Dean Rusk served as Secretary of State for eight controversial years, from 1961 through 1969, when public discomfort over his…
Jean Bédel Bokassa ruled as President-for-life and later as Emperor of the Central African Republic from 1966 to 1979. In…
Known as the ‘Giant of Africa,’ Nigeria stretches across the continent like a patchwork quilt, sewn together from dozens of…
“This is a fight for the homeland – it is either us or the Israelis…. Any of the old Palestine…
It sounds like a scene out of a movie: a corrupt dictator attempts to flee the country with the help…
Marine Security Guard Clayton Lonetree was seduced by a Russian woman, “Violetta Seina,” at the annual Marine Corps Ball in…
Dennis Keogh had been Political Counselor in South Africa from 1980-83 and made 25 trips to Namibia. In the spring…
Imagine what Europe would be like today if Belarusian strongman Aleksandr Lukashenka were able to threaten his neighbors with nuclear…
Two decades of ethnic tension and a civil war in 1990 laid the groundwork for one of the most savage…
The Bosnian War, which began April 5, 1992, was the result of the breakup of Yugoslavia. Pressure began to build…