State Department

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Amb. Wendy Sherman speaking at Wellesley College.

Madeleine Albright: ‘Many of the best diplomats are women’

January 24, 2018Conflict

Does gender play a role in the art of diplomacy? A discussion with Madeleine Albright and Wendy Sherman on gender, diplomacy and the Trump administration.

State Department chief Rex Tillerson has backed dramatic cuts to his department, saying its current funding levels are "simply not sustainable."

So we slash US foreign aid. But why?

April 26, 2017Global Politics

When the State Department issued its annual report on human rights, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson skipped the announcement.

It’s starting to look like ‘Home Alone’ at the State Department

March 13, 2017Global Politics

Diplomacy and development take a backseat to military spending in President Trump's proposed budget.

Eliminating the State Department entirely still wouldn’t cover Trump’s proposed hike in military spending

February 28, 2017Global Politics