Albright's Pin Diplomacy
Rebecca Dana is a culture correspondent for The Daily Beast. A former editor and reporter for the Wall Street Journal, she has also written for the New York Times, the New York Observer, Rolling Stone and Slate, among other publications.
The former secretary of State, who once telegraphed diplomatic messages by wearing carefully selected pins, talks to Rebecca Dana about her new book on her extraordinary pin collection, Sarah Palin's pins, and more.
"Naturally, not every diplomatic encounter demands a sunny attitude. If I wanted to deliver a sharp message, I often wore a bee. Muhammad Ali used ...
Innocent Abroad by Martin Indyk. It's worth remembering that not so long ago there was talk in Washington about Israel completing peace treaties with Syria and the Palestinians. Along with Egypt and Jordan, it was said then that the circ...
Jamie Rubin is the former assistant secretary of State for public affairs and chief spokesman for the State Department (1997-2000). He was also a top policy adviser to Madeleine K. Albright and served as a special negotiator during the Kosovo war. He is an adjunct professor at Columbia University.
The Obama-Clinton Administration
Peter Beinart, senior political writer for The Daily Beast, is a professor of journalism and political science at City University of New York and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation.
Barack Obama has filled his administration with former Clintonites-and thank goodness. Unlike past Democrats, maybe he won't fall on his face.
Lloyd Grove is editor at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a frequent contributor to New York magazine and was a contributing editor for Condé Nast Portfolio. He wrote a gossip column for the New York Daily News from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he wrote the Reliable Source column for the Washington Post, where he spent 23 years covering politics, the media, and other subjects.
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Peter Beinart, senior political writer for The Daily Beast, is a professor of journalism and political science at City University of New York and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation.
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