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It has its share of ardent supporters, who see it as a force for positive economic and social change, as…
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Next to Pearl Harbor and 9/11, the Iranian seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979 and…
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The end of the Cold War is sometimes thought about as a dramatic and rapid event marked by the fall…
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The end of World War II brought about the beginning of the Cold War, whose influence played a significant role…
Economic Diplomacy and the Private Sector: Helping IBM Expand into Latin America
In 1984 Donald Lyman left the State Department after seven years of service. Although it was a brief stint compared…
60 Minutes in Central America: The Politicization of Development During the Cold War
Complex geopolitical realities, poor leadership, and economic dysfunction characterized the Cold War in Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador. USAID (United…
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The decision by referendum of the British electorate to depart the European Union — after a campaign in which facts…
Trouble in Chiapas: The Zapatista Revolt
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