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September 5, 2007
WEB EXCLUSIVE
Can the Surge Succeed?
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The debate on Iraq is reaching a crucial juncture as the nation prepares
for next week's congressional testimony by General David Petraeus and
Ambassador Ryan Crocker and the possibility of troop reductions looms on
the horizon. Over the past three years, Foreign Affairs has convened two
roundtables featuring expert discussion of what should be done in Iraq. In
addition, several Foreign Affairs articles have had a profound influence on
this debate. In 2005, Andrew Krepinevich's "How to Win in Iraq" proposed a
radically different approach to counterinsurgency and warned that success
would require a decade-long commitment. In 2006, Stephen Biddle's "Seeing
Baghdad, Thinking Saigon" urged policymakers to abandon the Vietnam analogy
and recognize the war in Iraq for the communal civil war that it is. And
most recently, James Fearon's March/April 2007 article, "Iraq's Civil War,"
warned that Washington's efforts to stop this civil war were futile.
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ASEAN at 40: Mid-Life Rejuvenation?
August 15, 2007
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? . . . Read more
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What Next for Japan?
August 1, 2007
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? . . . Read more
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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. . . .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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