“Smallness has its advantages”: His Excellency Kurt Jaeger and the Principality of Liechtenstein

Maybe it betrays a lack of editorial creativity, but writing or talking about Liechtenstein without referencing its size is truly difficult. At 62 square miles…

25 years (and counting) in German-US relations

Dr. Karen Donfried, President, German Marshall Fund of…

Zen and the Art of Storytelling: The Hon. Jim McDermott

Advice for budding public servants: The Hon. Tim Roemer

Finding intentionality in tea, gardening, yoga, and a career in US-Japan relations

“I love tea,” said Paige Cottingham-Streater, “not just as a beverage, but because of the relationships that you can have and the conversations that go around tea.”

“Too shy to be a good journalist,” a young southern Jew runs for Congress and wins

“A lot of people my age, my contemporaries, got into politics because of the Vietnam War or because of Watergate,” said former Congressman Martin Frost, who began a two-year term as Vice…

“To be on the board of the most powerful country in the world is a distinct pleasure, honor, and privilege”

When former Congressman Clifford Bundy Stearns, known to most as “Cliff,” was first elected to Congress in 1988, he was no stranger to Washington…

Former Ambassador, Member of Congress, White House Chief of Staff on the Art of Listening

“You have to start with this question: do you really like challenges?” This is the question Former Ambassador Jim Jones has asked himself throughout his impressive career. An…