Monthly Archives: August 2020
Statement on Diversity and Diplomacy from Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley
Statement by Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley
House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
June 17, 2020
Spike Lee Brings Back Vietnam Memories of Race and the Bond in Combat
by Kenneth M. Quinn
The Impolite American Consul: A Memoir of the 1966 Buddhist Struggle Movement in Hué
by James R. Bullington
Books of Interest August 2020
The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917-2017By Rashid Khalif;
Rethinking China’s Rise: A Liberal Critique By Xu Jilin Edited and Translated by David Ownsby;
Such Splendid Prisons: Diplomatic Detainment in America During World War II By Harvey Solomon;
The Kill Chain By Christian Brose;
Brazil Apart: 1964-2019 By Perry Anderson;
Shields of the Republic: The Triumph and Peril of America’s Alliances By Mira Rapp-Hooper;
Why Nation-Building Matters: Political Consolidation, Building Security Forces, and Economic Development in Failed and Fragile States By Keith W. Mines;
A Seat at the Table: Women, Diplomacy, and Lessons for the World By Susan Sloan