The Freewheeling Diplomat -- Colin Cleary -- served for over three decades in the U.S. Foreign Service. Free now to speak for himself, he offers a practitioner's perspective on key U.S. Foreign Policy challenges. Drawing on his years at U.S. Embassies in Ukraine, Russia and Poland -- as well as other postings -- his immediate focus is on providing context to Russia's war on Ukraine. Colin Cleary is an Adjunct Professor of U.S. Foreign Policy at George Washington University.