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Whither NATO?

Whither NATO?

Years ago, many wondered what had become the purpose of NATO.  Not anymore!  General Doug Lute, former US Permanent Representative to NATO (also former Deputy National Security Adviser) brings us up-to-date on the significance of the...

City and State Diplomacy

City and State Diplomacy

Wait a sec!  Diplomacy is between countries, right? So why does State have a whole office for City and State Diplomacy? Ambassador Nina Hachigian, head of this brand new office, introduces this innovation in diplomacy. Often transnational...

South Korea State Visit, April 26

South Korea State Visit, April 26

On April 26, President Biden will host the second state dinner of his presidency, with President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea.  Why is this only the second one of Biden’s presidency?  Why is South Korea so important for US interests...

Human Rights in Foreign Policy

Human Rights in Foreign Policy

Jimmy Carter is in hospice and Lizzy Shackelford is back to focus on human rights in foreign policy, the first rules for which began under Carter’s presidency.  Although the rules survive, our government continues to send military support...

Authoritarian Demagogue or Savior?

Authoritarian Demagogue or Savior?

Ambassador Kevin Whitaker is back to share his knowledge of the populist president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, who has imprisoned thousands and violated human rights brazenly, all in the name of (rather effectively) curbing violence and bringing...

In Case of Democracy Break Glass

In Case of Democracy Break Glass

Argentina, 1970s.  The president catches a cold and dies.  Who succeeds him?  His VP, also his fifth-grade educated wife, selected expressly because she posed no threat to the president’s power.  So then what?  The...

You Are Free Now

You Are Free Now

The greatest threat to the Ortega regime in Nicaragua?  Ideas.  And that’s how Félix Maradiaga, Nicaraguan political activist, ended up in solitary confinement, in darkness, for months on end, with little food, little water and...

Human Trafficking – Our Country, Every Country

Human Trafficking – Our Country, Every Country

Who can become a sex or labor trafficking victim? Anyone. We all need food and shelter; we all need to provide for our children, just to name a few. Traffickers are expert at exploiting our needs. Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, Director of the ASU Office...

How’d They Do It?

How’d They Do It?

Pete and John Feeley follow on last week’s interview with Felix Maradiaga, freed Nicaraguan political prisoner.  Pete and John learn the diplomatic and human story behind the story with Patrick Ventrell, one of our diplomats overseeing...

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