Background on the News - 2006-08-09

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August 9, 2006

After Castro








With Fidel Castro ill and the reins of power in Havana passed, at least temporarily, to his brother Raul, attention has turned to what a post-Castro Cuba will look like. Theresa Bond's 2003 article "The Crackdown in Cuba," an account of the Cuban government's repression, portrays some of the island's little-known dissenters and suggests what might happen if the current opposition were given the opportunity to rule.
 

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Into the Briar Patch
July 26, 2006
The battle between Israel and Hezbollah continues to escalate, as Israel seeks to eliminate the terrorist organization. Despite Israel's military strength, the asymmetric nature of the conflict in some respects favors Hezbollah. . . . Read more
 

What to Do in Iraq: Responses, Round Two
July 17, 2006
In this special web-only feature, Christopher Hitchens, Fred Kaplan, Kevin Drum, and Marc Lynch respond to "What to Do in Iraq: A Roundtable," from the July/August issue of Foreign Affairs. For the second and concluding round of responses, the participants respond directly to each other. Also in Round 2, original roundtable authors Stephen Biddle and Larry Diamond rejoin the discussion. . . . Read more
 

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July 12, 2006
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