by J. R. Bullington

The Only Iraq Worth Fighting For by Keith W. Mines An active-duty Foreign Service Officer who served in Al Anbar province asserts that in spite of the surge’s success, Iraq’s “current political structure is fatally flawed and cannot be made … Continued

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

by Andrew H. Ziegler
Event Participants: Steven Emerson, Sue Myrick, Civitas Institute, Francis X. De Luca, Moderator Marc Rotterman

by Michael W. Cotter

Structures and Strategies Needed by Sam Holliday   Defense Secretary Gates recently called for a build-up of American “soft power” instruments in order to better combat the long-term threats we face from Islamic extremists. In this essay, a frequent American … Continued

It will highlight with brief reviews and links some of the most interesting and important of the many speeches and presentations related to American diplomacy and foreign policy that appear on the Internet.

A Community Level Approach to Development, Reconciliation, and Stability in Conflict Areas in the Middle-East and North Africa by Yossef Ben-Meir “Participatory decentralized development” has proved to be a successful strategy for fighting poverty and strengthening communities throughout the world. … Continued

Defining and Achieving Victory in Iraq
by Todd Keister

FRUS

Review by Bart Moon
The Boys from Dolores: Fidel Castro’s Schoolmates from Revolution to Exile. By Patrick Symmes (Pantheon Books, New York, NY, 2007. 352 pp.

Report of State’s Advisory Committee
Editor’s Comment

U.S. Assistance to the Philippines after Marcos
by Al La Porta

Reviewed by Henry E. Mattox

Review by Gerald J. Loftus
America Town: Building the Outposts of Empire. By Mark L. Gillem University of Minnesota Press, September 1, 2007, 350 pages

by J. R. Bullington

by Henry E. Mattox

by J. R. Bullington