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April 25, 2007

Al Qaeda Strikes Back

On newsstands April 25.

Al Qaeda is trying to lure the United States into a war with its other mortal enemy, Iran, writes Bruce Riedel, a recently retired veteran of a 29-year career in the highest echelons of the U.S. intelligence and national security establishment. Riedel argues that the group has established bases in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region and Iraq and a support base in Europe and is now poised to expand its reach across the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia. Al Qaeda has more bases, more partners, and more followers today than it did on the eve of 9/11. Riedel urges Washington to target the al Qaeda leadership — and gird itself for a long twilight struggle.

The struggle for energy independence will also not be an easy one. Using corn-based ethanol as a fuel source may be good for the cause of energy independence, but it could starve the world's poor. This is the warning University of Minnesota economists C. Ford Runge and Benjamin Senauer offer to ethanol's proponents — chief among them the White House. Runge and Senauer argue that large-scale corn-based ethanol production increases the price of corn and other food staples. Until biofuels can be economically produced from other sources (such as woodchips and grasses), Runge and Senauer say, Washington should temper its fixation on ethanol with a broader strategy centered on improving energy efficiency and developing other renewable energy sources.

Also in this issue: Nicholas Eberstadt and Hans Groth explain why an aging population may be an asset for Europe; Ukrainian opposition leader Yuliya Tymoshenko makes the case for containing a resurgent Russia — and how to do it without triggering a new Cold War; Benn Steil argues that the world only needs three currencies and should rid itself of the rest; and Michael Desch weighs in on the debate on civil-military relations.

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ESSAYS
	China's Space Odyssey Bates Gill and Martin Kleiber Which is scarier: That China's leaders knew about the country's antisatellite missile test in advance or that they didn't? 500-WORD PREVIEW
	Smooth Sailing Dennis Blair and Kenneth Lieberthal The world's shipping lanes are safer than the scaremongers say. 500-WORD PREVIEW
	Ending the Trade War in Washington Stuart E. Eizenstat and Marney L. Cheek The key to saving the trade agenda lies in protecting workers. 500-WORD PREVIEW
	Al Qaeda Strikes Back Bruce Riedel Five years after 9/11, the United States' deadliest adversary is stronger than ever — and may even be trying to lure Washington into a war with Iran. FULL TEXT
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	How Biofuels Could Starve the Poor C. Ford Runge and Benjamin Senauer Filling up American cars with ethanol means higher food prices for the world. FULL TEXT
	Healthy Old Europe Nicholas Eberstadt and Hans Groth Europe's aging population is remarkably healthy — which could make it an asset rather than a liability. 500-WORD PREVIEW
	Containing Russia Yuliya Tymoshenko How to keep Russia in check without sparking a new Cold War. 500-WORD PREVIEW
	The End of National Currency Benn Steil Only a few monies make the world go around — the other national currencies aren't worth their risks. FULL TEXT
	Bush and the Generals Michael C. Desch Next time, listen to the professionals. FULL TEXT
	Let Women Rule Swanee Hunt Why there aren't enough female leaders — and what to do about it. 500-WORD PREVIEW
BOOK REVIEWS
	Atypically French Sophie Pedder Presidential hopeful Nicolas Sarkozy would be a new kind of French leader — not least because he is pro-American. FULL TEXT
	The Prophet of Moderation Jonathan Laurence Tariq Ramadan rethinks the Prophet Muhammad's life for the modern world. FULL TEXT
	Defying Orders, Saving Lives Richard Holbrooke Heroic diplomats saved Jews during the Holocaust. Iraqis could use similar heroes today. FULL TEXT
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Foreign Affairs
Bestsellers
for April 2007

The topselling books on international affairs based on national sales at Barnes & Noble stores and barnesandnoble.com during March 2007.

Palestine
Jimmy Carter
The World Is Flat
Thomas L. Friedman
Second Chance
Zbigniew Brzezinski

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