Mar
31

Obama administration

nkralev on March 31st, 2010

NEW: Obama keeps distance from tribunal

A pushback from the military and a skeptical secretary of defense have dashed the hopes of some Obama administration officials for closer cooperation with a global war-crimes tribunal that some fear could prosecute American service members, current and former U.S. officials say…

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Mar
19

20 years after the Berlin Wall’s fall

nkralev on March 19th, 2010

Part 1: Momentous change brings new challenges to Bulgaria

Part 2: True German unity proves elusive

Part 3: Poland embraces past and moves ahead

This special section was first published by The Washington Times

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Mar
3

Foreign Service: America’s other army

nkralev on March 3rd, 2010

Part 1: Powell: ‘I am on the president’s agenda’

Part 2: Diplomats fight stuffed-white-shirt image

Part 3: Diplomacy adapts to new threats

Part 4: Cultural diplomacy pays off, envoys say

Part 5: Consular services changed after 9/11

Part 6: Embassy bombings spur security boost

Part 7: Diplomatic reorientation

Part 8: Ups and downs of diplomatic life

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