FOCUS ON NUCLEAR DIPLOMACY
An accomplished negotiator puts nuclear arms control in perspective—what it has achieved, where it has failed and what it can do for our future security.
BY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
 
In this time of new strains in great-power relations, nuclear arms control agreements are an essential component of national security.
BY THOMAS COUNTRYMAN
 
Urgent action is needed to put the lid on a new and costly global arms race.
BY JOSEPH CIRINCIONE
 
FEATURE
U.S. diplomats are on the front lines of America’s engagement with the world. Here is the history of AFSA’s work to pay tribute to the many who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty.
BY JOHN K. NALAND
 
FS HERITAGE
In 1902, the worst volcanic disaster of the 20th century took the lives of U.S. Consul Thomas Prentis and his family on a Caribbean island.
BY WILLIAM BENT
 
APPRECIATION
PERSPECTIVES
Foreign Service Duty
BY ERIC RUBIN
 
Nuclear Diplomacy Matters
BY SHAWN DORMAN
 
The Diplomat and the State
BY CHRISTOPHER W. SMITH
 
Y2K, What Y2K?
BY LIAN VON WANTOCH
 
DEPARTMENTS
Twenty-Five Year Apprenticeship: A Digital Forum
 
AFSA NEWS
Working for You During This Trying Time
BY TOM YAZDGERDI