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Fall 2009 - Number 17
From the Publisher Editor’s Corner Jack Kemp MemorialRevitalizing Public Diplomacy
No Substitute for SubstanceWhen it comes to how America interacts with the Muslim world, ideas matter.
Getting Serious About Strategic InfluenceHow to move beyond the State Department’s legacy of failure.
An Inauspicious StartIf early signs are any indication, Mr. Obama is as unserious about public diplomacy as his predecessor.
Messaging to the (Muslim) MassesThe Islamic world is our target audience. Here’s how to reach it.
The Rise of Public Diplomacy 2.0The global media environment is changing. Public diplomacy needs to keep up.
Wanted: A War on Terrorist MediaWe should be treating the media outlets of terrorist groups as terrorists themselves.
Eurasia, Revisited
The Coming Conflict with RussiaRussia and Europe have clashed before, and they are destined to do so again.
Russia’s Great Leap DownwardRussia is dying. Here’s why.
Growing PainsNearly a decade on, the SCO is the most dynamic bloc in the post-Soviet space. But problems remain.
China’s LaboratoryWhy Beijing covets Central Asia
The Great Game, Round ThreeThe struggle for influence in the “post-Soviet space” enters a new phase.
Perspective
“Priorities for Engagement”An Interview with Meera Shankar, Indian ambassador to the U.S.
Dispatches
HONG KONG: Bumps in the Road SPAIN: Adrift in Madrid THAILAND: The Search for a New ConsensusBook Reviews
The Contours of the ConflictDavid Kilcullen examines the “accidental guerrilla,” and the intentional one.
The Making of a MartyrPaul McGeough’s sympathetic take on one of Hamas’ most notorious killers.
A Zero-Sum GameJonathan Schanzer demystifies the internal war between Hamas and Fatah, and its implications.
A Failure of IntelligenceRonen Bergman’s grim chronicle of our lackluster clandestine war against Iran.