Few events illustrate the challenges of American diplomacy like a foreign election. Diplomats walk a fine line between promoting American…
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Few events illustrate the challenges of American diplomacy like a foreign election. Diplomats walk a fine line between promoting American…
After World War II, the idea of imperial colonization became increasingly stigmatized. Decolonization in Africa sometimes resulted in political power…
An assignment in an authoritarian regime can be a tricky proposition for a foreign service officer. One would likely be…
Imagine this: It is 1987, you are the president of the United States of America, your country is one of…
Becoming a refugee often involves losing more than just one’s home country. Perhaps one of the most important is the…
In 1972, during the détente period in U.S.–Soviet relations, the United States handed the Soviets the key to its new…
In 1938, in the shadow of the Great Depression came rumblings from Europe of a great war and with it…
In the 1960s, Bhutan allowed visitors only by royal invitation. The last independent outpost of Tibetan culture after the Chinese…
Even when the situation seems most dire, the development process is never static. Bottom-up, local efforts help make the process…
Coups often do not go exactly as planned. While some result in military despotism and others in democratic reforms, some…