If a man’s career represents his life story, Ambassador Chas Freeman’s tells a tale of success, excitement, and — not surprisingly — diplomacy. Having held positions such as the US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Assistant Secretary of Defense fo...
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If a man’s career represents his life story, Ambassador Chas Freeman’s tells a tale of success, excitement, and — not surprisingly — diplomacy. Having held positions such as the US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Assistant Secretary of Defense fo...
Relations between Poland and Russia have never been described as warm. While their robust economic cooperation may have had a mutually positive impact in the years following the collapse of the Soviet Union, any such progress or thawing of Cold War a...
Relations between Poland and Russia have never been described as warm. While their robust economic cooperation may have had a mutually positive impact in the years following the collapse of the Soviet Union, any such progress or thawing of Cold War a...
December 17 was marked by a historic diplomatic breakthrough when President Obama announced that the United States would restore full relations with Cuba after 53 years of isolation. On the same day, Pope Francis, who had been credited with playing a...
December 17 was marked by a historic diplomatic breakthrough when President Obama announced that the United States would restore full relations with Cuba after 53 years of isolation. On the same day, Pope Francis, who had been credited with playing a...
On December 17, 2014, Presidents Raul Castro and Barack Obama announced the restoration of diplomatic ties between Cuba and the United States, ending half a century of severed relations. The simultaneously broadcasted announcements hinted at the poss...
On December 17, 2014, Presidents Raul Castro and Barack Obama announced the restoration of diplomatic ties between Cuba and the United States, ending half a century of severed relations. The simultaneously broadcasted announcements hinted at the poss...
The notoriously hermetic and isolated country of North Korea closed its borders to tourists last fall due to concerns about the threat of Ebola. Remarkably, it has recently decided to reopen them in order to hold a sporting event: the Pyongyang Marat...
The notoriously hermetic and isolated country of North Korea closed its borders to tourists last fall due to concerns about the threat of Ebola. Remarkably, it has recently decided to reopen them in order to hold a sporting event: the Pyongyang Marat...
Nouri al-Maliki’s abdication from the position of Iraqi Prime Minister last month sent shockwaves around the Middle East and the world. Under increasing pressure from his allies in Washington and from elsewhere on the international scene, Maliki re...
Nouri al-Maliki’s abdication from the position of Iraqi Prime Minister last month sent shockwaves around the Middle East and the world. Under increasing pressure from his allies in Washington and from elsewhere on the international scene, Maliki re...
After intense talks with six world powers including the United States, on November 23rd Iran agreed to curb its nuclear program. The deal strikes a balance between Iranian calls for a recognized right to enrich uranium and the six powers’ (includ...
After intense talks with six world powers including the United States, on November 23rd Iran agreed to curb its nuclear program. The deal strikes a balance between Iranian calls for a recognized right to enrich uranium and the six powers’ (includ...
China is no stranger to image problems. Maligned by the West since the rise of Mao Zedong, it has often found itself at the receiving end of criticism and outrage. Although skewed Western perspectives are part of the problem, China’s propaganda mac...
China is no stranger to image problems. Maligned by the West since the rise of Mao Zedong, it has often found itself at the receiving end of criticism and outrage. Although skewed Western perspectives are part of the problem, China’s propaganda mac...