FOCUS ON CIV-MIL RELATIONS
Here are some pointers for members of the Foreign Service working with the military today, from a retired senior FSO and the first political adviser to the U.S. Strategic Command.
BY TED STRICKLER
A Senior FSO describes his experience of the reality of war on assignment in southern Afghanistan.
BY JONATHAN S. ADDLETON
Understanding our military, its role and its importance in interagency decision-making, should be a priority for diplomats—especially those beginning their careers.
BY GEORGE M. STAPLES
FEATURES
In agriculture, our free trade and commodity export agendas conflict with our development agenda, and the result is food insecurity. Here is the case for a change in focus.
BY MICHAEL MCCLELLAN
The world’s fair has evolved from an industrial exposition into the Olympics of public diplomacy, and the United States should be there.
BY MATTHEW ASADA
COLUMNS
Setting Our Course
BY BARBARA STEPHENSON
Seeking Parity Between the Civil and Foreign Services
BY LARRY W. ROEDER JR.
Positive Energy in a Worldwide Outage
BY TODD A. JURKOWSKI