Background on the News - 2003-07-08







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July 8, 2003


A Long War

The Background on the News feature of www.foreignaffairs.org makes available the full text of past essays that are newly relevant today, plus fresh postscripts by the authors.








Illusions of the War on Terrorism

July 8, 2003

The recent seizures in Thailand and Georgia of radioactive material apparently intended for sale to terrorists, along with earlier attacks in Saudi Arabia and Morocco, remind us all of the grave and continuing danger of terrorism. More than a year ago in Foreign Affairs, Peter Bergen described the lessons of September 11 for national security.

Intelligence Test

June 17, 2003

The continuing failure to locate weapons of mass destruction in Iraq raises serious questions about the inaccuracy or manipulation of U.S. intelligence. A year and a half ago in Foreign Affairs, Richard Betts outlined the challenges faced by U.S. intelligence agencies in the aftermath of September 11.

Road to Peace?

May 28, 2003

With the end of the conflict in Iraq, the Bush administration has unveiled a roadmap for peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Six months ago in Foreign Affairs, Michael Scott Doran argued that war in Iraq was a requirement for peace in Palestine.



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Award-winning author and defense analyst Norman Friedman presents the first in-depth analysis of the radically new tactics and strategy used by the United States in Afghanistan and sets the war in the wider context of the war on terrorism. His book, according to Dr. Thomas Hone of the National Defense University, "sorts out all the political, social, and military factors that have influenced — and are still influencing — the shape of the campaign." Other new titles from the Naval Institute Press include Stray Voltage and The CIA's Russians.

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Book Reviews

July 1, 2003
Each month a member of our panel of book reviewers recommends the best books discussed in Foreign Affairs in the past year. This month, American University (Cairo) political scientist Gail M. Gerhart gives her picks for the best books on Africa. Read

Most Popular Essays from the Archives (as of May 2003)

1. The Clash of Civilizations? by Samuel P. Huntington (Summer 1993)

2. The Rise of Illiberal Democracy by Fareed Zakaria (Nov/Dec 1997)

3. The Real Roots of Arab Anti-Americanism by Barry Rubin (Nov/Dec 2002)

4. America's Imperial Ambition by G. John Ikenberry (Sep/Oct 2002)

5. The Future of AIDS by Nicholas Eberstadt (Nov/Dec 2002)

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