Diamonds, Petroleum, widespread human suffering and a decades-long civil war. Ambassador Joe Sullivan talks about the U.S.
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Turkey, Russia, Venezuela: In what ways is the rise of strongmen in those countries similar and different from what we're seeing in the United S
November 18 is the anniversary of the Jonestown massacre (40th, can you believe it?).
Populism and religiosity: Erdogan begins as a reformer, then builds a corrupt government that leads Turkey into economic peril and total politic
Corruption, hostage-taking, and a populace divided over Erdogan's Muslim Brotherhood-style government.
Why was the Nairobi attack not prevented? How was it planned, and why did al-Qaeda choose that embassy?
I could not take away people's pain or anger or injuries or post-traumatic stress, but I could accompany them.
Mongolia, Turkmenistan and the Marshall Islands: What do they all have in common?
Reporting from fictional Sulandia, a skill that can be developed.
Are Foreign Service Officers made or born that way? And what, exactly, is a "demarche"?
Pete and Laura's recent appearance on SiriusXM with host Eric Ham, bookended by discussion of the psychology of frustration, even humiliation, that ca
Bob Blake offers an alternative to genocide, but his help is refused. How similar is the tragedy in Sri Lanka to the current crisis in Myanmar?
Want to go to jail in Sri Lanka today? Just mention the Tamil Tigers in a positive manner and you will be on trial.
Sandy Vershbow, US Ambassador to Russia 2002-2005, recounts Putin's gradual seizure of power over more and more of the Russian State, leaving ordinary
Conditions precedent and the rise of populist autocrat Putin, via Sandy Vershbow, US Ambassador to Russia, 2001-2005.
Pete visits the Huarani Indians, botches up a boar hunt, drinks the mystery drink chicha, and receives upon his departure a marriage proposal, ambiguo
Embassy death squads? Sure, I made that up! ~ Moi, Huarani Indian and tribal ambassador
Trade, demystified. And accompanied by a stiff drink. Plus bonus song "Soybeans!" Shaun Donnelly tells all.
Once elected, how does Chavez systematically seize control of the politics and economy of his country, and how does this erode Fulano's choices and wa
Brian Naranjo describes life for a middle-class voter during the lead-up to the election of Hugo Chavez, a former coup plotter who becomes the elected