Russian mothers, mud season, urban warfare. These are among the threats limiting Putin's ability to agress in Ukraine.
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Working your way up to an ambasssadorship is such a slog, if you can just buy the honorific instead.
Dick Hoagland, Central Asia expert, is back to help us understand recent violence in Kazakhstan.
Bernie Aronson, who led the US effort to end wars in El Salvador and Colombia, shares insight on resolving the most intense geopolitical conflicts: "Y
Are we talking about Chile or the US, or any of a number of other countries worldwide?
Ambassador Dick Hoagland, having served many years in Russia and former Soviet republics, has had ample opportunity to consider the high-stakes drinki
Jeffrey Franca, drummer for DC's world music icon Thievery Corporation - the band that generously allows us to use its music to open our show each wee
General Ben Freakley, in charge of the eastern region of Afghanistan during the war, urges us to remain focused and do the right thing for those who r
Ambassador Dan Foote departed the State Department over a crisis of conscience relating to recent events in Haiti.
We're back with some of Pete's jokes (Laura laughed, we promise) and our annual show featuring stories of Thanksgiving overseas. Enjoy!
An eye for an eye and pretty soon everyone is blind, said Mahatma Gandhi, now quoted by Ambassador Tibor Nagy who is as expert as he is compassionate
Dave Harden, formerly of USAID, compares service within AID to the mainstream Foreign Service (where is most of the money and the leadership opportuni
Humility, respect, sense of humor, honor, but above all, empathy. Colin Powell is remembered by many who loved him.
Ted Osius retired from his post as US Ambassador to Vietnam when asked to implement covertly-devised deportation policies he found morally repugnant a
It's 1990, and Ian Brownlee, out walking his dog, meets a man whose visa application he had refused just that very morning.
But what of the rest of her countrywomen? Here's a quick midweek update with our Afghan friend Toobah, in her words. Enjoy!
Never, ever allow free and fair elections is Fidel's advice to Daniel Ortega, today's strongman leader of Nicaragua.