The Cost to America and the World
The American Diplomacy journal has focused its mission on presenting the voices of practitioners: commentaries and stories from people who “have been there.” With this section of the journal, we aim to explore what is at stake in the current diplomacy crisis, focusing on the views of practitioners, but also including commentary from informed observers from academia and the media.
Jonathan Landay and Daphne Psaledakis, Reuters
Over 100 former senior officials warn against planned staff cuts at US State Department
Anna Gawel, devex
State Department employees in anxious limbo over massive staff cuts
Jory Heckman, Federal News Network
‘Fidelity’ to Trump policies now part of criteria for Foreign Service promotions
Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press News
Bush, Obama — and singer Bono — fault Trump’s gutting of USAID on agency’s last day
Ari Daniel, npr
Farewell to USAID: Reflections on the agency that President Trump dismantled
Jim Bever, The Foreign Service Journal
When USAID Disappears
Shaun Tandon, Barron’s (from AFP News)
Rubio Hails End Of USAID As Bush, Obama Deplore Cost In Lives