Edward “Skip” Gnehm served as Ambassador to Kuwait shortly after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, from 1991 to 1994, and…
On October 7, 1985, four men, including mastermind Muhammad Zaidan, aka Mohammed Abul al-Abbas, from the Palestine Liberation Front (PLF)…
With the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989, the long-awaited reunification between East and West Germany began. A…
As global concerns grow over the effect of climate change and the devastating effects it already is beginning to have…
Scotland can trace its links to the United Kingdom to more than 400 years ago, when James VI, King of…
This is the story of how a corrupt multinational oil company, a self-centered dictator, lingering ethnic tensions, and lack of…
Charles “Chip” Bohlen (August 30, 1904 – January 1, 1974) served in the Foreign Service from 1929 to 1969 and…
The design of U.S. embassies has swung through varying phases over the past several decades. Some embassies, such as the…
The act of beheading has been used as a means for execution and retribution for millennia. The guillotine, which was…
“It was the worst day we have ever seen, but it brought out the best in all of us.” –Senator…