November 2019
The Foreign Service Journal covers foreign affairs from an insider’s perspective, providing thought-provoking articles on international issues, the practice of diplomacy and the U.S. Foreign Service. Including the AFSA News section, The Journal is published monthly (January-February and July-August issues combined) by the American Foreign Service Association.
The November issue focuses on the fall of the Berlin Wall.
We always welcome short, focused letters about FSJ content; please send them to journal@afsa.org.
FOCUS ON THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL
A Time of Hope and Optimism
The stunning fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 heralded a series of events that transformed the postwar world. Here is a view from Washington.
A Gift of Peace
The popular quest for freedom and self-determination brought down the Berlin Wall, ending an era.
1989: Seen from Yugoslavia
Though the Berlin Wall’s collapse left hardly a ripple on the surface of Yugoslavia’s day-to-day turmoil, it decisively affected the underlying course of events.
Remembering 1989: Berlin Wall Stories
Diplomats reflect on the events that dramatically reshaped the postwar world.
FEATURE
A Lingering Poison—Tehran, 40 Years Later: What Have We Learned?
Events of four decades ago continue to cast their malevolent shadows over a relationship that should have long since become more productive.