March 2008
 In Memoriam: William G. Hyland
Jan. 18, 1929 — Mar. 25, 2008
Editor, Foreign Affairs, 1984-1992
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October 2007
 Confidence in U.S. Foreign Policy Index
The latest results from the Confidence in U.S. Foreign Policy Index reveal that the American public increasingly doubts the effectiveness of U.S. foreign policy. Despite congressional testimony from General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, public opinion has barely changed regarding the war in Iraq. Approximately two-thirds of respondents favor withdrawal, 48 percent of them within the next year. The study also reveals a slight increase in hawkishness toward Iran and widespread public frustration with Washington's approach to illegal immigration.
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January 2007
 How to Promote Global Health: A Roundtable
Does aid for AIDS improve public health in poor countries or undermine it?
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December 2006
 What Now?: A Roundtable on the Iraq Study Group Report
Can the Baker-Hamilton commission save Iraq from a full-fledged civil war, and the Bush administration from a foreign policy fiasco?
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September 2006
 9/11: Roundtable & Responses
In this special web-only feature, James Fallows, Fawaz Gerges, Paul Pillar, and Jessica Stern respond to John Mueller's article "Is There Still a Terrorist Threat?" from the September/October issue of Foreign Affairs and assess the state of the "war on terror" five years after 9/11.
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July 2006
 What to Do in Iraq: Roundtable & Responses
In this special web-only feature, Christopher Hitchens, Fred Kaplan, Kevin Drum, and Marc Lynch respond to "What to Do in Iraq: A Roundtable", from the July/August issue of Foreign Affairs. For the second round of responses, the participants respond directly to each other, and original roundtable authors Stephen Biddle and Larry Diamond rejoin the discussion.
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March 2006
Confidence in U.S. Foreign Policy Index
Overall confidence in U.S. foreign policy has declined, with casualties in Iraq remaining the public's top concern. But the consequences of U.S. energy dependency is now a close second. Released jointly by Public Agenda and Foreign Affairs, these findings are highlights of the most recent Public Agenda Confidence in U.S. Foreign Policy Index.
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March 2006
 The Iraq Timeline
Over the past three years, Foreign Affairs has been a leading forum for the freshest thinking on the war in Iraq. These recent essays have been cited widely by both supporters and critics of current U.S. policy.
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December, 2005
 WTO - Special Edition, December 2005
Sixty years of multilateral trade negotiations have resulted in ever-lower barriers and ever-higher economic growth worldwide. There is still a chance that the Doha Round — the current series of trade talks — could continue this pattern, but with the WTO's Hong Kong ministerial meeting in December ending in deadlock, the prospects do not look good
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December 1, 2005
 World AIDS Day 2005
On December 1, World AIDS Day is commemorated around the globe. This is a time to reflect on progress made in the battle against the AIDS pandemic and focus on the challenges ahead.
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November/December 2005
 Iraq and Vietnam: Back to the Future?
As the United States ponders whether and how to extricate itself from the conflict in Iraq, analogies to Vietnam have proliferated.
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September/October 2005
 The Rise of China
Writers from the mainland, Hong Kong and Singapore on the rapid growth of China and how it affects U.S. foreign policy.
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July/August 2005
 The Next Pandemic?
International health officials are warning that a deadly avian influenza virus may soon spread rapidly, overwhelming unprepared health systems in rich and poor countries alike. If the virus mutates to become easily transmittable among humans, the death toll of the resulting global pandemic could number in the millions.
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August 3, 2005
U.S. Foreign Policy Survey
When Americans were asked to name the most important global problems facing the United States, Iraq and terrorism were the two top concerns. Foreign nations' negative image of this country ranked number three. These and other findings, released jointly by Public Agenda and Foreign Affairs magazine, are part of the new Public Agenda Confidence in U.S. Foreign Policy Index.
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March 18, 2005
 In Memoriam: George Frost Kennan
To commemorate the passing of George Kennan, one of the most important foreign-policy thinkers of the twentieth century, Foreign Affairs has made available a comprehensive selection of his writings from this magazine. Covering a span of 50 years, the selections begin with the seminal "X" article of 1947, "The Sources of Soviet Conduct."
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November 11, 2004
 The End of an Era
Yasir Arafat's long career as a crucial player in the modern history of the Middle East has finally come to a close. For decades Arafat has been synonymous with the Palestinian struggle, leading his community in war, peace, and the nebulous realm in between. For perspective on how much has changed over the years — and how much has not — Foreign Affairs offers this selection of pieces on Arafat and the Palestinians from its archives.
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November/December 2003
 What Harry Truman Can Teach George Bush
George Bush has called the reconstruction of Iraq "the greatest financial commitment of its kind since the Marshall Plan." Find out what the Truman administration actually did, and what lessons can be drawn from it, with this special package of highlights from the Foreign Affairs archives.
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