In March 1968, a K-129 Soviet nuclear submarine cruising in the Pacific Ocean mysteriously disappeared from Russian radar. Following an…
The Extra Special Relationship: Thatcher, Reagan, and the 1980s
The “special relationship” between the United States and the United Kingdom has served to unite the two nations over the…
Officially Unofficial – The Opening of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT)
On the first day of January 1979, the United States de-recognized the Republic of China (also known as Taiwan or…
A First-Class Spy Flap: CIA Agents Compromised in Ghana
Relations between the United States and Ghana were strained in the early 1980s. Its leader, the enigmatic former Flight Lieutenant…
The Year of Living Dangerously – Indonesia and the Downed CIA Pilot, May 1958
In April and May of 1958, Indonesia went through a period of rebellion, as discontent on the peripheral islands, like…
The Unofficial Diplomat
Back to Memoirs and Occasional Papers The Unofficial Diplomat: A Memoir “From the Chinese Army’s crackdown in Tiananmen Square to…
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Welcome to ADST ADST has the world’s largest collection of U.S. diplomatic oral histories, as well as podcasts, videos, books,…
Arlington Hall Press
As the dedicated imprint of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST), Arlington Hall Press publishes vital literature that brings the…
Preserving America’s Ideals In Vietnam and Laos
Preserving America’s Ideals In Vietnam and Laos Morton Dworken grew up on the outskirts of Cleveland, Ohio, joined the Foreign…
NATO Negotiations Bring a Shift in American Security
NATO Negotiations Bring a Shift in American Security Born and raised in Throckmorton, Texas, William J. Galloway graduated from Texas…