Cosmopolitics by Elise Labott

Cosmopolitics by Elise Labott

America’s diplomatic surrender

Proposed State Department overhaul would upend America’s global posture

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Elise Labott
Apr 22, 2025
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When news of a draft executive order to reorganize the State Department leaked to the New York Times over the weekend, supporters of the administration likely saw it as President Trump delivering on yet another campaign promise.

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