The War on American Diplomacy: ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and Taliban's Sustained Attacks on Peaceful U.S. Missions Abroad

According to the American Foreign Service Association, seventy-six U.S. diplomats were killed between the years of 1973 and 2013 during peaceful missions abroad, amounting to over forty deaths. These diplomats were beacons of peace in their respective regions, maintaining peaceful relations amongst each other's countries and mitigating conflict without the use of violence. Continued attacks on diplomats are a demonstration of violence not only against them as individuals, but against peace around the globe. The most obvious way to resolve this conflict is to acknowledge the innumerous terror attacks that have taken place and take active steps to resolve the threat they have and continue to pose to world peace.