Tag: Diplomacy
18 Articles
- Conflict & Security
The Continuing Relevance of Aircraft Carriers for the U.S. Navy
In recent years, there has been growing debate over the relevance of U.S. aircraft carriers and their usefulness as the leading response option for policymakers in a crisis. For…
August 15, 2013
- Online Archive
Global Women’s Issues Interview with Ambassador Melanne Verveer
GJIA: What were the challenges implicit in becoming the first U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues? Did the nature of your role change over time? Verveer:…
July 26, 2013
- Online Archive
Understanding Iran Review
William R. Polk. Understanding Iran: Everything You Need to Know, From Persia to the Islamic Republic, from Cyrus to Ah-madinejad. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. 247 pp. .…
July 26, 2013
- Online Archive
From Tehran to Khartoum: Thirty-Five Years As An American Diplomat Interview with Ambassador Joseph D. Stafford III
GJIA: What has been your favorite part about being a career Foreign Service Officer, and why? Stafford: I think my favorite part has been having the opportunity to live and work…
July 26, 2013
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How the United States and South Korea Can Avoid Fatal Diplomatic Missteps on the Korean Peninsula
As Lt. Col. Roger Cavazos and Peter Hayes of the Nautilus Institute noted, inconsistent approaches by all parties involved may eventually backfire and even derail any chance for…
June 10, 2013
- Online Archive
How the United States Can Defuse the Korean Crisis Diplomatically
The Korea Central News Agency has, thus far, dismissed Park Geun-hye’s offer to negotiate as a “cunning gimmick” whose intention, it claims, is “to conceal [her]…
April 26, 2013
- Online Archive
The Solution to the Syrian Crisis is Political, Not Military
More than other recent uprisings in the Arab world, the revolution in Syria has taken on increasing significance. Nineteen months and 32,000 dead after its outbreak, the-…
December 13, 2012
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The Georgetown Journal’s Guide to US-Sudan Relations
Following Sudan’s independence in 1956, relations between the two nations remained cordial. However, relations soured in 1973 when the Palestinian paramilitary group Black…
February 8, 2012