Articles, Interviews, Speeches
The opinions expressed here do not necessarily represent the views of the Ben Franklin Fellowship.
Articles
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Half of 2016 Student Visa Holders Still in U.S.
A Veteran Visa Adjudicator
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Advancing Meritocracy in the Era of DEIA
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The American Human Rights Tradition
The BFF Working Group on Human Rights
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The Heartbeat Returns: Trump’s Bold Rescue of the Capital – Thank You
Luana Saghieh, D.C. resident
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Mission First Means Management First
By: A Son of the Commonwealth (and a veteran Foreign Service Officer)
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The H-1B Invasion: Why the U.S. Must Act to Protect American Jobs, Security, and Prosperity
Mahvash Siddiqui
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America First Cyber Foreign Policy
The BFF Working Group on Cybersecurity Reports: By Richard Saunders and Alexander Rodriguez
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The Overlooked Global Stakes of President Trump’s Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Deal
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France is no U.S. partner in the Middle East
Russell A. Berman and Kiron K. Skinner
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A Welcome Step Forward: The Department of Labor’s Office of Immigration Policy and the Promise of Coordinated Reform
By Epictetus, A Veteran Consular Officer
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The DEI Diplomat Super-Heroes No One Asked For
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Marco Rubio's Quest To Make the State Department Great Again
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My wife lost her job in the Doge cuts. I still think they were justified.
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The Carnegie Endowment for the Permanent State
James Carden
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America Must Secure Its Influence in the Western Hemisphere
Scott Winton
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Why We Fight: Why the Border Matters
Brendan Heavey
JUNTO Project Event:
AI, Statecraft & the Future of Diplomacy
The Ben Franklin Fellowship (BFF) proudly launched its JUNTO AI, Statecraft & the Future of Diplomacy Speaker Series on July 23 with a high-level panel on one of the most urgent issues facing American diplomacy today: artificial intelligence and the escalating U.S.–China tech rivalry.
Videos
Former Diplomat Responds to Another Anti-Trump Letter from Colleagues
Restoring Integrity And Security To The Visa Process
Simon Hankinson and Jessica Vaughan
What’s Next for Poland? A Deep Dive with Leading Experts
Patrick Slowinski, Matt Boyse, and John Grondelski
Vice President Vance Speaks at Munich Leaders Conference
Flashback: 2020 Interview with Simon Hankinson, U.S. Consul General in Marseille
Vice President Vance Speaks at Munich Security Conference
Explaining the Demise of USAID
Tammy Bruce
Trump Administration Engages Hamas
Democracy in Poland
Former USAID Official Speaks Out Against Decades-Long Agency Corruption
Anti-Semitism Over the Years
Trump Border and Deportation Policies
Sanctuary City Laws & Immigrations Policies in Washington State
Re-Engaging Russia: When War Ends, Is There a Future for US-Russia Relations?
Marco Rubio Asked Point Blank: 'Do You Trust Putin?
Secretary Marco Rubio