Why Defense Gets 12 Times More Money Than Diplomacy
Although tempting, comparing the two budgets is as meaningless as comparing apples to onions. Let’s tend the whole orchard for a change.
By CHARLES RAY
Although tempting, comparing the two budgets is as meaningless as comparing apples to onions. Let’s tend the whole orchard for a change.
By CHARLES RAY
Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley has never missed a chance to inspire students to pursue diplomacy careers.
By NICHOLAS KRALEV
The transient diplomatic lifestyle and exhausting bureaucracy outweighed the prestige of a Foreign Service career.
By CLIFF DJAJAPRANATA
A two-time ambassador, Brian Nichols belongs to a tiny minority of Foreign Service officers to make it to the top.
By NICHOLAS KRALEV
American Spaces abroad counter malign foreign influence and promote democracy and human rights. But they are grossly underfunded.
By GORDON DUGUID
Helping victims of abuse, rape and abduction is arduous, exhausting and the most rewarding work.
By MATTHEW KEENE
From Benjamin Franklin to Iran hostages to the Dayton Accords, the collection aims to bring diplomats’ work to life.
By ROBIN HOLZHAUER
My father became a U.S. diplomat in 1952. His three children followed in his footsteps. One is the current ambassador to Libya.
By PATRICIA D. NORLAND
The money was spent on a second residence for a Trump ambassador. Under Biden, that decision was revoked.
By NICHOLAS KRALEV
and ROBIN HOLZHAUER
I struggled to explain how American democracy deteriorated so quickly. There is a long road ahead in restoring our global leadership.
By STEVE KASHKETT
After a four-year absence, she is about to return to the State Department as its highest-ranking career official.
By NICHOLAS KRALEV
U.S. embassies, usually bustling before a new administration, struggled to deal with the election aftermath.
By ROBIN HOLZHAUER
and SOFIA OLMSTEAD