The Foreign Service Journal, December 2008

F O C U S O N T H E N e w A d m i n i s t r a t i o n B EYOND THE C OLD W AR : A N EW M ULTILATERAL A GENDA / 15 Most of the core foreign policy issues the United States must address are now under a United Nations umbrella. By William H. Luers T IME FOR R EALISM IN THE M IDDLE E AST / 22 Only renewed, sustained American diplomatic leadership and partnership can redeem our reputation and stabilize the region. By Philip C. Wilcox Jr. T HE C IVILIAN C ORE OF A MERICAN P OWER / 28 President-elect Obama should tell his national security team to prepare a joint international affairs and national security budget for Fiscal Year 2010. By David Shorr, Derek Chollet and Vikram Singh T HE F OREIGN A ID R EFORM A GENDA / 34 All foreign assistance functions should be consolidated within USAID or some new entity entirely separate from the State Department. By Andrew S. Natsios A N EW P ARTNERSHIP WITH THE A MERICAS / 39 Barak Obama should renew the U.S. commitment to the rest of the hemisphere, basing it on engagement, dialogue and cooperation. By Bill Richardson NATO’ S F UTURE : T AKING A F RESH A PPROACH / 42 The incoming administration should quietly seek a more creative security structure — one that acknowledges Eurasia’s transformation. By David P. Calleo T RADE AND A MERICA ’ S F UTURE / 47 Lowering global trade barriers will create new economic opportunity for all nations — including our own. By Carla A. Hills A F OREIGN A FFAIRS B UDGET FOR THE 21 ST C ENTURY / 53 A report by the American Academy of Diplomacy and the Stimson Center presents detailed recommendations on foreign affairs capacity to the new administration. Here are highlights. C ONTENTS December 2008 Volume 85, No. 12 Cover and inside photo illustration by Phil Foster P RESIDENT ’ S V IEWS / 5 SOS for DOS By John K. Naland L ETTERS / 7 C YBERNOTES / 11 M ARKETPLACE / 13 I N M EMORY / 73 I NDEX TO A DVERTISERS / 104 D E C E M B E R 2 0 0 8 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 3 J O U R N A L OREIGN ERVICE S F