Dear Educator,
With the 2008 presidential election in full swing, John McCain and Barack Obama have already outlined their foreign policy agendas in our Campaign 2008 series. But the Bush administration has its own opinions on the direction America should take next, and in the July/August issue of Foreign Affairs, Condoleezza Rice discusses them. In "Rethinking the National Interest," Rice's follow-up to an essay she wrote in 2000, she reflects on current American foreign policy and offers suggestions for the future administration. In this issue, you'll also find articles on China and the Olympics, the U.S. and Israel, and more.
Also in this edition:
- Inside the July/August 2008 issue of Foreign Affairs
- Faculty Spotlight — Amy Yuen, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Middlebury College
Be sure to check out the Rice article and others from the July/August issue in audio formats that can be downloaded free of charge. You can also hear Gideon Rose discuss highlights from the issue.
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James F. Hoge, Jr.
Editor
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Inside ForeignAffairs.org
The New American Realism
By Condoleezza Rice (Jul/Aug 2008)
"An international order that reflects our values is the best guarantee of our enduring national interest, and America continues to have a unique opportunity to shape this outcome."
China's Olympic Nightmare
By Elizabeth Economy and Adam Segal
"As the Olympic torch circled the globe with legions of protesters in tow, Beijing's Olympic dream quickly turned into a public relations nightmare."
The New Israel and the Old
By Walter Russell Mead
"Widespread gentile support for Israel is one of the most potent political forces in U.S. foreign policy."
The Future of North America
By Robert A. Pastor
"If the principal foreign policy challenge for the next administration is to restore trust in the United States, then the first step is to demonstrate to the world that it can work with and respect its neighbors."
Faculty Spotlight — Amy Yuen
Amy Yuen is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Middlebury College specializing in the politics of weapons of mass destruction, theories of war and peace, and third-party intervention. Yuen's Understanding Intervention seminar uses articles from Foreign Affairs, including "Give War a Chance" by Edward N. Luttwak (Jul/Aug 1999), which argues that war can bring peace.
Council on Foreign Relations: A Conversation with Condoleezza Rice
Watch U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reflect on the lessons of the past eight years and answer questions about the future of U.S. foreign policy at the CFR International Affairs Fellows Fortieth Anniversary Conference. Click here to see highlights from the event.
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Foreign Affairs: Background on the News
Updates on classic Foreign Affairs articles
Burmese Daze
More than one month after a devastating cyclone struck Burma on May 2, foreign governments and international aid organizations are still struggling to provide desperately needed assistance to millions of homeless survivors. The Orwellian military regime has granted only limited access to humanitarian workers. Meanwhile, monks have taken it upon themselves to provide food and shelter to displaced citizens. In the November/December 2007 issue of Foreign Affairs, Michael Green and Derek Mitchell argued that Burma was not only an antidemocratic embarrassment and humanitarian disaster, but a serious threat to its neighbors' security. In the wake of Cyclone Nargis, the question of how to deal with Burma's ruling junta has taken on even greater urgency.
Full text of original essay (November/December 2007)
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