New Envoy Says Egypt Has
Turned Page on Dictatorship

Solving the murder at the heart of the crime thriller he wrote pales in comparison to the real-life challenges Mohamed M. Tawfik now faces as Cairo’s new ambassador in Washington. Read More

Amnesty Director Continues
Lifelong Human Rights Crusade

Suzanne Nossel is using Twitter and other 21st-century tools to promote Amnesty International’s mission without abandoning the letter-writing and grassroots legwork that have made it one of the world’s foremost human rights groups. Read More

Global Perceptions of U.S. Elections:
Nasty, Long, Expensive, Bewildering

For foreigners, America’s presidential election — a lengthy, nasty, no-holds-barred battle littered with money and arcane rules — can seem, well, completely foreign. Read More

D.C. Diplomatic Corps Sad
To See Hillary Clinton Go

From Tripoli to Tbilisi, it’s hard to name a world capital Hillary Clinton hasn’t visited — or a diplomat who doesn’t have words of praise for the “rock-star” secretary of state. Read More

Diplomacy

U.S. Debates How to Keep Envoys Safe
Without Smothering Diplomacy

The attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi has revived a longstanding debate over how to keep America’s diplomats safe while letting them do their job. Read More

Syria: A Divided Society
Comes Apart at the Seams

Syria’s uprising-turned-civil war has flamed sectarian and religious divisions that, if not eventually mended, could destroy the chances of re-establishing a functioning social fabric in the future. Read More

Monaco’s Noghès Forms Cancer
Support Group for Diplomatic Spouses

Ellen Noghès, the wife of Monaco’s ambassador in Washington, was diagnosed with cancer during three different postings — an experience that inspired her to reach out to diplomatic spouses who found themselves in a similar predicament. Read More