The State Department is not exactly known for its jocularity but once in a while, it can have its fair…
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The State Department is not exactly known for its jocularity but once in a while, it can have its fair…
On August 30, 1983, a Boeing 747, Korean Airlines 007 took off for Seoul from New York’s John F. Kennedy…
It is difficult in this day and age to imagine any ambassador being on the cover of a major magazine…
“With Ukraine, Russia is an empire. Without it, Russia is just another country.” The history between these two is long…
The Transnistria region in Moldova is a Cold War relic. Along with Nagorno-Karabakh in Armenian-controlled Azerbaijan and South Ossetia in Georgia, it is…
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created by ten European countries, the U.S. and Canada in 1949 in the aftermath of…
The Olympic Games, despite their lofty ideals, have since their inception in ancient Greece intertwined the best of athletic competition…
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) marked a turning point in relations between the U.S. and the USSR. Signed in December 1987 by President Ronald…
On January 1, 1959, after a sustained armed revolt led by Fidel Castro and others took control over most of…
The Caucasus region of the former Soviet Union has experienced several conflicts that have been provoked by ethnic hatred and…