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Experts warn U.S. cuts to diplomacy and assistance undermine ability to consolidate Middle East gains
Summary
Witnesses from RAND and former officials said reductions in State Department personnel, USAID and international broadcasting weaken U.S. ability to translate military gains into durable political outcomes; they urged restoring funding and specialized staff.
Witnesses told the Senate subcommittee that military successes must be consolidated with diplomacy, reconstruction and civilian tools — and warned that recent cuts to U.S. diplomatic and assistance capacity threaten that effort.
Dan Shapiro said the State Department had made “drastic cuts to personnel, including experts in nuclear diplomacy, sanctions enforcement, counterterrorism, post conflict transitions, and Israeli Palestinian…
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