September 10, 2008
A New Cold War?
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The Russian invasion of Georgia on August 8 has raised questions about the future of Washington's relations with Moscow, the strategic ambitions of the Medvedev-Putin regime, and the future of NATO enlargement in the Black Sea region. For the past five years, Foreign Affairs authors have discussed and debated these issues: Charles King wrote on the future of Georgia in 2004, Dmitri Trenin warned that Moscow had already left the West in 2006, and Dimitri Simes blamed arrogant U.S. policies after the Cold War and Vladimir Putin's defiance for the deteriorating bilateral relationship in late 2007. Earlier this year, Ronald Asmus argued that NATO should enlarge further in the face of a defiant Russia and Michael McFaul and Kathryn Stoner-Weiss insisted that Putin's market authoritarianism was not responsible for Russia's economic growth. These five articles provide an overview of the political, strategic, and economic issues behind the current U.S.-Russian impasse.
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China and the Collapse of Doha
August 27, 2008
In the past, China played a secondary role in international trade negotiations. Now, it is actively challenging the fundamental rules of the global trading system. . . . Read more
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Taxing the Poor
July 30, 2008
Forget bashing trade and clinging to God and guns as responses to economic woes. Bitter working-class Americans should be complaining about tariffs instead, argues Edward Gresser of the Progressive Policy Institute. . . . Read more
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The Forgotten War
July 16, 2008
On July 13, the Taliban attacked a U.S. military base in eastern Afghanistan, killing nine Americans — the deadliest attack in three years. As violence escalates, both the Secretary of Defense and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama have discussed the need for more U.S. troops in Afghanistan. . . . Read more
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