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August 21, 2006

Religion & U.S. Foreign Policy

On newsstands August 29.

The growing influence of evangelical Christians in the United States is making itself felt in foreign policy. Secularists and liberals may view evangelicals' increasing power as "disquieting," but Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow Walter Russell Mead argues that "measured optimism" would be a better response. Evangelicals are passionate about social justice and humanitarian causes, and support initiatives such as increasing U.S. aid to Africa and campaigning for religious freedom around the world. "Worrying that evangelical politics will help lock the United States into inflexible and extreme positions is a waste of time," Mead concludes; engagement will prove far more productive.

Also in this issue: Stanford University's Scott Sagan explains why and how Washington can keep Tehran from developing nuclear weapons. Sagan counters the arguments of proliferation fatalists, who think that Tehran will inevitably develop a nuclear weapon, and deterrence optimists, who think that the United States will be able to live with a nuclear-armed Iran.

And in "Is There Still a Terrorist Threat?" John Mueller provocatively argues that the reason why the U.S. has not suffered a major terrorist attack since 2001 is that there are no terrorists within the U.S., and few have the means or the inclination to strike from abroad.

The complete text of Mead's and Mueller's articles, all book review essays, and more are available on the Foreign Affairs Web site — look for the label "full text" in the listing below. You may still receive this issue by mail if you subscribe to Foreign Affairs by October 28, 2006^*.

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ESSAYS
	Is There Still a Terrorist Threat? John Mueller The myth of the omnipresent enemy. FULL TEXT
	After Proliferation: What to Do If More States Go Nuclear Stephen Peter Rosen How the world will be different if more states go nuclear. 500-WORD PREVIEW
	The Next Secretary-General: How to Fill a Job With No Description Brian Urquhart Character, not experience, is the key to success. 500-WORD PREVIEW
	God's Country? Walter Russell Mead The evangelical boom is remaking America's politics at home and abroad. FULL TEXT
	Advertisement LITERATURE FROM THE "AXIS OF EVIL" Edited by Words Without Borders Short stories and fiction excerpts from Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Syria, Cuba, Sudan, and other countries from whom the government would rather we didn't hear. www.wordswithoutborders.org www.thenewpress.com
	How to Keep the Bomb From Iran Scott D. Sagan The price for stopping proliferation will be abandoning regime change. 500-WORD PREVIEW
	The Next War of the World Niall Ferguson The Middle East could spark another global conflagration. 500-WORD PREVIEW
	Mexico's Disputed Election Luis Rubio and Jeffrey Davidow The next president must not only deepen reforms but also extend their benefits to the many Mexicans who have been left out of the process. 500-WORD PREVIEW
	France and Its Muslims Stéphanie Giry Most European Muslims are trying hard to fit in, not opt out. 500-WORD PREVIEW
	Global NATO Ivo Daalder and James Goldgeier NATO must extend its membership to any democratic state that can help it fulfill its new responsibilities. 500-WORD PREVIEW
	The Real Online Terrorist Threat Evan F. Kohlmann The Internet offers a window onto terrorist methods, ideas, and plans. 500-WORD PREVIEW
	The Rise of Intelligence David Kahn In the war on terrorism, espionage and intelligence analysis will not be the decisive factors. 500-WORD PREVIEW
	Nuclear Exchange Peter C. W. Flory, Keith Payne, Pavel Podvig, Alexei Arbatov, Keir A. Lieber, and Daryl G. Press Could the U.S. really pull off a first strike? An exchange. FULL TEXT
BOOK REVIEWS
	Questions of Fairness Robert H. Wade Free trade, fair trade, and neoliberal dogma. FULL TEXT
	The Dream Palace of the Empire: Is Iraq a "Noble Failure"? L. Carl Brown Can the U.S. invasion of Iraq really be defended as a noble mission regardless of its cause -- or its outcome? FULL TEXT
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Foreign Affairs
Bestsellers
for August 2006

The topselling books on international affairs based on national sales at Barnes & Noble stores and barnesandnoble.com during July 2006.

The One Percent Doctrine
Ron Suskind
The World Is Flat
Thomas L. Friedman
Guests of the Ayatollah
Mark Bowden

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