A Diplomatic Adventure Story
by Donald Easum

A Statistical Reflection on Official Development Assistance and Whether It is Directed Towards Its Goals and Ideals by Steve Dobransky American Diplomacy rarely publishes statistical analysis. But because this paper analyzes the debate over foreign aid’s purposes and motivations, we … Read more

by Gregory Garland

Review by John M. Handley, Ph.D.
John F. Kennedy, World Leader by Stephen G. Rabe, Washington, D.C.: Potomac Books, 2010, ISBN 978-1-59797-148-5. 246 pp.

by Larry Lesser In a departure from our usual practice, the following story is wholly a work of fiction but based on a real Foreign Service situation known to the author. We include it not only because it is an … Read more

by Brian Wilson Combating the transport and distribution of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) has garnered the attention of much of the world’s media over the past decade but the cheap and simple AK-47 rifle and other small arms now … Read more

by Ioannis Mantzikos A Greek political scientist who specializes on the Horn of Africa examines the genesis of U.S. involvement in Somalia in the 1970s.-The Editor U. S. policy in the Horn of Africa during the 1970’s was marked by … Read more

by Larry Lesser

by David Alexander Robinson

by Gregory L. Garland An active duty Foreign Service Officer points to the important influence played by the late Professor John Hope Franklin with respect to American Foreign Policy, an influence that was as subtle as it was profound.–Ed. Since … Read more

A Foreign Service Officer’s Ham Radio Memoir
by J.R. Bullington

by Dominic Tierney

by Tony Blair

A Personal View
by William Sommers

by Gregory L.  Garland Early Cold War legislation that still serves as the legal foundation for U.S. public diplomacy prohibits the Voice of America from disseminating information within the United States. This essay, by a Foreign Service public diplomacy specialist, … Read more

by Ambassador (ret.) Edward Marks The establishment of the U.S. Africa Command raises some questions regarding the role of the military in U.S. Africa policy, as it will be performing many tasks generally thought of as the responsibility of State … Read more

ADST

Review by J. R. Bullington, Editor
Stephen Kinzer, A Thousand Hills: Rwanda’s Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It, John Wiley & Sons, 2008, pp 380

by Edward Brynn Several forms of human slavery persist today in the Sahel region of Africa. This study explores their nature, their history, and some of the reasons for their stubborn persistence. – Ed. Few Americans are aware that human … Read more

Designing the Right Mix of Authorities
by Lt. Col. Charles Schlegel, USAF; Lt. Col. Tom Talley, USA