Russia

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How to Prepare for Renewed Great-Power Rivalry

How Values-Based Diplomacy Can Augment U.S. Global Primacy

How to Prepare for Renewed Great-Power Rivalry

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Confessions of an Ex-U.S. Diplomat and Expat in Europe

The Unconventional Diplomatic Career of Victoria Nuland

U.N. Fails Its ‘Responsibility to Protect’ Civilians in Syria

Ambassador
Daniel Fried

Fried is a former assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, senior director for European affairs on the National Security Council and ambassador to Poland. He spent 40 years in the U.S. Foreign Service.

Ambassador
Janice Jacobs

Jacobs is a former assistant secretary of state for consular affairs and ambassador to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau. During her 34-year Foreign Service career, she also served in the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Mexico, Nigeria and Thailand.

Ambassador
Charles Ray

Ray is a former ambassador to Zimbabwe and Cambodia, deputy chief of mission in Sierra Leone, and consul-general in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. His 30 years in the Foreign Service were preceded by 20 years in the U.S. Army.