This second edition features short vignettes describing how American diplomats working in the Middle East dealt with a variety of challenges over the last decades of the 20th century.
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Donald J. Trump, The 45th U.S. Presidency and Beyond: International Perspectives
The reality is that under Trump’s presidency, there was a gradual, but clearly perceptible, decline of American influence in regional and global arenas.
Frontline Diplomacy: A Memoir of a Foreign Service Officer in the Middle East
By William A. Rugh Purchase In short vignettes, this book describes how American diplomats working in the Middle East dealt with a variety of challenges over the last decades of the 20th century. The stories include: the Palestinian siege of the U.S. embassy in Damascus; the bombing of the embassy in Jidda; the delicate relationships… Continue reading Frontline Diplomacy: A Memoir of a Foreign Service Officer in the Middle East
Peacebuilding: A Personal Journey
Foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama by David L. Phillips Purchase David L. Phillips is Director of the Program on Peace-building and Rights at Columbia University’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights. Phillips served as Foreign Affairs Expert and as Senior Adviser to the U.S. Department of State and as Senior Adviser to… Continue reading Peacebuilding: A Personal Journey
Bunker Diplomacy: An Arab-American in the U.S. Foreign Service
by Nabeel Khoury Purchase Nabeel Khoury has written a remarkably cogent memoir. He not only details life in the Foreign Service in a highly entertaining and engaging style, but also provides provocative and telling insights into many of the crises in the Middle East…From Egypt, to ‘The Magic Kingdom’ to Iraq, Morocco and Yemen —… Continue reading Bunker Diplomacy: An Arab-American in the U.S. Foreign Service
New Wars for Old: Being a Statement of Radical Pacifism in Terms of Force Versus Non-Resistance: with Special Reference to the Facts and Problems of the Great War
by John Haynes Holmes Purchase John Haynes Holmes was born on November 29, 1879 in Philadelphia, although he spent much of his youth in the Boston area. He grew up within the Unitarian church, and was extremely close to his grandfather, John Haynes. While he initially planned to enter business, as his grandfather did, he… Continue reading New Wars for Old: Being a Statement of Radical Pacifism in Terms of Force Versus Non-Resistance: with Special Reference to the Facts and Problems of the Great War
War Scenes I Shall Never Forget
by Carita Spencer Purchase In this work, Carita Spencer offers some sketches of her experiences during World War I, along with photos, and even a menu. Spencer offered the work as an American going overseas to document the war, and to report her findings back to the United States. The scenes can be quite graphic,… Continue reading War Scenes I Shall Never Forget
New England Arbitration and Peace Congress: Report of the Proceedings: Hartford and New Britain, Connecticut: May 8 to 11, 1910
by James L. Tryon Purchase through Amazon The Report begins with this introduction: “Next to the National Congresses held in New York and Chicago and the International Congresses held in Chicago and Boston, the New England Peace and Arbitration Congress was the most important gathering of the representatives and friends of the organized peace movement… Continue reading New England Arbitration and Peace Congress: Report of the Proceedings: Hartford and New Britain, Connecticut: May 8 to 11, 1910
Donald J. Trump’s Presidency: International Perspectives
Editors: John Dixon and Max J. Skidmore Purchase through Amazon President Donald J. Trump’s foreign policy rhetoric and actions become more understandable by reference to his personality traits, his worldview, and his view of the world. His campaign rhetoric catered to Americans comfortable with isolationism and certainly with no appetite for foreign military engagements. So, his… Continue reading Donald J. Trump’s Presidency: International Perspectives
American Prophets of Peace: Souvenir of the National Arbitration and Peace Congress, New York, April 1907
by National Arbitration and Peace Congress Purchase through Amazon When the Peace Congress was proposed, it was considered “the greatest gathering ever held in advocacy of the abolition of war as a means of settling international disputes, and the most important non-political gathering ever held in this country for any purpose.” The Congress was supported… Continue reading American Prophets of Peace: Souvenir of the National Arbitration and Peace Congress, New York, April 1907
The Peace Negotiations: A Personal Narrative
by Robert Lansing Purchase through Amazon Robert Lansing (1864-1928) initially served the State Department as a lawyer and was known for his work on the Lansing-Ishii Agreement in 1917 with Japan over their changing relationship with China during World War I. He became the Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson, and a member of the… Continue reading The Peace Negotiations: A Personal Narrative
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