Educator - November 2007

Dear Educator,

Campaign 2008 coverage continues in the November/December issue of Foreign Affairs with contributions by Hillary Clinton and John McCain. Other essays include Richard Betts on U.S. defense spending and Victor D. Cha on the Bush Administration's Asia policy.

Also in this edition:

• Inside the November/December issue
• Faculty Spotlight — Nanette Levinson, American University

I also want to let you know about my new public lecture series at the 92nd Street Y in New York. My conversations with Madeleine Albright and Fareed Zakaria address today's top foreign policy issues. Click here for more about this series, including information on the satellite simulcast that broadcasts these events to university campuses and community centers.

Best,
James F. Hoge, Jr.
Editor

Inside the Foreign Affairs November/December Issue

Security and Opportunity for the Twenty-first Century

By Hillary Rodham Clinton, Candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination

An Enduring Peace Built on Freedom

By John McCain, Candidate for the Republican presidential nomination

Asia's Forgotten Crisis

By Michael Green and Derek Mitchell, Experts on Asia

The battle over Burma and what can be done to solve the problem.

Click here to see the entire contents of the November/December 2007 issue.

Faculty Spotlight — Nanette S. Levinson

Prof. Levinson teaches in the School of International Service at American University. Her fall 2007 courses include:

• Social Entrepreneurship, a senior seminar with a focus on culture, communication, and international relations
• Communication and Social and Economic Development, a graduate class that highlights the ties between technologies, state and non-state actors, and international development

In both courses, Prof. Levinson includes her own podcasts and requires students to create complementary podcasts that convey a creative and compelling message.

92nd Street Y Presents Conversations with James F. Hoge, Jr.

Join James F. Hoge, Jr. as he interviews some of the brightest minds in foreign policy at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. Guests will include Madeleine Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State, and Fareed Zakaria, editor of Newsweek International. For more information about this series, click here. If you would like to broadcast the events for your students, there is a satellite simulcast program for institutions outside the New York area. Click here for more information, or email to ask about how your university can participate.

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Foreign Affairs: Background on the News

Updates on classic Foreign Affairs articles

Blackwatergate
The private security firm Blackwater has come under intense scrutiny after a recent shootout left at least 11 Iraqi civilians dead. Read Peter W. Singer's March/April 2005 article that argues the privatization of war without oversight may be expedient but it is not good for democracy.

Among Nations

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• Click here to learn more about Among Nations
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