Pentagon Crowds out State on Diplomacy, Eroding Oversight, Report Says
Source: Washington Office on Latin America

In a little-noticed but disturbing transformation, U.S. foreign policy decision-making is moving from the Department of State to the Department of Defense. A report released today shows that this shift of authority is on the verge of becoming permanent even as the Department of State and Congress sit passively on the sidelines.

The report, entitled “Ready, Aim, Foreign Policy ”, is a publication of the Just the Facts Project, a ten-year collaboration on security issues between the Washington Office on Latin America, the Center for International Policy, and the Latin America Working Group Education Fund. The report was released as the Senate held hearings on the Southern Command’s annual report to Congress on Thursday, March 6.

+ Full Report (PDF; 365 KB)

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