Foreign Affairs

• China's Olympic Nightmare

by Economy & Segal

Failure to plan for predictable problems has turned China's coming-out party into an embarrassment.

• The New Israel and The Old

by Walter Russell Mead

The real key to Washington's pro-Israel policy is long-lasting and broad-based support for the Jewish state among the American public at large.

• In The Tank

by Victor & Eskreis-Winkler

Oil stocks can help buffer economic shocks, but only if Washington radically reforms its handling of them.

• A Partnership of Equals

by C. Fred Bergsten

Beijing is shirking its responsibilities to the global economy. To encourage better behavior, Washington should offer to share global economic leadership.

• The Future of North America

by Robert A. Pastor

It's time to integrate further with Canada and Mexico, not separate from them.

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Background on the News

To Drill or Not to Drill

Posted July 2, 2008

Rapidly rising oil prices have revived the debate over domestic oil production, including the controversial issue of drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). . . .
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Burmese Daze

Posted June 4, 2008

More than one month after a devastating cyclone struck Burma on May 2, foreign governments and international aid organizations are still struggling to provide desperately needed assistance to millions of homeless survivors. . . .
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How Ethanol Fuels the Food Crisis

Posted May 28, 2008

Food prices are rising rapidly across the globe, threatening many of the world's poor with starvation. . . .
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More of Background on the News

Current Bestsellers

Posted April 23, 2008

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

The Commission
Philip Shenon
Marching Toward Hell
Michael Scheuer
Memo to the President Elect
Madeleine Albright

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Books

Book Review Essays

July/August 2008

The Myth of Grass-Roots Terrorism

Shortsighted Statecraft
by Daniel C. Kurtzer

The Year in Books

June 2008

Each month a different member of our distinguished panel of book reviewers recommends the best books discussed in Foreign Affairs in the past year. This month, Richard N. Cooper gives his picks for the best books about economic, social, and environmental issues.
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Rethinking the National Interest by Condoleezza Rice