Edward “Skip” Gnehm served as Ambassador to Kuwait shortly after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, from 1991 to 1994, and…
With the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989, the long-awaited reunification between East and West Germany began. A…
The operational level of foreign policy is the essential crucible for the formulation of diplomatic approaches to international challenges. This…
(From Left to Right): The U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, after a bomb attack in 1983; Marine Corps Sgt. Clayton…
The Middle East has been a complicated, if not violent, region for millennia, which has only been exacerbated by recent…
The act of beheading has been used as a means for execution and retribution for millennia. The guillotine, which was…
“It was the worst day we have ever seen, but it brought out the best in all of us.” –Senator…
In this interview with the Foreign Service Journal, Charles Stuart Kennedy talks about his Foreign Service career and pioneering work creating American…
Somalia has become synonymous with well-meaning but ill-fated humanitarian intervention. Live television footage of American soldiers being dragged in the…
September 11, 2001 left an indelible mark on American history when nineteen members of al Qaeda carried out the deadliest…