F OCUS - American Foreign Service Association

F
OREIGN
J O U R N A L
SERVICE
CONTENTS
April 2009 Volume 86, No. 4
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STILL THE BEST VEHICLE FOR ENGAGING WITH EUROPE / 15
Despite shifting perceptions and geopolitical equations, the Atlantic Alliance
remains a powerful tool for building on 60 years of common defense.
By Gerald Loftus
ANSWERING THE HARD QUESTIONS / 22
The Alliance must recognize that its current internal differences are real, and
that surmounting them will require a greater sustained effort than in the past.
By Joseph R. Wood
Cover and inside illustrations
by Jean Francois Podevin
THE RUSSIA FACTOR / 28
The development of a sustainable, mutually beneficial relationship with Moscow
remains a major piece of unfinished business for NATO.
By Paul Fritch
PRESIDENT’S VIEWS / 5
Thinking About Tomorrow
By John K. Naland
SPEAKING OUT / 13
Expanding Language Capacity
Through Incentive Pay
By Mark Allen
REFLECTIONS / 68
Recalling Lockerbie
By Mitchell Cohn
LETTERS / 6
CYBERNOTES / 10
MARKETPLACE / 12
BOOKS / 51
IN MEMORY / 55
INDEX TO
ADVERTISERS / 66
F E A T U R E
WHEN AN FS SPOUSE COMES “HOME”: A STUDY / 33
Re-entry to the U.S. after living overseas involves adjustments
that are not always easy. This study identifies some of the
fault lines between success and failure.
By Sharon Maybarduk
A F S A
N E W S
FOREIGN AFFAIRS DAY: MAY 1 / 39
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE / 39
NEWS BRIEFS / 40
VP STATE: ALL EYES ON HER / 41
VP RETIREE: LAWS CAN CHANGE / 42
RE-EMPLOYED ANNUITANTS / 42
VP FCS: THE BEST OF TIMES OR THE WORST OF TIMES? / 43
SOSA AWARDS / 44
FAMILY MEMBER MATTERS: LIVING IN THE BUBBLE / 45
THE LIGHTER SIDE: LEAVING THE FOREIGN SERVICE / 46
FOREIGN SERVICE YOUTH CONTESTS / 47
10 YEARS AT AFSA: STEVE HONLEY / 48
SINCLAIRE AWARD WINNERS / 48
CLASSIFIEDS / 49
A P R I L 2 0 0 9 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 3