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Good news this Wednesday! 🎙️🌏
After a period of silence, a vital step back toward supporting independent reporting and global freedom of information. Read Here ↓
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#FreedomOfPress #Diplomacy
Global aid cuts could lead to 9.4M additional deaths by 2030 according to a new study by the Lancet Medical Journal.
The full breakdown: americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2026/02/dipl...
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How a 1960s film helped save a culture. 🇰🇭✨
After 90% of Cambodia’s artists perished under the Khmer Rouge, USIA archives helped revive the Royal Ballet. Beatrice Camp shares the story of preserving history.
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#Cambodia #History #RoyalBallet #Diplomacy @usstatedept.bsky.social
"That bullet didn’t have your name on it." 🛡️
Donald Kursch shares a gripping account of the 1991 terrorist attack on the US Embassy in Bonn. READ HERE: americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2026/02/unde...
#Diplomacy #History #ForeignService #ColdWar #Bonn
"Sneaking and peeking" in communist Bulgaria? 🇧🇬
Jonathan Rickert shares a wild Cold War tale of overt intel gathering with a then-young Major Mike Hayden—future Director of the CIA & NSA. 🕵️♂️
americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2026/02/snea... #Diplomacy #Espionage #CIA @princetonupress.bsky.social
🇺🇸Is the U.S. still a "shining city on a hill," or just the "big kid on the block"? Virden weighs in on the tarnished legacy of American leadership. 🇺🇦
Read HERE: americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2026/02/unde...
#Ukraine #UndeclaredWar #ForeignPolicy #DiplomaticHistory
Is American foreign policy becoming a mere performance? 🎭
In the latest from our Journal, M. Frederick argues that "Performative Realism" is replacing actual strategy—prioritizing visible, "tough" acts over expert analysis.
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#ForeignPolicy #Diplomacy
Is the U.S. at a crossroads? 🛣️
Ambassador Thomas McNamara critiques the Venezuela 🇻🇪invasion as a "serious mistake" and a shift from global leader to imperial power. 🌐 Read here ↓
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#AmericanDiplomacy #Venezuela #InternationalRelations #ambassador
February 2026 Issue is LIVE! 🌎
From the invasion of Venezuela and "Performative Realism" to the state of the Foreign Service and a critical debate on Russia, our latest journal tackles the most pressing global challenges.
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From Greenland tensions to the closure of USAID, U.S. statecraft is at a crossroads. 🌎
Today's Featured Articles: ✅ The case for values-based Soft Power ✅ The future of State & USAID✅ Why aid cuts = higher climate risk🇨🇭Link in Comments
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Is U.S. #Diplomacy in crisis? 🌎 From recall of career #diplomats to empty embassies worldwide, we’re sharing 4️⃣ must-read reports on the shifting landscape of American #foreign #policy!
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✨Happy New Year from all of us at American Diplomacy!
✨Thank you for following along as we navigate the complexities of global affairs. ✨We’re excited to bring you even more expert analysis and Foreign Service stories in 2026.
✨All the best in 2026!
#HappyNewYear #Diplomacy #2026 #ForeignPolicy
🌎 Diplomacy in Flux:
🔸 Career diplomats recalled from overseas🔸 Internal alarm over USAID "evisceration" @thehill.com 🔸 The case to reignite USAID’s influence
Full update here: 👇 americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2025/12/dipl...
#StateDept #USAID #ForeignPolicy #Diplomacy
🌎 Latest in Diplomacy & Fed News 📰
🏛️ Protecting our 1st line of defense (Charles A. Ray) ⚖️ House passes bill for Fed worker bargaining rights 📈 Retroactive State Dept promotions
Read the full briefings here: 🔗 americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2025/12/dipl...
#Diplomacy #StateDept #GovNews
⚠️ AFSA reports 98% poor morale & mass departures. Read the AFSA report, then Katherine Ntiamoah's strategic take. 🇺🇸🌍 Is U.S. Foreign Service at a breaking point?https://americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2025/12/diplomacy-in-crisis-december-10-2025/ #Diplomacy img by Qasim Mirzaie
🇺🇸 Tibor Nagy analyzes US diplomacy by 'special envoys,' while Julie Moyes explores the 'soft power' of historical connections in public diplomacy.
Which approach is key to America's global influence? 👇
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#Diplomacy #ForeignPolicy #USPolitics
Former Voice of America chief correspondent Steven Herman warns that the campaign to silence the free press is a "totalitarian playbook" that ultimately risks "the American experiment itself." americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2025/11/dipl... #Diplomacy #freepress
📢 New: Author's weigh in on the cost of the #DiplomacyInCrisis, special envoys, and #SoftPower in our latest must-read section! 🌍🇺🇸 americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2025/11/dipl... #ForeignPolicy #USDiplomacy #GlobalAffairs #MustRead #AmericanDiplomacy 📖
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Two new essential reads: the Foreign Service Journal tackles "Service Disrupted," while CSIS highlights "The Strategic Costs of U.S. Exchange Program Cuts in Southeast Asia. What is the most effective way for the U.S. to ensure its diplomatic❓ Thoughts? americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2025/11/dipl...
This student essay argues that while Vietnam's diplomatic failures shaped modern US foreign policy, "Project 2025" risks repeating history's costly mistakes by sidelining experienced diplomats. 🚨 ➡️ americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2025/10/viet... #AmericaFirst #Geopolitics #AmericanDiplomacy
A retired Foreign Service officer shares his contrasting, behind-the-scenes look at handling a famous Senator.
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#TedKennedy #ForeignService #Diplomacy #USPolitics
State Dept crisis? Is a brewing crisis hitting the Mideast Bureau? Plus, Radio Free Asia halts ops for the first time in 29 years amid shutdown. 🛑
Read the latest analysis: americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2025/11/dipl...
#Diplomacy #ForeignPolicy #StateDept #RFA #USNews Img Mariam Soliman
Ret. Diplomat Raymond F. Smith saw the real crack in the Soviet system in Moscow🇷🇺: the quiet, successful defiance of a citizen standing up to a policeman.
What quiet act of defiance have you seen change things? 🤔 #Diplomacy #SovietUnion Read here → americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2025/10/what...
🚨 Iran's Strategy Shift & Crisis Report! 🇮🇷
New analysis from the DACOR Bacon Foundation conference.
Read the full report on the future of the mullahs' regime! 👇 americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2025/10/iran... #Iran #ForeignPolicy #MiddleEast