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.
Ibrahim Aksoy, CBSNews
State Department overhauls Foreign Service Officer Test, introduces “America First” foreign policy lectures
Sean Michael, Govexec
As the number of political appointees surge and career SES ranks shrink, one nonprofit warns of ‘institutional consequences’
Jennifer Hansler, CNN
State Dept. announces ‘reforms’ to foreign service test and inclusion of ‘America First’ curriculum for orientation
Ja’han Jones, MS Now
State Dept. ‘reforms’ foreign service training to include white supremacist teachings
Joseph Gedeon, The Guardian
US directs embassies to team up against foreign ‘hostility’ – and use X to ‘counter anti-American propaganda’
Cable signed by Marco Rubio and seen by Guardian suggests staff work with Pentagon psychological operations unit
Daniella Cheslow and Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing, Politico
Trump admin resurrects soft power
Sasha Regelsberg, Fortune
‘It’s shocking how poorly prepared the administration is’: DOGE gutted major energy personnel who warn the U.S. has lost key insights amid Iran war