On the Newstand: Winter 2010
The Obama Doctrine

Paul Farmer on PEPFAR, US-Japan Relations, and a New Partnership with Russia

Covers

The Obama Doctrine

By Chris Danello

The extent to which Obama’s efforts add up to a coherent “doctrine” remains an open question

Obama’s Blank Check

By Peter Bozzo and Henry Shull

The tone of America’s national security policy has changed, but the substance is similar

International Implications of Our National Debt

By Aditi Ghai

Paying off creditors the right way

Remaking America’s Image

By Beatrice Walton

Leveraging Obama's popularity abroad

A Less-Than-Happy Anniversary

By Alastair Su

The recent hiccups in U.S.-Japan relations

Old Neighbors in a New World

By Matthew Bewley

The United States and Latin America need more high-level engagement

Strategic Disengagement

By Kaiyang Huang

Non-interventionism makes a comeback

Obama in the Peace Process

By Thomas Gaudett

The improbability of comprehensive peace between Israel and Palestine

Emergency to Efficiency

By Neil Patel

The silver lining of shortfalls in PEPFAR funding

The Reset with Russia

By Joshua Lipson

Two years of “da” to a new partnership

Dealing with the Trade Deficit

By Jimmy Wu

Fighting U.S.-China trade imbalance demands long-term strategy

United States

Reevaluating the Death Penalty

By Brian Burton and Michael Lai

A look at the future of capital punishment in America

Voting Rights: Earned or Entitled?

By Simon Thompson

Suffrage for non-citizens raises fundamental questions

Left Behind

By Jeffrey Kalmus

Liberal frustration with Obama’s politics-as-usual

Primary Reform: Roadblocks to Change

By Alexander Chen and Daniel Granoff

Why the current primary system, imperfect as it is, is here to stay

Turning Towards Newt

By Lucas Swisher

How Gingrich should navigate the 2012 presidential election

World

A Sinking Feeling

By Alec Barrett

Pacific islands take global warming into their own hands

A Government of Spies

By Jessica Stein

How Russia’s political culture has failed to escape from the KGB

Germany’s Third Unification

By Martin Steinbauer

The Merkel government should nip growing xenophobia in the bud

Mubarak for Life?

By Andrew Seo

Egypt president’s desire to remain in power complicates the succession process

Books & Arts

Freedom from Fear

By Eric Hendey

A European’s take on Islam in Western democracies

History Through Whose Eyes?

By Taylor Helgren

The Tea Party and its uses of American history

God’s Nations

By Raul Quintana

The blessings and burdens of being chosen

Establishment Conservative

By Arjun Mody

Historians weigh in on the Bush presidency

Liberalism’s Dying Days

By Caroline Cox

How traditional liberalism gave way to corporate power

Interviews

Paul Farmer

By Lily Ostrer

The co-founder of Partners in Health on PEPFAR and Haiti

Rep. Robert Andrews

By Simon Thompson

The N.J. Democrat on health care and immigration reform

Cecile Richards

By Lily Ostrer

The president of Planned Parenthood on reproductive rights under Obama

The Politics of Human Trafficking

By Catherine Cook

Ursula Plassnik

He Works Hard for his Party

By Ben Wilcox

Terry McAuliffe

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