“With Ukraine, Russia is an empire. Without it, Russia is just another country.” The history between these two is long…

“With Ukraine, Russia is an empire. Without it, Russia is just another country.” The history between these two is long…
The Transnistria region in Moldova is a Cold War relic. Along with Nagorno-Karabakh in Armenian-controlled Azerbaijan and South Ossetia in Georgia, it is…
On March 16, 1968, in what was one of the most shocking incidents of the Vietnam War and in the…
After Augusto Pinochet led a coup d’état in Chile on September 11, 1973, taking power from the democratically elected President…
On February 3rd, 1989 tanks rolled into Paraguay’s capital Asuncion, led by General Andres Rodriguez. Briefly bullets and bombs rattled…
One of the great dilemmas in foreign policy is when and whether to negotiate with one’s enemies. Will a dialogue…
József Mindszenty was a Roman Catholic cardinal ordained shortly after World War II who staunchly resisted the fascist and later…
The civil war in El Salvador lasted from 1979-1992 and was fought between the government and the Farabundo Martí National…
Bradford Bishop and Gérard Amanrich were highly esteemed American and French diplomats, respectively. The two men were bright, motivated, and…
On August 30, 1971, Alfred Erdos murdered his assistant, Donald Leahy, at the small American embassy in Equatorial Guinea. Delusional…