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August 01, 2007
WEB EXCLUSIVE
What Next for Japan?
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This past weekend Japan's Liberal Democratic Party suffered a crushing defeat in elections for the upper house of Japan's Diet. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has resisted calls for his resignation, but it seems only a matter of time before he is forced out regardless. How did he fall so far so fast, and what lies ahead for Japanese domestic politics and foreign policy? Richard Katz and Peter Ennis reported on Abe's situation in the March/April issue of Foreign Affairs; in this exclusive online postscript they update the story and analyze the consequences of his changing political fortunes.
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What Can Gordon Brown Do for U.S.?
July 18, 2007
Gordon Brown's arrival at 10 Downing Street has led to speculation that the very special relationship between George W. Bush's United States and Tony Blair's United Kingdom may be coming to an end. But as Lawrence D. Freedman argued in the May/June 2006 issue of Foreign Affairs, the special relationship between London and Washington has always been remarkably resilient and it has endured disagreements about war before. Even if Prime Minister Brown and his Foreign Secretary David Miliband differ with Bush on issues such as the war in Iraq and use of the term "war on terror," Anglo-American relations are not likely to suffer as a result. . . .Read more
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What Next For Palestine?
June 27, 2007
The advent of a two-headed Palestinian authority — with Hamas firmly in power in the Gaza Strip and Fatah in control of the West Bank — threatens to complicate efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict . . .Read more
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Immigration Wait
June 13, 2007
Despite wide bipartisan support, comprehensive immigration reform has just been derailed in the Senate. In the November/December 2006 issue of Foreign Affairs, Tamar Jacoby of the Manhattan Institute argued that an overwhelming majority of Americans believe immigration is good for the U.S. economy . . . Read more
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