Category: Commentary
The Editor’s Page
Raymond F. Smith The opening article in this issue’s Commentary section describes a Soviet deputy foreign minister “gifting” the Brezhnev doctrine to then-US ambassador Jack Matlock during Christmas season, 1989. Matlock describes the Brezhnev doctrine and then details how … Read more
Russian Propaganda Efforts: Historical Continuities Accompany Technological Changes
by John Katzka
CPR for the Turkish Economy: The 2001 Financial Crisis and its Aftermath
by W. Robert Pearson
November 2023
A church, a mosque, a museum, and then a mosque again; Istanbul’s Hagia Sofia reflects Turkiye’s tumultuous history. The Editor’s Page Commentary Turkiye’s First 100 Years by W. Robert Pearson PEPFAR and the Future of US Responses to International Medical … Read more
HIV, the Legacy of America’s Response, and Lessons for Future Outbreaks
by Alisha Smith-Arthur
Reconciling with a Former Enemy: Post-War Diplomacy between the US and Vietnam
by Justin Ahn
The World After the War: Rebuilding an International Order After the Conflict in Ukraine – A DACOR Conference
Summary by Keith McCormick
The Editor’s Page
Raymond F. Smith The Commentary section of this issue offers perspectives on the practice of diplomacy that range from the historical through the contemporary to considerations of future challenges. Thomas E. McNamara offers a perspective on the Monroe Doctrine that … Read more
The Monroe Doctrine After 200 Years: A Strategic Hinge Period in American History
by Thomas E McNamara