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A Fulbright Interlude in Nigeria

July 1998

A PERSONAL MEMOIR – A Fulbright Interlude in Nigeria by Henry E. Mattox    Nigeria Today a context-setting introduction supplied by former west african affairs director roy melbourne:* A generation of thirty years has passed since Dr. Mattox’s Fulbright sojourn, completely … Continued

Religion and Romance in Wartime Vietnam

July 1998

WITNESS TO HISTORY The following account of the author’s adventures during the harrowing days of the Tet Offensive in Vietnam in 1968 could as well be placed under a heading of “Remembering Vietnam” or “Life in the Foreign Service.” But … Continued

Public Argument and the Study of Foreign Policy

July 1998

Editor’s Note: Again American Diplomacy presents a segment of the proceedings of a conference held at Chapel Hill, NC, on January 10, 1998, sponsored by the Triangle Institute for Security Studies (see the journal’s Spring 1998 issue for the initial … Continued

US Relations with a Changing China

July 1998

In an especially timely analysis, Joe Borich, one of the new breed of “old China hands” among U.S. Foreign Service officers, assesses China’s economic and political future. Even more to the point of this journal’s purpose, he sets forth in … Continued

Our Timely Presentations on Matters Controversial

July 1998

EDITOR’S CORNER – “RIGHT TIMING is in all things the most important factor” Hesiod, the Greek farmer-poet observed some 2,700 years ago. If timing is indeed everything in life, this includes even the world of electronic publishing, an endeavor which … Continued

Columbus Discovers America

July 1998

I may be the only living person who actually told Christopher Columbus to go discover America. When I make that assertion, I usually get some funny looks; but it’s true. Here’s how it happened. I was stationed at the Embassy … Continued

On Board the Carrier

July 1998

In this brief segment, former Foreign Service spouse Kathryn Schmiel illustrates in her understated but descriptive prose style how American personnel stationed abroad in remote parts of the world — especially the children — often find their diversions in unusual … Continued

Like WCPE, We Launch a Campaign to Improve Our Signal

July 1998

Like WCPE, We Launch a Campaign to Improve Our Signal I’ M A BIG OPERA FAN, so every Saturday afternoon during opera season I tune in faithfully to my favorite classical music station, WCPE in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, and enjoy … Continued

A New Nuclear Triad

July 1998

The present proposal, advanced by the distinguished former director of the CIA, now more than ever deserves a careful reading by all who contemplate such unthinkable occurrences as nuclear war or even nuclear accident. We at American Diplomacy, disquieted by … Continued

Trying to Stop the Clock

July 1998

Like Americans in general, our contributing authors differ sharply over Middle East issues and what the US role should be in the region. Here, we present two contrasting commentaries by respected authorities. Then we open the floor for debate in … Continued

Where does the violence come from?

July 1998

Violence is akin to an addict’s quick fix — Where does the VIOLENCE come from? by Francis Underhill In my last column (American Diplomacy, Spring 1998), I explained why I think war is now obsolete for modern, industrialized states. I … Continued