Welcome to Burundi For former United States Ambassador to Gabon and São Tomé and Príncipe, Joseph C. Wilson IV, the…
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Welcome to Burundi For former United States Ambassador to Gabon and São Tomé and Príncipe, Joseph C. Wilson IV, the…
During the Scramble for Africa (a period lasting from 1881 to 1914 that brought colonization of most of Africa by…
After George W. Bush’s 2006 meeting on the tarmac with Vladimir Putin, he famously declared “I looked the man in…
Mongolia—sparsely populated, largely nomadic, and surrounded by nuclear superpowers. The end of the Cold War could not have been the…
“There is a sentiment that…we need to contain China to balance off its aggressiveness. That would be a disaster.” A…
Elizabeth Jones became the U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan in 1995. On July 3, 1988 an Iran Air flight was making…
Annually, as a sign of respect, Americans observe a moment of silence at the 11th hour of the 11th day…
Few events illustrate the challenges of American diplomacy like a foreign election. Diplomats walk a fine line between promoting American…
After World War II, the idea of imperial colonization became increasingly stigmatized. Decolonization in Africa sometimes resulted in political power…
The 45-year-long Cold War of protracted geopolitical contention between two global powerhouses helped determine the unprecedented magnitude of nuclear weapons…