by Bob Baker Malaria was like having a pain X-ray of all your bones, but after a fever bout, shaking chills diverted attention from your aching bones. I had taken all the anti-malaria pills but had evidently bumped into a … Continued

by Tatiana ChristyRussian Hybrid War Reaches the UN The global community once again is searching for the best candidate for the post of UN Secretary General to replace the current head of the UN Ban Ki-Moon. At the end of … Continued

  Our new format designed to replace our book reviews places more of the choice on you, the Reader. My colleagues and I at American Diplomacy will identify a variety of new books that we believe may interest you. We’ll … Continued

Reviewed by A.J. Andreas Ringl, Ph.D. The Case Against Military Intervention: Why We Do It   and Why It Fails by Donald M. Snow, New York: Routledge, 2016, 192 p., $38.96. Snow has written a book most apropos for current … Continued

by Robert Baker Rajat Neogy declared himself referee and demanded a formal exchange of insults contest between Paul Theroux and me. It was the fag end of a very Scotch evening in Rajat’s cluttered, dusty living room up in the … Continued

  “U.S. Approach to the Western Hemisphere” On March 17, 2016, National Security Advisor Susan Rice spoke to the Atlantic Council about the Obama administration’s trade, energy, and security policies toward the nations of the Western Hemisphere. http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/webcasts/an-address-by-susan-e-rice-on-administration-s-approach-to-western-hemisphere “Australia’s Energy … Continued

“The Obama Doctrine” The U.S. president talks through his hardest decisions about America’s role in the world. In a nutshell, says the author, Obama favors foreign-policy realism and “generally does not believe a president should place American soldiers at great … Continued

by John H. Brown