July-August 2020
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 July-August issue focuses on pandemic diplomacy.
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FOCUS ON PANDEMIC DIPLOMACY
Waking Up to a Pandemic: H1N1 in Mexico, 2009
Beyond the shock, no two pandemics are alike, explains the FSO who was deputy chief of mission in Mexico City in 2009, when swine flu swept the world.
There’s a Playbook: From Ebola to COVID-19
Jeremy Konyndyk mines his experience leading the U.S. Ebola pandemic response effort to offer insights into meeting the challenge of COVID-19 today.
COVID-19 and Global Health Governance
A career FSO with extensive experience in global health diplomacy discusses the practical problems—all solvable—in bringing the current and future health crises under control.
Disinformation Challenges in a Pandemic
A recharged public diplomacy needs to join whole-of-government policy deliberations at the highest level.
Rethinking Public Diplomacy for a Post-Pandemic World
In a fast-changing world with tensions and needs exacerbated by the pandemic, the practice of public diplomacy demands a swift reconfiguration.
The Foreign Service Responds to COVID-19
Dispatches from the field show how the U.S. Foreign Service works for the American people.
FEATURE
Russia’s Return to the Middle East
The COVID-19 pandemic has not constrained Russia’s activity in the Middle East, but it is unclear whether Moscow has a longer-term strategy for the region.