American Diplomacy | Established 1996

Updated: 11/11/08

A FOREIGN AFFAIRS BUDGET FOR THE FUTURE
The American Academy of Diplomacy has released a ground-breaking study that proposes specific budget increases needed to restore the country's "hollowed out" diplomatic capacity and meet twenty-first century foreign affairs challenges. The summary version of the report is at: www.academyofdiplomacy.org/publications/FAB_report_2008.pdf.
Supplemental commentary and data are available on the Academy's web site: www.academyofdiplomacy.org/.

NEW November 11 Slavery in the Sahel by Edward Brynn

NEW November 11 Why the Colombia Free Trade Agreement is Right for Colombia and America by Clay McCarter

NEW November 11 The Terrible Shadow of the First World War by Francis P. Sempa

NEW October 28 Canada Elects: The Alternative North America Goes to the Polls by David T. Jones

NEW October 28 Presidential War Powers in Historical-Legal Context by Francis P. Sempa

NEW October 28 America after the Meltdown: Foreign Policy and the Next President by Chas. Freeman

NEW October 28 Religion, Law and Politics Coming Together in Iraq by Robert McFarlane

Social Networking Services: The New Influence Frontier by Jamie Efaw

From Progressive to Liberal Internationalism: Congressional Liberals and the Making of a Postwar Consensus by Jeff Bloodworth

Geopolitics and the U.S. Election by George Friedman

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: A League of Autocracies? by David K. Schneider

The Curious Coincidence: U.S. and Canadian Elections by David T. Jones

Inchon and the Course of U.S. Foreign Policy by Francis P. Sempa

Public Diplomacy and Propaganda: Their Differences by John Brown

Afghanistan: "We Cannot Allow Ourselves to Fail" by Barry McCaffrey

U.S.-Latin American Relations: Quiet Successes and Future Challenges by Hal Brands

“The Most Consequential Writer of the 20th Century” by Francis P. Sempa

NEW Nov 11 War Powers: Critical Questions of Clarity

NEW Oct 28 Foreign Service Volunteers Fill Iraq/Afghanistan Positions

Expand and Reinvigorate Peace Corps

A Foreign Affairs Budget for the Future: Fixing the Crisis in Diplomatic Readiness

The United States Meets Germany: A Forum for Young Leaders

Project on National Security Reform Releases Report

Kremlin-Watching in Togo by Kelly J. Morris

Three Kings and Two Queens by J. Edgar Williams

A U.S. Foreign Service National in Hué during the Tet Offensive by J.R. Bullington

On "Torturing Ourselves Over Torture"

On Ending Tyranny

On Cross and Crescent

NEW Nov 11 The Next President: Mastering a Daunting Agenda Review by Amb. Michael Cotter	NEW Nov 11 The Latter-Day Sultan Review by Michael Hornblow	NEW Oct 28 Cuba after Fidel Review by J. Edgar Williams	How to Leave a Stable Iraq: Building on Progress Review by Norvell B. DeAtkine
The September 12 Paradigm: America, the World, and George W. Bush Review by James L. Abrahamson	International Education: The Neglected Dimension Of Public Diplomacy: Recommendations for the Next President Review by John Brown	A Strategic Economic Engagement: Strengthening U.S.-Chinese Ties Review by John Sylvester	A Truman for Our Times Review by Francis Sempa
American Interrogation Policy in the War Against Terrorism Review by Francis Sempa	A Partnership of Equals: How Washington Should Respond to China's Economic Challenge Review by Joe Rogers	Conservative Internationalism Review by Francis Sempa	Ending Tyranny Review by Francis Sempa

NEW Nov 11 The National Defense Strategy Review by David T. Jones	NEW Oct 28 Understanding Iran Review by J. Edgar Williams	Security in Afghanistan: Progress and Challenges Review by Francis P. Sempa
Studying the Other: Different Ways of Looking at the Middle East and Africa Review by Gordon A.D. Zubrod	Cuban Missile Crisis Address to the Nation by David T. Jones	Crisis in the Caucasus Review by Francis P. Sempa
Public Diplomacy in the 21st Century Review by David T. Jones	A World Split Apart Review by James L. Abrahamson	President Bush's Pre-Olympics Speech in Thailand Review by David T. Jones

NEW Oct 28 The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism Reviewed by John W. Coffey	Security First: For a Muscular, Moral Foreign Policy Review by Henry E. Mattox	States Without Citizens: Understanding the Islamic Crisis Review by John M. Handley	War & Diplomacy: From World War I to the War on Terrorism Review by Henry E. Mattox
Willful Blindness: A Memoir of the Jihad Review by Colonel James L. Abrahamson	After the Taliban: Nation-Building in Afghanistan Review by Ambassador (ret.) Michael W. Cotter	The Post-American World Review by John W. Coffey	The Last Crusade Review by Edward Marks
Second Chance: Three Presidents and the Crisis of American Superpower Review by David Criekemans	Flawed Patriot: The Rise and Fall of CIA Legend Bill Harvey Review by Robert Rayle	Two Careers, Two Eras, Two Views of Changing Times in the Foreign Service: Memoirs by Jean Wilkowski and Robert Ober Review by Richard Gilbert