February 2010
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Cover Profile: Haiti
Haiti’s Envoy Determined to Help Lift Ravaged Nation from the Wreckage
by Larry Luxner
On Jan. 12, a shroud of darkness fell over Haiti, putting the spotlight on Ambassador Raymond Joseph in Washington as he scrambles to help his homeland climb out of the rubble following the country’s worst natural disaster in history.
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People of World Influence
No Easy Answers for Afghanistan, or for Larger Complex Threats Ahead
by Michael Coleman
One of Washington’s leading thinkers on war and terrorism, Anthony Cordesman eschews easy sound bites and says there are no simple answers for Afghanistan, which is just one piece of a far more grueling, long-term foreign policy puzzle.
— SPECIAL REPORT BY THE WASHINGTON DIPLOMAT —
Oppressed Nannies: State Department Orders Embassies to Clean Up Their Act
by Larry Luxner
In this exclusive report, The Washington Diplomat surveys the cases of domestic worker abuse at the hands of foreign diplomats — and the people who have come out of the shadows to highlight a seedier side of diplomatic service.
Also See: Letter to the Editor
International Affairs
Reconciled With Communist Past, Romania Confronts New Turmoil
by Larry Luxner
Adrian Vierita’s own rise from factory engineer to ambassador parallels Romania’s transformation from dictatorship to democracy — one being tested anew by political and economic hardship.
Also See: Civil Society Breathes Life Into Post-Communist Romania
Diplomacy
Civilian Surge Gains Steam, But Is Strategy Overinflated?
by Seth McLaughlin
After months, even years, of discussion about a “civilian surge” to complement the military buildup in Afghanistan, the administration finally seems to be moving full steam ahead with the civilian component of its strategy.
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