Pacific
PACIFIC: SILICON CHIPS AND SURFBOARDS, CORAL REEFS AND ATOMIC BOMBS, BRUTAL DICTATORS, FADING EMPIRES, AND THE COMING COLLISION OF THE WORLD’S SUPERPOWERS, by Simon Winchester, New York: HarperCollins, 2015, 512 pp
The Wrong Enemy
tion has its share of intr about being themselv promoting the commur ideas (both to help secu: ment support and to see lated into communicati sum, for a truly succes tions effort, every releve organization should wor! her own “wow” moment
Andrew Cohen: Two Days in June
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Henry Kissinger On China
Henry Kissinger needs no introduction. For the past sixty years his has been the voice of foreign policy par excellence, at the perihelion of momentous events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. At 89 his views remain central to…
Pakistan and the Aftermath of 9/11: What the West Fails to See
I have an affinity for Canadians. Close members of my family live in Canada, I have known many of your High Commissioners and I was a guest of the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service a few years ago for a conference on…
Why Diplomacy is Changing: Susan Johnson Examines our Tradecraft
bout de papier took the opportunity to chat with the American Foreign Service Association’s President, Susan R. Johnson, on a recent visit to Ottawa. She spoke to audiences ranging from the Canadian International Council to PAFSO members, interspersed with liaison at Ottawa’s…
The Foreign Service and the United States or You want an exotic posting? Try this…
The great thing about a foreign service career is the opportunity to work abroad, representing Canada and assisting Canadians wherever they are. And Canadians are everywhere these days; ask the Consular Bureau!
United States of Mind
Flashback: the offices of Premier Rialto Sleazewagon, who lounged behind his desk, idly rubbing the head of his adoring Doberman, Stockwell. Across from him were two henchmen: Wild Bill van Salmon, former Premier, travelling tulip salesman and master of disguise; and farm-belt…
