Cypriot ambassador in DC laments half-century of Turkish occupation

17 new faces: A look at the newest ambassadors on DC’s Embassy Row

Hirshhorn Museum’s expansive exhibit ‘Revolutions’ transforms art history with vibrant, multigenerational showcase

A little-noticed change in US visa policy threatens global education

Palestine’s UN envoy sounds alarm at Israel-Hamas escalation in Gaza

St. Lucia’s Joseph Edsel Edmunds, icon of Caribbean unity, dies at 89

AIS hosts Malaysian envoy for talk on China, bilateral ties, US elections

Private clubs in Washington, D.C.

DC diplomatic spouses take center stage in culture and soft diplomacy

Philippine Embassy celebrates 126 years of independence from Spain

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Bad Diets Tied to 400,000 U.S. Deaths in 2015

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After U.S. Withdrawal from Trans-Pacific Partnership, Now What?

On Jan. 24, President Donald Trump made good on a campaign promise to withdraw the United States from the Trans-Pacific

World Turns Blind Eye to Yemen’s Civil War, Rohingya Refugees and South Sudan’s Famine

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Are the White House and Defense, Intelligence Establishments at Odds?

Photo: By Kremlin.ru / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0 Russian troops participate in a 2015 Victory Day parade in Moscow.

Jami Porter Lara Crosses Porous Borders on Maps and in Minds

Photo: By Geistlight Photography / Loan from Emilie Porter-Rand and Marc Bailiere Albuquerque artist Jami Porter Lara creates blackware pottery

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