January of 1968 saw two of the most serious incidents to occur on the Korean peninsula since the end of…
Incoming! Surviving SCUD Attacks in Dhahran
Ken Stammerman was economic counselor in Kuwait from 1986 to 1987 before becoming consul general in Dhahran in 1989. Home…
Senator Chuck Hagel on Foreign Policy Challenges
Senator Chuck Hagel, who has been nominated by President Obama to be the next Secretary of Defense, was awarded ADST’s…
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The U.S. and SOUTHCOM had spent considerable time and effort planning for the invasion and had mapped out several places…
Hard Rock Hotel Panama — Noriega and the U.S. Invasion, Part I
Beginning in the middle of the 1980s, relations between General Manuel Noriega, Panama’s de facto leader, and the United States…
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It is remarkable to think that there have been three female Secretaries of State in the last 15 years. However,…
The Jonestown Massacre
Jonestown, Guyana was the scene of one of the most harrowing tragedies in American history. On November 18, 1978, at…
Recalling the Attack on the U.S. Compound in Benghazi – from June 1967
The circumstances seem all too familiar — political turmoil leads to angry mobs storming the U.S. compound in Benghazi. Except…
Reconstruction and Peace Building in the Balkans
Back to Diplomats and Diplomacy Reconstruction and Peace Building in the Balkans: The Brčko Experience “A no-holds-barred story of determination,…
The Architecture of Diplomacy
Back to Diplomats and Diplomacy The Architecture of Diplomacy: Building America’s Embassies “What do we, as a nation, mean to…