Robert Reis, a longtime State Department official, is a perfect example of how far one can come from the American…
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Robert Reis, a longtime State Department official, is a perfect example of how far one can come from the American…
The twentieth century continues to captivate the attention of policy professionals, academics, and the general public. This is due to…
Like much of Africa, Ethiopia experienced a watershed moment at the end of World War II, emerging out from under…
One of the greatest challenges in a diplomat’s career is serving in a country that is trying to rebuild after…
In 1895, the United States intervened in a long-standing border dispute between Great Britain and Venezuela, forcing its resolution—and forcing…
The Vietnam War was one of the most challenging and complex conflicts of the Cold War era. As the conflict…
E Pluribus Unum. The average American will unwittingly encounter these very words on a daily basis and hardly give them…
Prior to mid-August 1960, the United States had limited diplomatic activity in the French African colonies. However, within a 48-hour…
The African continent is often seen as a land of paradoxes. Although it possesses many natural resources and extremely fertile…
Creating a country ex nihilo is never an easy feat. How does one construct functional government institutions from scratch in…