Commentary, Eyewitness, ADST, reviews, books of interest, links

by Ambassador [ret] Jimmy Kolker

by Christopher Datta

by Mikael Barfod

by Robert Cox

by Ophir Falk

The following accounts are excerpted from news stories and social media posts.

by Gregory John Orr

by Jim Bullington

by Mark Wentling

by Brenda Brown Schoonover

Modern Diplomacy in Practice; US Policy Toward Africa: Eight Decades of Realpolitik; The Ambassadors: American’s Diplomats on the Front Lines; Maoism: A Global History; The Journey of Liu Xiaobo: From Dark Horse to Nobel Laureate; Extreme Economies: What life at the World’s Margins Can Teach Us About Our Own Future; Reclaiming Patriotism; Not Even Past