New Tools for Better Foreign Policy

Can the State Department integrate promising new technology without undermining the essential human aspects of diplomacy?

An AI Primer for Policy Professionals

As international affairs professionals, we need to understand the fundamentals of new technology so we can better address its evolution and application.

At the Crossroads of Tradition and Innovation with AI

Making AI work at State requires challenging the culture that underlies the department’s siloed structure.

Toward Data-Informed Multilateral Diplomacy

Here is a case study of the adoption of AI and data science in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs.

AI Disruption and Responsible Use in Diplomacy

A vision of how AI will be integrated into our U.S. democratic society is needed. State can contribute to the discussion.

Beyond Scale: Three Steps Toward Modernizing the Foreign Service

Centennial Writing Competition: Second Place

Henry of the Tower Revisited

It’s time to take another look at how we remember 18th-century American envoy Henry Laurens.

Beyond Borders: Launching Third Culture Kids

Here are tips on managing the college and overseas transitions.

Education at a Glance

President’s Views

Diplomacy Works: Do Our Budgets Reflect That?

Letter from the Editor

AI for Diplomacy

Speaking Out

The Foreign Service Deserves Its Own Sorting Hat

Reflections

Tipping the Scales in Favor of Stability

Local Lens

Los Cobanos, El Salvador

Letters

Talking Points

Books

State VP Voice

Advancing Diplomacy for the Next Century

USAID VP Voice

Answers for Our Overworked Workforce

Retiree VP Voice

Mandatory Retirement: Why Still Age 65?

AFSA on the Hill

FY24 Appropriations Outcomes