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The battle between Israel and Hezbollah continues to escalate, as Israel seeks to eliminate the terrorist organization. Despite Israel's military strength, the asymmetric nature of the conflict in some respects favors Hezbollah. In 2003 and again in 2005, Daniel Byman examined the options facing the United States as it considered what to do about the group and concluded that the only way to defeat Hezbollah was to move indirectly — by taking action against Syria and Iran, Hezbollah's backers.
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In the Current Issue of Foreign Affairs
Once proudly socialist and nonaligned, India is being remade as a roaring capitalist success story and emerging strategic partner of the United States. Economic reforms have raised per capita GDP and lowered poverty rates, while New Delhi's growing self-confidence may help it become the swing state in the global balance of power. In the July/August issue of Foreign Affairs, a special lead package has brought together four top experts to analyze the sources and implications of India's rise — and the policies necessary for it to continue.
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The India Model
Gurcharan Das
After being shackled by the government for decades, India's economy has become one of the world's strongest. The country's unique development model — relying on domestic consumption and high-tech services — has brought a quarter century of record growth despite an incompetent and heavy-handed state.FULL TEXT
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India and the Balance of Power
C. Raja Mohan
Washington has recognized the potential of a U.S.-Indian alliance, but translating that potential into reality will require engaging India on its own terms. 500-WORD PREVIEW
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America's New Strategic Partner?
Ashton B. Carter
Over the last year, the U.S. and Indian governments struck a deal that recognizes India as a nuclear weapons power. Critics say Washington gave up too much too soon and at a great cost to nonproliferation efforts. FULL TEXT
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Will Kashmir Stop India's Rise?
Sumit Ganguly
India's growing economic and diplomatic prominence is unlikely to be derailed by its territorial dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir. But given the risk that the Kashmir issue could spark a nuclear war, it is in India's best interest that it be resolved. 500-WORD PREVIEW
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When the Shiites Rise
by Vali Nasr
By toppling Saddam Hussein, the Bush administration has liberated and empowered Iraq's Shiite majority and has helped launch a broad Shiite revival that will upset the sectarian balance in Iraq and the Middle East for years to come. FULL TEXT
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Present at the Stagnation
by Andrew J. Nathan
In China's Trapped Transition, Minxin Pei attempts to solve the puzzle of China's present — and figure out its future. FULL TEXT
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Previously in Background on the News
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What to Do in Iraq: Responses, Round Two
July 17, 2006
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 and concluding round of responses, the participants respond directly to each other. Also in Round 2, original roundtable authors Stephen Biddle and Larry Diamond rejoin the discussion. . . . Read more
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What to Do in Iraq: Roundtable & Responses
July 12, 2006
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. . . . Read more
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Back to the Future
June 28, 2006
Whomever Mexicans vote for in Sunday's presidential election, the man they choose could become either a statesman who consolidates the country's democracy or a demagogue who returns the country to an era of crises. . . . Read more
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