When Diplomacy Becomes Subversion: The Rohde Record

In Kosovo, Rohde built not bridges but barricades: elevating extremists, silencing dissent, and teaching a nation to mistrust its own democracy.

The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961) could not be clearer. Article 41(1)¹ states that diplomats must “respect the laws and regulations of the receiving State” and must not “interfere in the internal affairs of that State.” These are not decorative principles; they are the foundation of sovereign equality in international law. Yet for the past five years in Kosovo, as reported this past weekend², Germany’s ambassador Jorn Rohde has behaved as if exempt.

Persona Non Grata: Why Rohde Must Go