Since 1986, the Foreign Affairs Oral History Program of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST) has recorded more…
John Service, the son of missionaries who grew up in China, was one of the Department’s “China hands,” an expert…
After attempting to convince Washington that a civil war in China was imminent and that the Communists would be the…
Oftentimes the greatest foreign policy struggles are not with the host government but rather with the government bureaucracy back home.…
One of the great dilemmas in foreign policy is when and whether to negotiate with one’s enemies. Will a dialogue…
Despite getting extremely close to agreeing to negotiations to avert hostilities, the U.S. and Japan failed to make peace and…
December 7, 1941 will forever be one of the most memorable dates in American history. The attack on Pearl Harbor, a preemptive…
Find articles about diplomatic events from each day of the year Here’s a handy calendar of events linked to Moments…
On November 22nd, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas while traveling with his wife in a…
It was unusual for any Americans during the Cold War to travel in the Soviet Union but Russell Sveda did…