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How I Flew Around the World in Business Class for 228,000 Miles
My recent diplomacy book tour offers lessons on how to beat the airlines at their own game.
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The Loss of National Security Expertise
What do the collapse of U.S. policymaking and gutting the NSC mean for Americans' safety?
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The Quintessential Public Servant — and Consummate Diplomat
Richard Boucher, the longest-serving State Department spokesman, had no personal or political agenda.
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The State of Diplomacy on Ukraine
Rare insight from one of the architects of U.S. post-Cold War policy in Europe and 40-year Foreign Service veteran.
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How to Lose the World in Five Months
For the allure of raw personal power, Trump has forsaken a much greater national power. Does he realize it — or just not care?
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