Bill Burns says it best: "This is exactly the moment when you need to attract the best in our society to lives in public service, whether...
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Burns shares stories from his engaging new book, The Back Channel.
Plus, a few good works. Vicki Huddleston gets around in the Sahara, and even gets the women a place inside the tent. So where did all these...
Vicki Huddleston, our ambassador in Mali (not to be confused with Bali), helps us understand the Sahel, the Sahara, and their vast range of...
Now that Ortega is back, how is the revolution going? Nicaraguans are being shot, hauled off and denied medical services, while the...
We have Independence Day, and for Nicaraguans Liberation Day is just as important. Celebrated July 19, this is the day the Sandinistas...
Activism in the Foreign Service
Jimmy Kolker is back to tell us how, as Ambassador to Uganda, he helped stem the spread of this deadly disease and save scores of human...
How did Tom Shannon end up Secretary of State for 12 days? How do transitions work, when one president leaves and another takes office?
We revisit Pete's stories about Naples, with a couple of bonuses at the front. Happy summer!
Social Democracy in Northern Europe, not to be confused with socialism of any stripe. And what is socialism, anyway? With Ambassador...
Peas in a pod? Or something much more complex? As it happens, each country is different, even if each would-be strong man looks much the...
