The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington by Jennet Conant In March 1942 Roald Dahl, a British airman who had been severely wounded in battle, was informed that he had been posted to the British Embassy in Washington ... http://www.authors-books.com/2008/09/0...

Top501 World: Susan Elbaneh posted at Articles.Top501.nu - More! Videos! Susan Elbaneh   Susan Elbaneh, who was born in the U.S. and raised in Lackawanna's Yemeni community, was related to a seventh alleged member of the group, J... http://articles.top501.nu/2008/09/18/t...

Time to introduce another periodic feature here at Undip:  Wonk'd, an attempt to explain some of the more arcane inner workings of our government's foreign policy infrastructure.  Think of it as a complement to our Diplospeak Translator:  whereas the DT... http://www.undiplomatic.net/2008/07/22...

So I've gotten some interesting feedback, mainly via email, about last night's post on The 300.  My good friend Steve Clemons at The Washington Note, agrees with me that the Times piece is a misfire. Not sure I agree with him, however, that Obama is "... http://www.undiplomatic.net/2008/07/19...

One of the downsides of having been largely offline over the past 36 hours is that I'm just now getting caught up on the news.  So I know I'm late to this story, but I think I'll make this worth your time. In case you missed it, the New York Times ... http://www.undiplomatic.net/2008/07/18...

One of my goals for this blog is to start a discussion on whether the rapid evolution in technology has had an impact on the practice of foreign policy. It should be an interesting topic, given the U.S. Government's absolutely inept response to emer... http://www.undiplomatic.net/2008/07/16...