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May 16, 2007
St. Nick?
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French president-elect Nicolas Sarkozy brings the promise of reform and renewal to a country often described as the new sick man of Europe. But he faces a profound challenge in reconciling France's strong tradition of Gaullist independence with the imperatives of globalization. In the July/August 2000 issue of Foreign Affairs, Sophie Meunier explored the complex mix of cultural, economic, and political reasons for France's resistance to "Anglo-Saxon global capitalism." Will Sarkozy be forced to drink new bottles of old wine?
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Goodbye, Yeltsin
May 2, 2007
The passing of Boris Yeltsin last week renewed debates about his tenure as Russia's first post-Soviet leader and the impact that his presidency — for better or worse — continues to have on Russia today. . . . Read more
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World Bank Woes
April 18, 2007
Paul Wolfowitz's current travails are hardly the only difficulties he has had to face since becoming president of the World Bank in March 2005. . . . Read more
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Public to Bush: Enough Already
April 4, 2007
Public anguish over Iraq is spilling into other areas of U.S. foreign policy, according to the latest results from the Confidence in U.S. Foreign Policy Index. . . . Read more
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Bestsellers
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The topselling books on international affairs based on national sales at Barnes & Noble stores and barnesandnoble.com during April 2007.
- The World Is Flat
Thomas L. Friedman
- Second Chance
Zbigniew Brzezinski
- Power, Faith, and Fantasy
Michael B. Oren
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4. How the Street Gangs Took Central America by Ana Arana (May/June 2005)
5. The Future of Lebanon by Paul Salem (November/December 2006)
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