Middle East
They pressured Carter to invade Kharg Island too. He didn't.
History offers lessons for President Trump as he weighs attacking the strategic oil depot
July 17, 2026
jimmy carter
Media
Zbigniew Brzezinski: Foreign policy prophet or blind man?
Ed Luce's ‘cradle to grave’ bio of President Carter’s grand strategist plumbs his hits and misses on Afghanistan and Russia and their impacts today
January 22, 2026
Latin America
Carter and Chile: How humanitarian was the president?
The 'human rights president' had some tough political decisions to make regarding Augusto Pinochet in 1979.
January 10, 2025
Washington Politics
I was there: Carter tried to put the human in Realpolitik
As a member of his National Security Council, I saw how the president built a team and rose to the challenges of the Middle East and Soviet Union
January 02, 2025
Asia-Pacific
Chun Doo-hwan's bloody Gwangju legacy is America's problem too
Upon his death, the time is ripe for Washington to reckon with its role in the South Korean dictator's brutal rise to power.
December 14, 2021
Global Crises
How Ambassador Mondale won friends and influenced foreign policy
He wasn't just a veep and failed presidential candidate. His work with Japan offers truly poignant lessons for future diplomats.
April 29, 2021
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