The Foreign Service Journal, March-April 2026

Cover	1
Contents	4
Focus on Nuclear Security	22
The Nuclear Security Summits: Keeping the World Safe from Nuclear Terrorism	22
Negotiating Nuclear Security: A View from the First Trump Administration	27
A Brief History of U.S.-China Nuclear Diplomacy	30
Responding to the Fukushima Nuclear Accident: U.S. Assistance to Japan	35
Is Nuclear Testing Needed?	39
Features	42
The Secret Sharer	42
Peace Corps at 65	47
FS Heritage	51
Wolf Ladejinsky: A Public Servant’s Case with Lessons for Today	51
Retirement Supplement	68
Life After the Foreign Service: Diplomacy in Demand: University Students Are Eager to Learn from Practitioners	68
Perspectives	7
President’s Views—Toward Common Goals	7
Speaking Out—Our Professional Foreign Service Is in Danger	16
Speaking Out—What’s Wrong with the Ben Franklin Fellowship?	19
Reflections—Did Wyatt Earp Smuggle a Puppy into Sweden?	85
Local Lens—Ben Nevis, Scotland	86
Departments	8
Letters	8
Talking Points	10
In Memory	73
Books	78
Marketplace	81
Real Estate	81
Classifieds	83
Index to Advertisers	84
AFSA News	55
At the Breaking Point (Part II)	55
Update on AFSA’s Legal Actions	55
State VP Voice—The Erosion of Trust	56
USAID Representative Voice—By the People	57
Retiree VP Voice—Retirees Supporting AFSA’s Mission	58
Work for America Webinar	58
Foreign Service Departures	59
Foreign Service Grievance Board Vacancies	61
OPM Clarifies Remote Work Exceptions	63
FY26 NDAA Includes State Department Authorization Act	63
D.C. Rally for Rights	64
Vote to Protect Unions	64
AFSA Welcomes New Intern	64
AFSA President on the Road	65
Dinner Event Supports AFSA Legal Defense Fund	65
AFSA Governing Board Meeting, December 10, 2025	65
AFSA Welcomes New FS Class	66
A Tribute to Ambassador Ruth A. Davis	66
War on Labor Unions Webinar	66

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