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Foreign Affairs Academic Update Newsletter, Nov 2006










Foreign Affairs Academic Update
Published by the Council on Foreign Relations

Dear Educator,

I want to thank everyone who filled out our survey in the first edition of the Academic Update. I am pleased to present our second edition, including our featured Sample Syllabus, courtesy of Professor Marc Lynch of Williams College. This semester, Professor Lynch asks his students to write their own contribution to Stephen Biddle's comment made in the Foreign Affairs Roundtable on Iraq.

In this edition:

  • PREVIEW — In the New Issue
  • Sample Syllabus — Professor Marc Lynch
  • Complimentary Examination Copies of our books
  • Search Foreign Affairs by Region and Issue

I hope you enjoy our preview of the November/December issue of Foreign Affairs.

Best,
James F. Hoge, Jr.
Editor

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Immigration Nation

By Tamar Jacoby, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute.

There are 12 million illegal immigrants in the country. What can Washington do to repair the nation's broken immigration system?

How We Fight

By Colin H. Kahl, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota.

Even in Iraq, the American way of war is less hellish than people think.

Click here to see the entire contents of the November/December 2006 issue.

Foreign Affairs Books

Understanding the War on TerrorAmerica and the WorldThe Clash of CivilizationsForeign Affairs Books frame current debates over crucial issues in world politics. Our books present a wide range of perspectives created solely with professors and students in mind. Our best-selling The Clash of Civilizations? — The Debate remains a centerpiece in the international relations curriculum. Our latest book Understanding the War on Terror undertakes a comprehensive examination of the nation's critical security challenge.

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Sample Syllabus — Professor Marc Lynch

Marc LynchMarc Lynch is associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Williams College. His current research interests focus on the relationship between new media technologies and Islamist movements, public diplomacy, and Arab public opinion. In July, Professor Lynch was featured in the Foreign Affairs Iraq Roundtable web exclusive. This fall he is teaching Culture and Identity in World Politics.

Click here to view Professor Lynch's course syllabus for Culture and Identity in World Politics.

Among Nations

Among NationsTransform your classroom with Among Nations: Readings in International Relations the custom textbook program that allows you to select articles from Foreign Affairs and other sources tailored to meet your course needs. Whether classic or current, theory or real-world applications, the readings you choose will bring valuable perspectives to your classroom.

Every student copy of Among Nations includes a free six month student subscription to Foreign Affairs!

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Foreign Affairs Full Access

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Bring the world's leading authority on international affairs into your classroom this term with Full Access, a free website of the entire Foreign Affairs archives.

Contact fabooks@cfr.org to find out how your academic institution can participate.

The Top Five Most Popular Foreign Affairs Article Reprints

Rankings are based on article purchases at www.foreignaffairs.org during September 2006.

  1. How to Keep the Bomb From Iran
  2. France and Its Muslims
  3. The Real Online Terrorist Threat
  4. The Globally Integrated Enterprise
  5. After Proliferation

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