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The Immigration Game — Visas and the Mexican Border
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Why Nation-Building Matters: Political Consolidation, Building Security Forces, and Economic Development in Failed and Fragile States
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Afghanistan Project-Elizabeth Jones
Ambassador Elizabeth Jones Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Robin Matthewman Initial interview date: October 4,…
Afghanistan Project-Annie Pforzheimer
Annie Pforzheimer Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Robin Matthewman Interview date: October 12, 2022 Copyright…
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Craig G. Buck Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Bill Hammink Initial interview date: December 7,…
Afghanistan Project–Greta Holtz
Ambassador Greta Holtz Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Robin Matthewman Initial interview date: October 17,…
Afghanistan Project – Hilda “Bambi” Arellano
Hilda “Bambi” Arellano Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Bill Hammink Initial interview date: October 27,…
State Department Response to the Holocaust—Jewish Refugees and Attempts to Enter the United States during WWII
In 1938, in the shadow of the Great Depression came rumblings from Europe of a great war and with it…