It’s tempting to draw sweeping conclusions about what geopolitics will look like after the pandemic. Some argue that we’re witnessing the last gasp of American…
Over the past month, the transition to virtual learning has occupied our attention at ISD, across Georgetown University, and in universities around the country. Diplomats around…
Over the course of my diplomatic career, I learned to be humble about America’s ability to anticipate the consequences of crises like the coronavirus pandemic. I also learned…
Donald trump is at war with his own government. And on at least one front of the administration’s campaign—the demolition of the State Department—the damage is even more severe…
Updated at 5:00 p.m. on March 12, 2020 Beginning on Friday, March 13, the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy office is closed. All staff will work remotely. To…
For sheer political spectacle, encounters between Donald Trump and Narendra Modi are hard to top. Last fall in Houston, both leaders put on a show for a raucous crowd of…
As Secretary of State Mike Pompeo prepares to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Kyiv later this week, he has reportedly asked, “Do Americans care about Ukraine?”Here’s why…
During my tenure as the US ambassador to Tunisia, I witnessed history unfold first hand. On January 14, 2011, the people of Tunisia overthrew 23 years of despotic…
Sultan Qaboos bin Said died recently at the age of 79. The enigmatic Sultan skillfully led Oman since he overthrew his father, with Britain’s help, in…