This old observer finds himself still, at this late writing, caught between two points of view: not fully committed either to launching a war in Iraq or to strong opposition under practically all circumstances. Not completely convinced that Saddam’s Iraq … Read more

Foreign Affairs Council Task Force ReportSECRETARY COLIN POWELL’S STATE DEPARTMENT: AN INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENTMarch 2003   Contents Foreword Executive Summary I. Leadership II. Resources III. Human Capital IV. Information Technology V. Overseas Presence VI. Public Affairs VII. Public Diplomacy VIII. Consular Affairs IX. Congressional Relations X. U.S. Foreign Service XI. U.S. Agency … Read more

Review by William N. Dale
Cursed is the Peacemaker: The American Diplomat Versus the Israeli General, Beirut 1982. By John Boykin. (Belmont, CA: Applegate Press, 2002. Pp. xxiii, 489.)

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by George P. Shultz The following is the text of a speech given on May 29, 2002, by former Secretary of State George P. Shultz on the occasion of the dedication ceremony for the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs … Read more

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by William N. Dale

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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

  ETWEEN 1945, WHEN WORLD WAR II ENDED, and 1991, when the Soviet Union disintegrated, we lived in a bipolar world. Since 1991, the United States has been the only superpower. Remarkable opportunities open to a nation with global reach, … Read more