In 1959 Hannah Arendt wrote a controversial article for Dissent in which she questioned the morality of placing children on the vanguard… READ MORE
On July 25, 1945, acting U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Thomas T. Handy wrote orders to Gen. Carl Spaatz… READ MORE
I saw before me what an empire which spreads beyond its legitimate boundaries must do to its subjects. It cannot… READ MORE
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The whole of history since the ascension of Jesus into heaven is concerned with one work only: the building and… READ MORE
“To look at it is good; to stand on it is as good.” (Black Lamb and Grey Falcon) THE COVER… READ MORE
“I write books to find out about things.” (Paris Review, 1981) FOR THIS PROJECT I have four individual editions of… READ MORE
Today my interview with the Public Diplomacy Council — the association of retired US Information Agency and Foreign Service Officers… READ MORE
I was at NATO when Russia invaded its neighbor, Georgia, in August 2008. The action caught anyone not paying attention by… READ MORE
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With nods to George Kennan, Joan Didion, and Cervantes, enjoy this excerpt from my book, The United States and the Challenge… READ MORE
Author, critic, translator, former NATO International Staff, ex-diplomat
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