Despite their education and background, women Foreign Service Officers in the 1950s and 60s faced discrimination and were often treated…
A strong State Department, based on a strong Foreign Service and a strong Civil Service, is a critical component of…
Lee Kuan Yew, who died in March 2015, is known for being the longest serving prime minster in the world…
“The Troubles” between Northern Ireland and Ireland date back to 1167 when England first laid roots in Ireland, but in…
Brazil’s path to democracy was far from perfect and often tortuous. In 1961, a “possibly half insane” Janio Quadros was…
Back to Diplomats and Diplomacy Lincoln Gordon: Architect of Cold War Foreign Policy ––University Press of Kentucky, 2015 After World…
As a teenage daughter of a Foreign Service Officer who moved his family from country to country every so often,…
Russia’s tumultuous history is replete with backstabbing — sometimes literal — where the powerful would seek their vengeance with a…
A 1957 State Department publication of “Suggestions for Wives from Other Foreign Service Wives” introduced the idea that the main…
It is impossible to understand the War in Afghanistan, now the longest war in American history, much less the motives…