Lee Kuan Yew, who died in March 2015, is known for being the longest serving prime minster in the world…
American Diplomacy at Risk
A strong State Department, based on a strong Foreign Service and a strong Civil Service, is a critical component of…
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…
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,…
It is a commonly held belief that while abroad as a U.S. citizen, the American government and its embassy will…
Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, long-time Prime Minister, is a controversial figure who has been one of the most influential figures in…
The Lost Decade marked a tumultuous time in Japan’s economic history, as corporations and banking systems played fast and loose…
While U.S. diplomatic missions attempt to build relationships with the nations in which they maintain embassies, these relationships don’t always…
Chronic instability, beginning before the Soviet invasion, helped destroy Afghanistan’s already underdeveloped economy. After 9/11, the United States dedicated billions of…