Tag: Diplomacy
Featured article: The Reality of the So-Called U.S. Pivot to Asia by Joshua Parker and David A. Anderson Shortly after President Obama took office in 2009, it became clear he wanted to shift U.S. foreign policy focus away from the Middle East to Asia. His immediate goal was withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq and gradually bringing an […]
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Six interagency teams from the Department of Defense, Department of State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) were recently chosen to present at the D3 Innovation Summit on March 2. The Summit was a joint initiative of State, DoD, and USAID, and brought together experts from across the U.S. government and the private sector […]
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Yesterday, President Obama met with military and civilian leaders to discuss the strategy to degrade and ultimately destroy the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The strategy includes multiple elements of American power, including military, intelligence, diplomacy, and economic development. The President acknowledged that countering ISIL will be a long campaign, and noted […]
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The U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development have released the 2015 Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review, Enduring Leadership in a Dynamic World…
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In April the American Academy of Diplomacy published a report examining American diplomacy. The report criticizes the politicization of American diplomacy and includes suggestions to improve both the Foreign and Civil Services…
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In June, the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition released a report analyzing development and diplomacy efforts among U.S. civilian agencies. The report analyzes over 30 reports from government agencies, and identifies six areas of consensus on how to improve existing initiatives…
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On February 14, the two generals nominated to lead U.S. Central Command and U.S. Africa Command testified together in a confirmation hearing. The nominees focused on the important role partnerships play in national defense strategy…
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Former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy recently spoke at the Chairman’s Forum at the Stimson Center in Washington, DC. Flournoy discussed imbalances in interagency resourcing, the growth of interagency operations, the National Security structure, and public-private partnerships…
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