James F. Hoge, Jr.

A discussion with Zbigniew Brzezinski on the future of NATO and other foreign policy challenges facing the Obama administration.

Global power shifts happen rarely and are even less often peaceful. Washington must take heed: Asia is rising fast, with its growing economic power translating into political and military strength. The West must adapt -- or be left behind.

Brazil's immense natural wealth and potential have been squandered amid perpetual cycles of reform and authoritarian relapse. This sad fact has prompted the wry observation that Brazil "is the country of tomorrow--and always will be." In an interview with Foreign Affairs, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, the new president, makes the case for his ambitious plan to stimulate the private sector, privatize and trim much of the federal government, and attack the deep economic inequalities and social ills that hold his country back. Cardoso discusses the ways he has tried to navigate Brazil's political shoals--a socialist left, a rightist military, the destabilized financial markets of Latin America--while raising the profile and increasing the role of Brazil internationally.