Tag: Human Rights
Women in Diplomacy
An Assessment of British Female Ambassadors in Overcoming Gender Heirarchy, 1990-2010
by Talyn Rahman
Hanged as a Sheep
by David T. Jones American inconsistency in our approach to other countries’ human rights violations has again been illustrated, according to this essay, by the Obama administration’s reaction to the Iranian election. – Ed. The dramatic aftermath of the 12 … Read more
Assessing Idealistic Interventions, and Elements of a Successful Intervention Strategy
by Tony Blair
The Future of International Humanitarian Action
A conference on “Humanitarian Action, Security and the Military,” the Ninth Annual Humanitarian Conference sponsored by Webster University, Geneva, Switzerland, took place at the International Conference Center of Geneva, 22-23 April 2004. The authors of this detailed report present a … Read more
An Agency ‘Guest’ of the Ayatollah
An Agency “Guest” of the Ayatollah Review by John D. Stempel In the Shadow of the Ayatollah: A CIA Hostage in Iran. By William J. Daugherty. (Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2001. Pp. xix, 288. $29.95 cloth.) “Daugherty’s first-hand account of … Read more
The Case Against Pinochet
By J. Craig Barker The author addresses, in the Chilean context, human rights questions and international law bearing on heads of state. Given the current conflict in the Balkans, clearly the topic could come to have have wider interest on … Read more
Testing American Foreign Policy: Use Moral Example Instead of ‘Spine’
Use Moral Example Instead of ‘Spine’ by Nancy Mitchell Nancy Mitchell is assistant professor of history at North Carolina State University. Her study “The Danger of Dreams: German and American Imperialism in Latin American, 1895-1914” is forthcoming from the University … Read more
Testing American Foreign Policy: Indecision is our fatal flaw
Indecision Is Our Fatal Flaw by Richard H. Kohn Richard Kohn, a member of the Editorial Board of American Diplomacy, is professor of history and director of the Curriculum in Peace, War and Defense at the University of North Carolina … Read more
Bombs for Peace: Misreading Kosovo
Bombs for Peace? MISREADING KOSOVO A Senior Fellow at Foreign Policy Research Institute, Dr. Radu has written extensively on Balkan questions. See also his “Terrorism in Latin America: Learning from Lima” in Volume II, Number 2, 4th of July 1997,of … Read more