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September 11, 2006

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Previously in Background on the News


 

After Castro
August 9, 2006
With Fidel Castro ill and the reins of power in Havana passed, at least temporarily, to his brother Raul, attention has turned to what a post-Castro Cuba will look like. . . . Read more

 

Into the Briar Patch
July 26, 2006
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. . . . Read more

 

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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Foreign Affairs
Bestsellers
for September 2006

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

  1. The World Is Flat
    Thomas L. Friedman
  2. Fiasco
    Thomas E. Ricks
  3. The Looming Tower
    Lawrence Wright

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4. The Real Online Terrorist Threat by Evan F. Kohlmann (September/October 2006)

5. The Globally Integrated Enterprise by Samuel J. Palmisano (May/June 2006)

 

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