January-February 2021
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 January-February issue focuses on U.S. Diplomacy for the 2020s.
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FOCUS ON U.S. DIPLOMACY FOR THE 2020s
The Future of the Foreign Service
A discussion with Ambassadors Nicholas Burns, Marc Grossman and Marcie Ries
Diversity and Inclusion in the U.S. Foreign Service—Recommendations for Action
The Association of Black American Ambassadors offers a set of measures to make diversity and inclusion real at State and USAID.
Diplomacy and Democracy: Putting Values into Practice
American diplomats can play an important role in addressing the global weakening of democracy.
Getting State Back into Nuclear Arms Control and Nonproliferation
Nuclear arms control and nonproliferation remain critical national security challenges. How prepared is the State Department to deal with these issues?
FEATURES
What the Tunisian Revolution Taught Me
Reflections on the 10th anniversary of the Arab Spring from a career diplomat who was there.
Believers: Love and Death in Tehran—An Excerpt
On the 40th anniversary of the release of the Iran hostages, a fictional FSO heroine stirs memories of the takeover of the U.S. embassy in Tehran and its aftermath.