FOCUS ON CORRUPTION AND FOREIGN POLICY
By undermining state effectiveness, eroding trust between citizens and government and exploiting vulnerable populations, corruption has emerged as a top-priority national security threat.
BY SARAH SEWALL
State is taking on corruption with a top-down and bottom-up approach.
BY WILLIAM R. BROWNFIELD
Here are one bureau’s country-specific plans and unique, multivector approaches.
BY GEORGE KENT
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, rarely enforced before 2000, has become one of the most effective tools in the fight for good business ethics.
BY THOMAS FIRESTONE
The State Department historian looks back at the relationship between the United States and South Vietnam during the Vietnam War years, assessing the impact that tolerance of corruption in diplomatic partners can have on outcomes.
BY STEPHEN RANDOLPH
FEATURES
With the Foreign Relations of the United States series, the State Department Office of the Historian provides policymakers and the public a thorough record of American foreign policy.
BY TRACY WHITTINGTON
Animals can play an important part in a diplomatic career, for better or for worse.
BY ANTHONY C. E. QUAINTON
FS children are just as at risk for mental health problems as the average American child, perhaps even more vulnerable. This is a critical issue for FS families.
EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
For young people, going to college involves making some of their first major life decisions. Here are some tips for Foreign Service high schoolers on how to get it right.
BY CLAIRE WEDDERIEN
Boarding schools are a very important option for FS children. Here are some tips on applying.
BY JOHN F. KROTZER
Once considered a vestige of the Victorian era, single-sex education is enjoying a resurgence.
BY MARYBETH HUNTER
COLUMNS
Regaining the Moral High Ground
BY BARBARA STEPHENSON
Supporting FS Families with Special Needs Children
BY MAUREEN M. DANZOT AND MARK R. EVANS
FROM THE ARCHIVES
From the July 1992 issue of The Foreign Service Journal
BY MEAD JENNINGS AND ANNE STEVENSON-YANG
From the July 1992 issue of The Foreign Service Journal
BY JAN KRC