The Middle East has been a complicated, if not violent, region for millennia, which has only been exacerbated by recent…
“It was the worst day we have ever seen, but it brought out the best in all of us.” –Senator…
In this interview with the Foreign Service Journal, Charles Stuart Kennedy talks about his Foreign Service career and pioneering work creating American…
September 11, 2001 left an indelible mark on American history when nineteen members of al Qaeda carried out the deadliest…
After conquering Kabul in April 1996, the Taliban established the ultra-conservative Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, enforcing a radical interpretation of…
2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I, the devastating “war to end all wars.” While…
Born in Albania on August 26, 1910, Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, later known as Mother Teresa, devoted the majority of her…
In an unprecedented suicide attack on Americans, the U.S. Embassy in Beirut was bombed on April 18, 1983. The tragedy…
In 2001 Ann Wright served as the first political officer in the newly reopened U.S. Embassy in Kabul. Two years…
In his lengthy article for the Washington Post, Ali Khedery contended that the U.S. backed Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki long…