Loy Henderson (1892-1986) is one of the most storied figures in American diplomatic history. Beginning his career in 1922, he…
Nepal is a small mountainous country in South Asia, bordered by India and the Tibetan autonomous region of China, which…
In April 1954, amidst growing tensions regarding the situation in the Korean Peninsula and Indochina, the international community convened a…
The Watergate affair was the most controversial political scandal to ever come out of the Oval Office and, along with…
Operation Smiling Buddha was the assigned code name for India’s first nuclear weapons explosion on May 18th, 1974. India declared…
Drawing on his experiences as U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, Ambassador Princeton Lyman highlights the decision making trade-offs he…
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…
The Lost Decade marked a tumultuous time in Japan’s economic history, as corporations and banking systems played fast and loose…
There are many hallmarks of a good diplomat — the ability to understand foreign cultures, communications skills, flexibility, the ability…