Contact Us Email Web Admin Email Editor Subscribe Subscribe to email alerts Subscribe to RSS feed About Us Directors and Staff History Support Submission Guidelines Archives Homepage American Diplomacy is published in cooperation with the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill’s College of Arts and Sciences and its Curriculum in Peace, War and Defense and with the Triangle Institute for Security Studies. EDITOR: Csaba T. Chikes Ben FranklinThis is to alert readers that the second book, “Africa’s Release,” of our contributor, retired USAID FSO, Mark Wentlings, African Trilogy is now published and available on Amazon. A Kindle version should be available in a couple of weeks. Although his trilogy makes for entertaining and educational reading, it is also an attempt to communicate “development” via fiction. - Ed. Announcements NEW Readers may print a copy of our brochure, available at this link LINK Print Edition of 2013 Open Doors: Report on International Educational Exchange Now Available: iie.org/en/Research-and-Publications/Publications-and-Reports/IIE-Bookstore/Open-Doors-2013 LINK Our readers will be interested to learn that one can get on Kindle all three of the books published so far by our frequent contributor, Ambassador (ret.) Peter Bridges: his memoir, mainly of Somalia, and his biographies of two 19th century Americans, an antislavery Ohioan and a racist Virginian. Please see his Amazon author page for more information: amazon/-/e/B001KIQWMG. Senior Diplomats Call for Rejection of Ambasssadorial Nominees: Minimal Demonstrated Qualifications for Their Posts LINK March 5th 2014 AFSA Governing Board Resolution Political Appointments to Ambassadorships by Ambassador (ret.) Ed Marks In Memoriam William Dale LINK Foreign Service-related blogs at afsa.org/foreign_service_blogs.aspx. A Diplomats Handbook Vienna 1986 BBC historical documentary research request for former diplomatic or embassy staff AFSAs Memorial Marker In Memoriam Arthur Bardos In Memoriam Mark Palmer In Memoriam Reginald Bartholomew LINK Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST) oral histories Diplomacys Public Dimension: Books, Articles, Websites by Bruce Gregory The Second Annual Walter Roberts Lecture: Public Diplomacy and Foreign Policy in 2013: The View from State Special gift for teachers of public diplomacy and related courses by Bruce Gregory The Barrios of Manta on Facebook Highlight map This map indicates areas mentioned on this page. Each article may have a map. Book Reviews William P. Kiehl, Contributing Editor shelf book book book book The Wrong Enemy Review by Jon P. Dorschner More Than Just Diplomacy Review by Joe B. Johnson U.S. Alliances from the First World War to the Arab Spring Review by Michael W. Cotter Alternative North Americans Review by John Handley arrow More Book Reviews The “Fun House Mirror” and “Moribund” Public Diplomacy Review by Donald Bishop Lincoln in the World Review by John H. Brown The Good Spy Review by Donald Camp Managing Conflicts in India Review by Jon P. Dorschner 102 Days of War: Two PerspectivesReview by Michael W. Cotter and John W. Handley Muslim Zion Review by Jon P. Dorschner> American Statecraft Review by John H. Brown Two Cheers for Striped Pants Review by Edward Marks No Exit from Pakistan Review by Donald Camp Shooting for a Century Review by Jon P. Dorschner Religion and Public Diplomacy Review by Peter Kovach Dancing with the Devil Review by Sol Schindler China in the Year of the Horse Review by Paul Levine Restless Valley Review by Michael W. Cotter Margaret Thatcher – The Authorized Biography Review by David Beechey Latin America in the Post-Chavez Era Review by Joe B. Johnson Worldly Philosopher Review by Howard Cincotta The Blood Telegram Review by Jon P. Dorschner Invisible Armies Review by James L. Abrahamson Hard Diplomacy and Soft Coercion: Russias Influence Abroad Review by John Brown The First Conservative Review by Howard Cincotta Magnificent Delusions Review by Jon P. Dorschner The Art of American Power Review by Francis Sempa The Other Europe Review by Csaba T. Chikes Avoiding Armageddon Review by Don Camp The Worlds Most Dangerous Place Review by Gwen Clare FDR and the Jews Review by Paul Rockower The End of Nostalgia Review by Ted Wilkinson Hot Books/Cold War Review by Leonard J. Baldyga Imperial Designs Review by Greta Morris The Barrios of Manta Review by Brenda Brown Schoonover The Creation of the American Era by John Brown Killing Without Heart Review by John Handley The China Fallacy Review by Stanton Jue The Last Great Senator Review by James Hawley The Last Days of Kim Jong-il Review by William Maurer Small Wars, Far Away Places Review by David Beechey Foreign Policy Begins at Home Two Reviews by Sol Schindler and John Coffey Foreign Policy: From Conception to Diplomatic Practice Review by Thomas B. Robertson The Contemporary Middle East Review by Curt Jones The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War and the Ends of the EarthReview by Jon P. Dorschner Spoken Word Reviews Francis P. Sempa, Contributing Editor NEW Lenin on World War I Review by David T. Jones NEW How Russia Could Have Stopped World War I Review by James L. Abrahamson NEW Lessons of World War I Review by James L. Abrahamson NEW Foreign Secretarys Speech to House of Commons WWI Review by Francis P. Sempa NEW Opposing U.S. Entry into World War I Review by David T. Jones NEW Free Speech During World War I Review by David T. Jones NEW Address to the Rainbow Division Review by Francis P. Sempa Grand Strategy and Sea Power Review by Francis P. Sempa Wheres the Strategy? President Obamas Address to West Point Review by Gwen Clare arrow More Spoken Word Reviews Tour d’Horizon on Syria, Iran, Ukraine and Russia Review By Michael Cotter Understanding Tahrir Square Review by David T. Jones Revitalizing NATO for a Changing World Review by David T. Jones Revitalizing NATO for a Changing World Review by Bernardino Ochoa The Continuing Need for National Defense Revew by Francis Sempa Europe and UkraineReview by David T. Jones Al Qaedas Grand Strategy Review by David T. Jones U.S. Alliances in Northeast Asia Review by Francis P. Sempa Diplomacy Review by David T. Jones Lessons From Three Global Wars Review by Francis P. Sempa SYMPOSIUM: The Geopolitics of the Sunni-Shi‘a Divide in the Middle East Reviews by Michael Cotter, Norvell DeAtkine, and David T. Jones The Three Versions of Al Qaeda Review by Francis Sempa The Arab Spring Review by David T. Jones The New Iranian President and Nuclear Policy Review by David T. Jones Conservative Internationalism Review by Francis Sempa Iraq and the United States Review by David T. Jones American Naval Strategy in a Time of Declining ResourcesReview by Francis Sempa Americas Occupation of the Philippines Review by David T. Jones An Assessment of Counterterrorism Policy Review by Francis Sempa What Military Officers Need to Know About Civil-Military Relations Review by James L. Abrahamson Privacy, Technology and National Security Review by Francis P. Sempa How FDR Took the U.S. into World War II Review by Francis P. Sempa Remembering General Ulysses S. Grant Review by James L. Abrahamson Remarks by the President at the National Defense University Review by William C. Harrop Sino-Japanese Clash Review by David T. Jones U.S. Strategy in the Middle East Review by Francis P. Sempa America and the Middle East Review by David T. Jones Realism in International Politicsby Francis P. Sempa The Russian Far East: Challenges and OpportunitiesReview by John Handley Geopolitics in the Eastern Mediterranean: A Cypriot Perspective by Francis P. Sempa The Iron Lady and the Cold War Review by Francis P. Sempa Internet Article Reviews James L. Abrahamson, Contributing Editor Why Washington Needs to Open Its Eyes to Irans Intentions Review by James L. Abrahamson The Outlaw Vladimir Putin Review by John Hanldey Could the Ukraine Crisis Reboot NATO? Review by James L. Abrahamson The Mideast Peace Process Peters Out Review by Norvell DeAtkine arrow More Internet Article Reviews Merkel, Putin and The Lessons Of History Review by John Handley Time to Pull the Transatlantic Economic LeverReview by James L. Abrahamson Crimea and the Lessons of Frozen Conflicts Review by James L. Abrahamson Russia’s War On Ukraine Review by Norvell DeAtkine Obamas Inept Ambassadors Review by Brenda Brown Schoonover So Mr. President, You Want a New Syria Policy Review by Norvell DeAtkine Stand Up to Turkeys Crackdown Review by Michael Cotter Ukraine: What Russia Wants Review by John Handley Core Al Qaeda Member Captured In Libya Review by Norvell DeAtkine Poison Gas in World War I Review by James Abrahamson A Salutation to Arms: Asias Military Buildup, Its Reasons, and Its Implications Review by John Sylvester Prism and Boundless Informant: Is NSA Surveillance a Threat? Review by John Handley World War I To mark the centenary of the guns of August which launched the four years of unprecedented carnage we know as World War I, we present this special edition of Spoken Word Reviews (ed.) NEW Lenin on World War I Review by David T. Jones NEW How Russia Could Have Stopped World War I Review by James L. Abrahamson NEW Lessons of World War I Review by James L. Abrahamson NEW Foreign Secretarys Speech to House of Commons WWI Review by Francis P. Sempa NEW Opposing U.S. Entry into World War I Review by David T. Jones NEW Free Speech During World War I Review by David T. Jones NEW Address to the Rainbow Division Review by Francis P. Sempa NEW Churchill, the Rise of Germany, and the Outbreak of WWI Review by Francis P. Sempa NEW Defending Britain’s Participation in World War I Review by David T. Jones NEW U.S. Entry into World War I Review by David T. Jones Diplomats Who Are Authors Flame by Barry Fulton The big guy with the pistol instructed his younger companion to ride ahead with Scott on the back of the bike. Any funny business from Scott, and the bara mujrim, as Scott came to think of him, would kill him dead. That would require the skill of a sharpshooter and the luck of a Powerball winner. Kandahar was little more than an hour away. Scott had planned to escape well before crossing the Pak-Afghan border. Dusk would soon turn to darkness. He had decided to wait for a sharp curve, and then lean far to the right to throw the bike off balance. He would risk a concussion or worse, but better to die on his terms than face torture... Authors Who Were Diplomats William Dean Howells as the Civil War Consul in Venice by William Sommers Howells had asked for Munich, hoping that he could improve his German and steep himself in German poetry. After much delay, he received an assignment to Rome. Commentary and Analysis The Indian Election by Jon P. Dorschner Ten Principles of Operational Diplomacy: a proposed framework by Paul Kreutzer The Elder Statesman: George H. W. Bush in Retrospect by Aaron Brown and Mirco Reimer Exchange of Ideas between William Harrop and Thomas E. McNamara Ambassador McNamara contributes this article with the intention of launching discussion and debate on the topic. We cordially invite your comments and will publish them in upcoming issues. (ed.) The United States and Latin America: Individuals and Institutions by Thomas E. McNamara Remembering and Forgetting June 4, 1989 by Paul Levine Sources of U.S. Tension with the United Arab Emirates by William Rugh LINKS Our frequent contributor, David A. Langbart, a senior archivist in the Textual Archives Services Division at the National Archives, specializes in the records of the Department of State and other foreign affairs agencies. His latest discovery followed up a lead from CBS News 60 Minutes. cbsnews/news/1939-letter-found-plea-to-fdr-to-save-jewish-kids/ blogs.archives.gov/TextMessage/2014/04/30/nicholas-winton-and-refugee-children-a-follow-up-to-60-minutes/ The International Community and Pakistan by Jon P. Dorschner From the National Archives: Bureaucratic Pique by David Langbart American diplomacy in Tunisia in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries by Adel Manai Afghan Elections Part I by Andrew Hicks and Francisco Diaz LINK The Middle East Institute has just published an essay by our frequent contributor, Ambassador (ret.) William Rugh, who was US ambassador to the UAE from 1992-95 and has returned to Abu Dhabi periodically since then. Dr. Rugh is currently the Edward R. Murrow Visiting Professor of Public Diplomacy at the Fletcher School. On a recent visit he noticed that Abu Dhabi had become heavily engaged in what might be called a new type of cultural diplomacy. This is the link to his essay on that topic. Venezuelan Crisis by Patrick Duddy TitoAfrica’s Hunger: Up-Close and Personal by Mark Wentling The Return of Antarctica and the Origins and Future of Potential Conflict: The Eisenhower Administration’s Formulation of U.S. Antarctic Policy, 1953-1959 by Steve Dobransky Tito The website of Belgrades leading newspaper Politika featuring Dr. Walter Roberts article on Marshal Tito (from our February 14 issue) Tito: Personal Reflections by Walter R. Roberts Waging War on Corruption:Interview with Fran Vogl by Laurence Peters Marxist Theoretical Debates in Europe during the Cold War by Morris M. Mottale The Quest for Peace: Henry A. Kissinger on Germany by Mirco Reimer Post Afghanistan 2014: Future Battleground of Indo/Pakistan Rivalry by Jon P. Dorschner Beyond Benghazi: U.S. Public Diplomacy in Troubled Times by Thomas Pickering U.S. Public Diplomacy: A Look to the Past by Walter Roberts From the Archives: A Founding Father of the Foreign Service on Political Appointees by David A. Langbart Embassy Vatican under the spell of Embassy Rome by James F. Creagan Foreign Service Life The Edge of the Sahara by Bob Baker Darkest Nigeria by Bob Baker Coming home: different Popes for different times by Dick Virden First Foreign Service Post Abroad, Kampala, Uganda by Bob Baker Marry an Asian Woman by Larry Lesser My Last Years in Africa by Bob Baker Helsinki and Human Rights by Yale Richmond Public Diplomacy with high powered take-off by George Kennedy What can be learned in three years of on-the-job training by Ed Marks Scenes from a revolution: Romania after the fall by Dick Virden Opinion Opinions expressed are those of the individual authors, and do not represent the position of American Diplomacy which maintains its founding principles of balance and non-partisanship. Winning the War for Peace, Justice and Prosperity: A Vision by J.S. Lee Follow-up to April 14 article on run-up to Afghan Presidential Elections by Godfrey Garner Israeli Law by Sol Schindler The Battle for Control of the Middle East by Curt Jones A Policy for Ukraine by Sol Schindler World War III? Ask The Economist by Benjamin Landis Gasland, Russia and Hysteria Regarding Hydraulic Fracturing by Keith C. Smith Mid-East Peace by Sol Schindler The Anachronism of Empire by Curt Jones Robert Gates Memoir and its Impact on Americas Policy in Afghanistan by Godfrey Garner Paranoia: American Foreign Policy Since 1948 and How to Overcome It by Benjamin L. Landis The Case for the Palestinians and a Way Forward by Ruth Ben-Or Special: Diplomats Who Are Authors Farishta by Patricia McArdle Cosa Buena by Robert Earle The Ambassador to Everland by Howard Cincotta Savarona by J. 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