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10 YEARS AFTER 9/11

Decade After Sept. 11, 2001, America Has Redefined Its Counterterrorism Approach

BURMA'S DCM DEFECTS

Kyaw Win Tells The Diplomat About Defecting From The Military Regime After 31 Years

U.S. AND CANADA’S UNIQUE TIES

Canadian Envoy Reflects On The Low-Key But Crucial Role of America's Northern Neighbor

BATTLE-SCARRED STATUES

Civil War Heroes Immortalized Along Circles of Embassy Row

UNDER PRESSURE

Are the Rigors of Testing Producing Generation of Students Under Strain?

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Cover Story

Remembering 9/11, Canada
Honors Bonds with U.S.

a6.canada.doer.homeCanada quietly offered safe haven for stranded U.S. passengers on 9/11, a reflection of the low-key but highly crucial role America's northern neighbor plays. Read More


People of World Influence

Congressman: U.S. Needs
To Rebuild Its Home Front

a1.powi.kucinich.homeUnapologetically anti-war liberal stalwart Rep. Dennis Kucinich hasn't mellowed much in the decade since he presciently decimated the case for going to war in Iraq. Read More


Defense

Decade After 9/11, U.S. Takes
Stock of Terrorism Strategy

a2.terrorism.drone.homeA decade after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the Obama administration has refocused and redefined the country's counterterrorism approach. Read More


EXCLUSIVE

Burma's DCM Defects,
Infuriating the Regime

a3.burma.win.home Kyaw Win, formerly Burma's second-highest ranking official in the U.S., discusses defecting from the military regime he served for 31 years. Read More


Politics

Energy Wealth Buys Stability
In the Gulf, But at What Price?

a4.gulf.dubai.homeAs the Arab Spring turns to fall, uncertainty and upheaval still permeate the region, but four Gulf states have been remarkable oases of relative calm. Read More


International Affairs

Despite Massacre, Norway's
Envoy Vows Not To Back Down

a5.norway.strommen.homeAfter a murderous rampage that took 77 lives, Norway may have lost its innocence, but its ambassador says it will not lose the values. Read More


Diplomacy

Ambassadors Trek to Alaska
To 'Experience America'

a7.alaska.chile.homePristine wilderness comes to mind when one thinks about Alaska. But for 39 ambassadors in Washington, America's last frontier just got a little closer. Read More


Medical

Cancer, Stem Cell Treatments
Look at Macular Degeneration

a8.medical.eye.homeOphthalmologists have borrowed a strategy from cancer researchers to fight a type of age-related macular degeneration that's the leading cause of blindness in the U.S . Read More


 

Food

Delectable Diplomacy

Embassies Cleverly Offer Taste of Culture With Cuisine

Culture

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IDB's Ángel

After Nearly 20 Years, Cultural
Diplomacy Pioneer Retires

Music

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Barry Driven

Embassy Series Duo Revels
In Sweet Sounds of Success

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Season Highlights

The Embassy Series Kicks Off
Its 18th Season on Sept. 15

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‘Mutual Inspirations’

Citywide Musical Festival
Honors Czech Composer

Dining

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Fame and Substance

Isabella's Graffiato: Star
Appeal With Jersey Roots


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