Tag: Democracy
Retirement from Iraq—When?
by Henry E. Mattox Many Americans hoped and even expected that American military withdrawal from Iraq would be well underway by now, but instead we had the “surge.” Looking back to the time of U.S. emergence as a world power, … Read more
Canada and Quebec in 2003: A Time of Transition
The author, a retired career diplomat, served as minister-counselor for political affairs at the U. S. embassy in Ottawa during the mid-1990s and has kept a close interest in Canadian politics. Mr. Jones has published previously on the topic in … Read more
Democracy’s Impact on Civil Society in East Central Europe
by S.D. Beebe A U. S. Army officer with considerable experience in both military and humanitarian assignments abroad, the author brings to bear the results of his current research on an area of the world significant in the ongoing shift … Read more
On Lester “Mike” Pearson of Canada
The author served in the American embassy in Ottawa and as Canadian desk officer in the Department of State, 1947-1951. Ambassador Dale retired after thirty years in the Foreign Service in 1975.– Ed. AT AN INFORMAL RECEPTION given by … Read more
American “Diplomacy”: Ambassadors, Senators, and the System
American “Diplomacy”: Ambassadors, Senators, and the System Once upon a time, the United States appointed its chief diplomatic representatives abroad — its ministers in the old days and its ambassadors in the twentieth century — from among its … Read more