fp21

fp21 is an independent, nonpartisan think tank dedicated to transforming the process and institutions of American foreign policy.

[Security Dilemma @securitydpod]

New Episode!

@DanSpoko of @fp21org joined the podcast to discuss the state of State- can better knowledge management and learning and accountability processes at Foggy Bottom yield a more restrained foreign policy?

Check it out!
https://t.co/Cjp3RMEVCv
https://t.co/oVwarLo79y

[Foreign Policy for America @FP4America]

In today's #MustRead, @DanSpoko lays out four questions that the Commission to Reform and Modernize the State Department needs to consider to set itself on a successful path.

Read more @just_security ⬇️https://t.co/LHOpiWEp93

[Just Security @just_security]

The Commission to Reform and Modernize the State Department has a historical opportunity to build something better.

Former US diplomat @DanSpoko (@fp21org) poses four questions it needs to consider.
https://t.co/ZBl21U2LSH

[Dan Spokojny @DanSpoko]

Here's our original article proposing the FFRDC for State: https://t.co/ptRdvEcoNg

[Santi Ruiz @rSanti97]

This month we talked with @DanSpoko, whose think tank, @fp21org, pushes for more rigorous citation of poli-sci sources in State Department memos, decisions, etc.

[Dan Spokojny @DanSpoko]

We've discovered at @fp21org that it can be challenging for policymakers to find high-quality academic research. That's why Thomas Scherer (@LtTLS) and coauthors created this excellent guide to seeking academic research like an expert.🧵

https://t.co/wS2d81xOP1

[Dan Spokojny @DanSpoko]

How many wars could be prevented, and how many lives saved, if only we could inject our best knowledge into the bloodstream of policymaking?

Here are 5⃣ lessons about how external expertise can positively impact the policy process.🧵
https://t.co/qIfnG3kzNX

[Dan Spokojny @DanSpoko]

As the 118th Congress reconvenes, @fp21org remains convinced that the work to upgrade diplomacy remains urgent.
We created this database to equip legislators with a comprehensive resource of past attempts to improve the State Department. Check it out! 🧵
https://t.co/vv7xwsXypC

[Dan Spokojny @DanSpoko]

The 2024 State Department Authorization Act was just signed into law. Legislators took aim at many of the issues @fp21org has prioritized in recent years, pressing the State Department to continue to modernize.
https://t.co/TzCZwToqWw

[Dan Spokojny @DanSpoko]

Introducing @fp21org's Situation Room, a policymaking simulation built on a new evidence-driven platform.

🎯Your task: weigh the evidence and decide whether to offer a US security guarantee to Taiwan in the face of Chinese aggression. 🧵(1/9)

https://t.co/fEuRkIFty9

[Dan Spokojny @DanSpoko]

For decades, experts have called for reforming the @StateDept, resulting in dozens of proposals. This reservoir of knowledge often goes unused as the same old ideas are recycled.

@fp21org tackled this by assembling a database of prior reform proposals 🧵
https://t.co/BdlYqhwkPa

[Dan Spokojny @DanSpoko]

The policy process at @StateDept is mystifying, even to those within the process. @fp21org contributor & former Army FAO Jeff Jager enters the maze and finds himself concerned by duplication, contradiction, and turf battles. Is there a better way? (1/5)

https://t.co/kCJJPgrguc

[Dan Spokojny @DanSpoko]

Toby Weed has a confession: he was trained as a mathematician. 😯🫢🤯

@fp21org's research assistant has been "shocked" by foreign policy's discomfort and even hostility to the idea of measurement... (a🧵)

https://t.co/rXzqhWg7lr

[Dan Spokojny @DanSpoko]

After years of Covid, #UNGA is back as the largest diplomatic gathering in the world. But does face-to-face diplomacy really matter?

@fp21org's Sanjana Patel weighs in with a survey of the available research: https://t.co/gBYGVjmoo5

[Dan Spokojny @DanSpoko]

The @CIA was born 76 years ago today.

In that time, the relationship between intel and policymaking has not evolved. A 'firewall' still exists between the two worlds.

@fp21org's new report suggests it's time to evolve: (a🧵)

https://t.co/e225b8bMCv

[Dan Spokojny @DanSpoko]

Do you ever feel like there's a glass ceiling preventing your promotion @StateDept?

The team at @fp21org just published a revealing analysis of demographics and job categories in the Foreign Service. Here's a🧵on what we learned: (1/12)

https://t.co/4kkiBgZh9u

[Dan Spokojny @DanSpoko]

Know any talented young folks looking to get a start in the foreign policy communications world?

@fp21org is hiring a PAID intern for the fall.

Details here: https://t.co/I6fdyBBqM2

[fp21 @fp21org]

Our newest: The @StateDept recently updated rules for the reentry of recently departed Foreign Service Officers. Many would jump at the chance to return to the Department *IF* empowered to apply their new leadership, technical, and substantive skills.
https://t.co/cp0Fxut89s

[Dan Spokojny @DanSpoko]

When presidents & leaders can communicate directly with one another, why bother with diplomats?

David Lindsey's answer is counterintuitive but compelling...

Check out my full review of his new book with @HDiplo: https://t.co/rUtOa5TAxp

A short 🧵(1/7)

[Dan Spokojny @DanSpoko]

Great report from @fp21org's @sophiabrownh:

The Rogers Act (which turns 100 next year!) paved the way for the American diplomatic service to become the world’s most influential. Yet many of the problems that it sought to address have reemerged 🧵(1/7)
https://t.co/sl7CmWuPyy