Rinse, repeat.' Yet real as these dynamics are, Farrow’s account of them comes with some omissions that skew the broader picture. Farrow lays out the vicious cycle: 'American leadership no longer valued diplomats, which led to the kind of cuts that made diplomats less valuable. his wry voice and storytelling take work that is often grueling and dull and make it seem, if not always exciting, at least vividly human. At a time when the Trump administration has called for gutting the State Department’s budget and filled foreign-policy jobs with military officers, Farrow draws on both government experience and fresh reporting to offer a lament for the plight of America’s diplomats - and an argument for why it matters.
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