U.S. Embassy Tokyo Role in the Establishment of U.S.-Mongolia Relations
by Alicia J. Campi
The Surprising Allure of Russian Soft Power
by Nicolai N. Petro
U.S.-China Relations and the Art of the Deal
by Beatrice Camp
On foreign threats and ‘the calm before the storm’
by William P. Kiehl First published in Lancaster LNP October 22, 2017. At a recent photo op with senior military officers and their wives, President Donald Trump was heard to remark that it was “the calm before the storm.” In … Read more
Angola – an ambassador’s daily diary
Angola – O dia-a-dia de um embaixador Angola – an ambassador’s daily diary by Ambassador Antonio Pinto da France Edicao de Livros e Revistas, Lisbon 2004 Translation by Ed Marks Selections From the preface I was the third Portuguese ambassador … Read more
Reimagining the Middle East Reimagining the International Environment: Part 3
by Amb. Chas W. Freeman, Jr., (USFS, Ret.) Senior Fellow, the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University 6 April 2017, Providence, Rhode Island “With appreciation for the assistance of the American Academy of Diplomacy <academy@academyofdiplomacy.org> we offer … Read more
The French Flag, a Symbol of Patriotism or Nationalism?
by Alex Anyse On the night of November 13th, 2015, Parisians experienced coordinated terrorist attacks across the city. With family a block away from le Comptoir Voltaire Café, one of the restaurants hit by the terrorists, I was relieved to … Read more
Non-Military Contributions to National Security
by Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Jr. (USFS, Ret.) January 13, 2009, ANSER Conference Center, Washington, DC It is a pleasure and honor to be here. I benefited greatly from the introductory remarks by Congressman Skelton and Andrew Hoehn. They have … Read more
Are South Asian Arms Sales in the U.S. National Interest? The Foreign Policy Implications
by Jon P. Dorschner In 1989 I wrote an article urging the United States to stop selling weapons in South Asia.1 It took a liberal stance, arguing that such a step would enable the U.S. to occupy the moral high … Read more
The Islamic Republic of Iran: The Genesis of its Foreign Policy since 1979
by Dr. Morris M. Mottale, Professor of International Relations and Comparative Politics, Chair, Department of Political Science at Franklin University Switzerland Abstract. This article analyzes the origins of Iranian foreign policy since the 1979 Islamic revolution and the ability of … Read more
Preserving the Rebalance to the Asia-Pacific Region
By Thomas Donilon, Council on Foreign Relations Fellow Text: http://www.cfr.org/china/keynote-address-obama-china-preserving-rebalance/p33778 Review by Francis P. Sempa, Contributing Editor Thomas Donilon of the Council on Foreign Relations spoke recently at the Brookings Institution about the Obama Administration’s rebalance toward the Asia-Pacific region. … Read more
Hard Diplomacy and Soft Coercion: Russia’s Influence Abroad
Review by John H. Brown, Ph.D. Hard Diplomacy and Soft Coercion: Russia’s Influence Abroad by James Sherr, London: Royal Institute for International Affairs/Chatham House, 2013, ISBN 9781 86203 266 8, Paperback, 137 pp., $23.36 (Amazon) Soft power is “the ability to get … Read more
Rare Earth Elements and U.S. Foreign Policy
The Critical Ascension of REEs in Global Politics and U.S. National Security
by Steve Dobransky
Canada’s Midterm Blues: The Harper Government Hits Rocks
Review by James L. Abrahamson
Military Security, Energy Resources, and the Emergence of the Northwest Passage: Canada’s Arctic Dilemma
by Steve Dobransky
Gaddafi Had His Chance
by Robert Earle In early May my friend Blakely said that he had been contacted by a third party representing Moammar Gaddafi’s most influential son, Saif al-Islam. Saif al-Islam wanted to convey a message to Washington through unofficial channels, and … Read more
Canada and the United States: Civil Military Relations
by David T. Jones
Canada Elects
The Alternative North America Goes to the Polls
by David. T. Jones