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12/25/2024 3:38:05 PM

On the Eggplant Theory of Political Violence in Iraq

8/13/2024 2:10:09 PM

Of Summer Solstice and Down East Conspiracy

6/27/2022 3:14:09 PM

On Diplomacy, the Importance of Public Service, and Painting Watercolors

5/14/2022 1:57:16 PM

On Letting Go -- and Not Letting Go

1/17/2021 7:52:19 PM

Pierce & Pearce: on Art, Diplomacy, and the Connection to Watercolors

10/2/2020 8:31:31 PM

Hearing from Hal: Pearls before Swine and Remembering the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait

8/13/2020 2:34:23 PM

On Straw Men, a Showdown at the Nomads Canteen, Popsicle Sticks & India Ink, Prints, and the Agony of Coffee Bag Ties

5/16/2020 7:21:47 PM

On a Winter Beach Walk, the Old Quarter of Constantine in Algeria, and a Reception for Foreign Service Artists

2/25/2020 6:51:37 PM

Outside the Beltway Looking In, AFSA Showcases FS Artists, a House Portrait

1/24/2020 7:15:47 PM

On Art & Diplomacy, a profile in the Portland Press Herald

10/27/2019 3:39:23 PM

Pied Piper of Populism

1/31/2019 2:59:18 PM

Water Carrier and Donkey, Kuwait, circa 1929, after photo by Dickson

12/15/2018 8:33:29 PM

What Next in Saudi Arabia After Khashoggi?

11/30/2018 2:30:03 PM

On the Importance of Engagement: Lessons of a Homeric Ship

9/26/2018 4:50:52 PM

Art and Diplomacy on Twitter

4/30/2018 1:37:27 PM

Remarks on Receiving the Magis Award from Cheverus HS, Portland, Maine

4/9/2018 7:39:30 PM

On Diplomacy, Public Service, Allies, and a Changing Information Environment

4/9/2018 7:04:07 PM