Insight and Analysis from Foreign Affairs Practitioners and Scholars
Established 1996 • Raymond F. Smith, Editor
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 do the same. … Read more
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 do the same. … Read more
A Statement by the Board of American Diplomacy
The Editor’s Page Commentary Unsolicited Thoughts on How the New Administration Can Improve American Diplomacy by Raymond F. Smith Biden’s Troubled Foreign Policy Legacy by P. Michael McKinley Communicating with the People or with the Leadership Elite? A Diplomatic Juggling … Read more
Notes from Claire Coleman, Renee Earle, Ted McNamara, Bill Harrop, and David C. Litt
by Raymond F. Smith
by Charles Ray
“Eyewitness” Accounts The “Eyewitness” section of the journal provides a window on life and work in the Foreign Service through essays, interviews, and oral histories. The following thematic groupings, selected from across the nearly 30 years of the journal, provide … Read more
Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want To Run The World By Anne Applebaum
Japan’s Quiet Leadership: Reshaping the Indo-Pacific By Mireya Solis
Chaos Under Heaven: Trump, Xi, and the Battle for The 21st Century By Josh Rogin
Putin’s Revenge: Why Russia Invaded Ukraine By Lucian Kim
Sovereignty and Extortion: A New state Form in Mexico By Claudio Lomnitz
The Editor’s Page Commentary Representation is Work by Charles Ray China in Africa: The Nuanced Reality of Belt and Road by Hank Cohen Migrant Labor and Economic Assistance by Mark Wentling The International Dynamics of Venezuela’s Presidential Election by Luigi … Read more