New Issue Announcement - 2008-04-23

April 23, 2008

Is America in Decline?

On newsstands April 29.

The era of U.S. hegemony is coming to an end and other powers are rising. In this issue of Foreign Affairs, Fareed Zakaria contrasts America's dwindling power with the decline of the British Empire while CFR President Richard Haass examines the consequences of a nonpolar world. The United States can continue to lead, they argue, but only if the "rise of the rest" is managed properly.

In "The Price of the Surge," CFR Fellow and former National Security Council official Steven Simon contends that the U.S. military's recent short-term gains have come at the expense of the long-term goal of a stable, unitary Iraq. Andrew Natsios, the Bush administration's former special envoy to Sudan, warns that while the crisis in Darfur simmers, the larger problem of Sudan's survival as a state looms on the horizon. Engagement with Khartoum may be the only way to avert another civil war.

Also in this issue: Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth considers what will happen after Guantánamo is closed. Rather than hold terrorism suspects in preventive detention, he argues, the United States should turn them over to its criminal justice system; Séverine Autesserre discusses the humanitarian crisis in the Congo and how the international community should respond; Michael Ross demonstrates how oil wealth wreaks havoc on the economies and politics of many countries, helps fund insurgents, and aggravates ethnic grievances; and Bruce Hoffman reminds readers that al Qaeda's leadership is alive and well.

The complete text of these articles, all book review essays, and more is available on the Foreign Affairs Web site — look for the label FULL TEXT in the listing below. You can still receive this issue by mail if you subscribe to Foreign Affairs by June 8, 2008^*.

* Outside of the United States, you may still receive this issue by mail if you subscribe to Foreign Affairs by May 10, 2008.

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ESSAYS
	Blood Barrels Michael Ross Got oil? Get ready for trouble. 500-WORD PREVIEW
	After Guantánamo Kenneth Roth Don't detain terrorism suspects, try them. FULL TEXT
	The Future of American Power Fareed Zakaria Why the Unites States will surive the rise of the rest. FULL TEXT
	The Age of Nonpolarity Richard Haass The era of American hegemony is over — and Washington will have to change its ways to succeed in the new environment. FULL TEXT
	The Price of the Surge Steven Simon The Bush administration's new approach to the war in Iraq has bought a short-term reduction in violence at the cost of the country's long-term political stability. It is a formula for endless conflict rather than victory. FULL TEXT
	Beyond Darfur Andrew Natsios Sudan's greatest challenge is avoiding all-out civil war. FULL TEXT
	The Trouble With Congo Séverine Autesserre How to end the world's worst humanitarian disaster. 500-WORD PREVIEW
	The Case Against the West Kishore Mahbubani Western hegemony is over — now it's Asia's turn. 500-WORD PREVIEW
BOOK REVIEWS
	Thinking Big Paul Kennedy History as it should be written. FULL TEXT
	The Myth of Grass-Roots Terrorism Bruce Hoffman Why Osama bin Laden still matters. FULL TEXT
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