason to dislike the IST, and as such would be very closely scrutinized and debated by the CLE. The embassies already have power-armoured security forces; they don't need everyone else on staff to be able to pick up a weapon and fight, or to follow orders other than "take cover now" in a crisis situation. Boot Camp is for soldiers, not diplomats - if a diplomat needs to fight, he's failed in his real job.
On the other hand, I'm all in favour of training everyone in First Aid. There are enough hazards even in an office environment that people should know when to use a blanket and when to use an AED, and what records need to be kept in both cases.
As for not using local contractors, that's the easiest way to show the local populace that you're not interested in being friends with them, thus fueling whatever "anti-UN anti-IST" sentiment there might be in the area. I would expect CLE to order the embassies to make use of local contractors if at all possible.
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
That's a package that would give anti-IST people a reason to dislike the IST, and as such would be very closely scrutinized and debated by the CLE. The embassies already have power-armoured security forces; they don't need everyone else on staff to be able to pick up a weapon and fight, or to follow orders other than "take cover now" in a crisis situation. Boot Camp is for soldiers, not diplomats - if a diplomat needs to fight, he's failed in his real job.
On the other hand, I'm all in favour of training everyone in First Aid. There are enough hazards even in an office environment that people should know when to use a blanket and when to use an AED, and what records need to be kept in both cases.
As for not using local contractors, that's the easiest way to show the local populace that you're not interested in being friends with them, thus fueling whatever "anti-UN anti-IST" sentiment there might be in the area. I would expect CLE to order the embassies to make use of local contractors if at all possible.
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012