The article outlines how a successful modern foreign policy career requires blending traditional diplomatic expertise with private sector acumen. Juster's career trajectory—from international law to high-stakes diplomacy (e.g., the Gulf War) and subsequently to the technology sector—demonstrates this synthesis. Key evidence includes his work managing complex negotiations under duress and his involvement in co-founding the U.S.-India High Technology Group. The implication for policy is that effective geopolitical strategy must actively integrate private sector knowledge and technological considerations to manage modern economic and security challenges.
Haiti: Pathways to sustainable security in a fragmenting global order.
English Summary
Chatham House argues that Haiti is entering a decisive security and governance transition, and that restoring order now requires a credible, integrated strategy rather than another narrow short-term intervention. The event framing points to entrenched gang violence, political uncertainty around the Transitional Presidential Council’s post-7 February transition, and worsening economic distress as mutually reinforcing drivers of instability. Its reasoning emphasizes lessons from past multilateral missions and the need to align Haitian institutions, regional actors, and international partners around a practical roadmap that links security operations with economic recovery and job creation. Strategically, the implication is that external support should shift toward sustained, Haitian-led institution building with clearer coordination, accountability, and economic stabilization goals if durable security is to be achieved.
中文摘要
英國皇家國際事務研究所（Chatham House）指出，海地正進入安全與治理轉型的關鍵階段；當前要恢復秩序，需要的是具公信力且整合性的策略，而非再一次狹隘、短期的介入。該活動的框架認為，根深蒂固的幫派暴力、圍繞過渡總統委員會在2月7日之後政權過渡的不確定性，以及持續惡化的經濟困境，彼此強化並共同驅動不穩定。其論證重點在於汲取過去多邊任務的經驗教訓，並使海地國內機構、區域行為者與國際夥伴圍繞一套可行路線圖達成一致，將安全行動與經濟復甦及就業創造連結。從戰略層面看，若要實現可持續的安全，外部支持應轉向長期、由海地主導的制度建設，並設定更清晰的協調、問責與經濟穩定化目標。
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