President Dwight Eisenhower appointed John Foster Dulles as Secretary of State in January 1953, a job he held until almost…
It was undoubtedly one of the most unorthodox – and therefore memorable – settings for a major political debate. On…
In April 1954, amidst growing tensions regarding the situation in the Korean Peninsula and Indochina, the international community convened a…
During the Cold War and beyond, Western diplomats had to constantly keep their wits about them when serving in the…
In the mid 1980’s, U.S. bilateral relations with New Zealand, a long-time ally in a relatively peaceful corner of the…
After World War II, Europe was recovering from the devastation of conflict and suffered from high unemployment and food shortages;…
For many people, Spain in the 1930s and 40s was a country of despair, where the dreams of democracy and…
The despotic reign of Romania’s Nicolae Ceauşescu caused deplorable living conditions for Romanians and left its most vulnerable citizens –…
Extravagant dinners with Dom Pérignon and caviar, rampant corruption, political assassinations, a starving populace. Togo had been a small jewel…
For centuries, it was the national symbol of a nation. For decades, it was kept in Fort Knox for safekeeping.…