FOCUS ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TODAY
U.S. foreign assistance can play an outsized role in more than half the countries in the world. Here are five priorities for USAID in the period ahead.
BY STEVEN E. HENDRIX
An insider to the two-decade-long U.S. mission in Afghanistan offers a refreshing look at the challenge of effective foreign assistance oversight.
BY DAVID H. YOUNG
The massive U.S. assistance mission to Ukraine began at a roadside council of Embassy Kyiv evacuees in Poland. An FSO who was there tells the story and draws some lessons.
BY DAVID SCHLAEFER
The situation in South Sudan points to the strategic importance of moving from humanitarian aid to long-term development and resilience-building.
BY JULIUS KAUT
FEATURES
Three new books make a powerful case for reimagining the practice and the power of public diplomacy for the digital age.
BY VIVIAN S. WALKER
The “Blue Continent,” historically viewed as a backwater of U.S. diplomacy, has become the scene of a new great power contest.
BY JOHN HENNESSEY-NILAND
FS HERITAGE
Senior USAID FSO Griff Davis was an inspiring pathbreaker who brought photojournalism and diplomacy together to chart changing times.
BY DOROTHY M. DAVIS
SUMMER CAMPS AND PROGRAMS SUPPLEMENT
A Foreign Service spouse shares all the reasons she sends her kids to summer camp in the U.S. every year.
BY JESSICA POWLEY HAYDEN
PERSPECTIVES
Welcoming New Hires
BY TOM YAZDGERDI
Looking Ahead
BY SHAWN DORMAN
The Case for Reforming State’s Discipline Procedures
BY JENNIFER DAVIS
Beijing Beginnings
BY BEATRICE CAMP
Abu Dhabi, UAE
BY CAROLE FENTON
DEPARTMENTS
AFSA NEWS
Deconstructing Accountability at State
BY HUI JUN TINA WONG
Prepping for Your Retirement
BY RANDY CHESTER
A Season to Harvest
BY JOSHUA BURKE
