Elinor Constable had an illustrious career in the State Department from 1955 until 1993, serving not only as Ambassador to…
The United States and North Korea have not had the best relations, to put it mildly. Even in a place…
Diplomats by training, if not by disposition, are calm, level-headed types. They may be called on to deliver a harsh…
The Vietnam War remains one of the most contentious foreign policy issues in American history. U.S. military involvement was initially…
In the late 1960’s, the United States had become polarized by the Vietnam War, as even many defenders were beginning…
Romania in the 1970s was a study in contrasts. Traditionally a rich agricultural breadbasket, its backward economy could not provide…
Will Rogers once observed that “when you get into trouble 5,000 miles from home, you’ve got to have been looking…
The disputed region of Western Sahara in Northern Africa is the largest by both population and area on the United…
As global concerns grow over the effect of climate change and the devastating effects it already is beginning to have…
Charles “Chip” Bohlen (August 30, 1904 – January 1, 1974) served in the Foreign Service from 1929 to 1969 and…