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April 18, 2006
Latin America's Turn to the Left
On newsstands April 25.
In the May/June issue of Foreign Affairs, former Mexican foreign minister Jorge G. Castañeda contends that only Latin America's ex-communist left can stop the region's populists. Rather than fretting over the left's rise in general, the rest of the world should focus on fostering the leftist leaders who may have radical roots but have modernized their approach.
Haaretz columnist Tom Segev reviews the newly released The Accidental Empire: Israel and the Birth of the Settlements, 1967-1977. Israel occupied and settled the West Bank, Gaza, and Golan Heights because of a combination of nationalism and religious agitation. Segev argues that Ariel Sharon's dismantling of the Gaza settlements last year broke a poitical taboo, and could herald a return to "Zionist realism."
The complete text of Castañeda's article and Segev's review are joined by a special adaptation of the Pentagon's secret study of the Saddam Hussein regime, based on analysis of captured documents and prisoner interviews. Visit the Foreign Affairs Web site and look for the label "full text." You may still receive this issue by mail if you subscribe to Foreign Affairs by June 19, 2006.*
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Saddam's Delusions: The View From the Inside
Kevin Woods, James Lacey, and Williamson Murray
After Baghdad fell, the U.S. Joint Forces Command commissioned a secret study of the inner workings and behavior of Saddam Hussein's regime. Drawing on thousands of captured documents and interviews with dozens of senior Iraqi officials, the report shows that Saddam thought the United States would never invade — and that even if it did, he and his regime would survive. Fed a stream of lies by his terrified underlings, Saddam focused mainly on internal, rather than external, security, making the war's outcome a foregone conclusion. FULL TEXT
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Latin America's Left Turn
Jorge G. Castañeda
With all the talk of Latin America's turn to the left, few have noticed that there are really two lefts in the region. One has radical roots but is now open-minded and modern; the other is close-minded and stridently populist. Rather than fretting over the left's rise in general, the rest of the world should focus on fostering the former rather than the latter — because it is exactly what Latin America needs. FULL TEXT
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In Search of Hugo Chávez
Michael Shifter
The debate over Hugo Chávez has been dominated by opposing caricatures — a polarization that has thwarted a sound policy response. The Venezuelan president has an autocratic streak, no viable development model, and unsettling oil-funded aspirations to hemispheric leadership. But Washington and its allies should "confront" him indirectly: by proving they have better ideas. 500-WORD PREVIEW
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The Special Relationship, Then and Now
Lawrence D. Freedman
As Tony Blair gets lambasted for backing the Iraq war, it is worth noting that the current strain in U.S.-British relations is hardly the first induced by war. Twenty-four years ago, London was dismayed by Washington's lack of support during the Falklands War — an episode that shows both how complex the allies' relationship has been during times of crisis and how resilient it can be afterward. 500-WORD PREVIEW
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Corruption is widely acknowledged to distort markets, undermine the rule of law, damage government legitimacy, and hurt economic development. The global anticorruption movement has gained ground since the mid-1990s, but its key agents — developed and developing countries, international organizations, and MNCs — must do more to prevent and punish misbehavior systematically. 500-WORD PREVIEW
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The Return of Saving
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Despite mounting evidence of the seriousness of climate change, the problem remains a low policy priority for most countries. Yet action is urgently needed. Emissions-trading regimes, which do too little to cap pollution, must be revised. And any new strategies must be customized to the particular needs and means of those states, developed and developing alike, that will have to implement them. 500-WORD PREVIEW
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The Tipping Points
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A new survey of U.S. public opinion on foreign policy shows that the war in Iraq and terrorism are not the only problems on Americans' minds. Public concern over the United States' dependence on foreign oil may soon force policymakers to change course. And religious Americans are rethinking their support for many of Bush's policies, which has brought them closer in line with the rest of the public. FULL TEXT
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The Globally Integrated Enterprise
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Through Our Friends' Eyes
Walter Russell Mead
In American Vertigo, Bernard-Henri Lévy updates Tocqueville and defends the United States against anti-Americanism, while in Überpower, Josef Joffe counsels Washington on how to maintain its primacy. FULL TEXT
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A Bitter Prize
Tom Segev
Gershom Gorenberg, in The Accidental Empire, recasts Israel's occupation of the West Bank, Gaza, and the Golan as the bitter story of generational conflict and government acquiescence in the face of fanatical religious nationalists. FULL TEXT
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