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William Harrop Award

May 2026

Best Student Writing in American Diplomacy To honor the late Ambassador William C. Harrop, long-time board member and benefactor of American Diplomacy Publications, ADP will award an annual $500 prize to the undergraduate or graduate student who writes an outstanding … Read more

May 1 2026

May 2026

Commentary
Lessons Learned from Middle East Diplomacy by Daniel C. Kurtzer
The Regime Change America Got Right by Christopher Datta
Planlosigkeit in the Persian Gulf by Luke Zahner
Redesigning US Assistance to Africa in the Post-USAID Era by Mark G. Wentling
Eisenhower’s Public Affairs Legacy by Rick Ruth
Diplomatic Clarity and the Western Sahara File: Lessons from US Envoys by Mohamed Elbaikam

Eyewitness
The Cardinal’s Bath by Donald Kursch
Linguistic Competence and Diplomacy: Was Bulgaria Really the Sixteenth Soviet Republic? by Jonathan Rickert
The Diplomat as Reality TV: How Accurate Is It? by Melissa Clegg-Tripp

February 2026

February 2026

The Editor’s Page Commentary The Invasion of Venezuela:  A Serious Mistake and a Rupture of Traditional US Policies by Thomas E. McNamara Performative Realism: The Dangerous Turn in US Foreign and Defense Policy by Matthew Frederick Public Diplomacy in Single-Party … Read more

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