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Over a bloody three years, hundreds of thousands of Europeans were dislocated, imprisoned, raped, tortured, starved and massacred as an…
A skilled diplomat and negotiator, James A. Baker III served as the Secretary of State during a period of tumultuous change, including…
Imagine what Europe would be like today if Belarusian strongman Aleksandr Lukashenka were able to threaten his neighbors with nuclear…
The State Department is not exactly known for its jocularity but once in a while, it can have its fair…
The Bosnian War, which began April 5, 1992, was the result of the breakup of Yugoslavia. Pressure began to build…