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In the September/October 2003 Issue

Taking Arabs Seriously
The Bush administration's tone-deaf approach to the Middle East reflects a dangerous misreading of Arab public opinion. Independent, transnational media outlets have transformed the region, and the administration needs to engage the new Arab public sphere that has emerged. By Marc Lynch.

Stumbling Into War
Why did most of the world abandon Washington when it went after Saddam Hussein? The war in Iraq could never have been an easy sell, but nor should it have been such a difficult one. The Bush administration badly botched the prewar maneuvering, presenting a textbook study in how not to wage a diplomatic campaign. By James P. Rubin.

The Lingering Legacy of Tiananmen
A new book sees the troubled U.S.-China relationship of the 1990s growing as much out of domestic politics on both sides as out of overarching strategic considerations. Reviewed by Robert M. Hathaway.

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Breaking the Bonds
Posted October 1, 2003
Spurred by Argentina's recent success in renegotiating its staggering foreign debt, Brazil and other Latin American countries saddled with loans are pressuring the IMF to rethink its repayment policies, reviving doubts about the soundness of the global financial order. In an article for Foreign Affairs in 1999, Alan S. Blinder analyzed the flaws of the Bretton Woods system and offered an eight-point plan to reform it.
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Tequila Sunset
Posted September 16, 2003
September's WTO trade talks in Cancun collapsed in acrimony after a new coalition of developing nations denounced rich countries for not lifting protectionist farm subsidies. Two years ago, in a Foreign Affairs article analyzing the breakdown of the 1999 Seattle trade talks, The New York Times' David Sanger argued that the best way to get negotiations going again was for rich and poor nations to strike a grand bargain, giving each side what they wanted most: The United States would lift its barriers on textiles and agriculture, and developing countries would start enforcing intellectual property laws and raise minimum labor and environmental standards.
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More of Background on the News
Essay-length book reviews in the September/October 2003 issue of Foreign Affairs:

Hegemony or Empire?
Niall Ferguson

The Lingering Legacy of Tiananmen
Robert M. Hathaway

Also see the best book picks for August 2003 as selected by Harvard University historian Stanley Hoffmann.


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• NATO: Ronald D. Asmus, a leading expert on the NATO alliance, says that the United States and its European allies have taken a "first step" toward cooperation in Iraq.
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• NATION-BUILDING: What’s the U.N. record on nation-building?
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• NATIONAL SECURITY: Former House Speaker Next Gingrich and Harvard's Kennedy School Dean Joseph Nye debate the Bush administration's national security strategy.
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