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NEW April 28 La Izquierda y la Derecha en América Latina por Elvio Baldinelli
NEW April 28 The Left and the Right in Latin America English translation by J. Edgar Williams

NEW April 28 Countering Iranian Malign Influence: The Need for a Regional Response by William Wunderle and Gabriel Lajeunesse

NEW April 14 NATO at Sixty - Time for Reassessments by David T. Jones

NATO and the Environment by Alan Berlind

Getting Inside Their Mind By Gordon S. Barrass

The Convergence We Need? President Obama and U.S. Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean by Gonzalo Baeza and Mark S. Langevin

The United States and Iran: Moving Towards a New Dialogue by Bruce Byers

Intelligence Collection and Covert Action: Time for a Divorce? by Haviland Smith

Protecting National Security and Privacy: Approaches of New Administrations in the United States and Europe by A. J. Andreas Ringl

AFRICOM: Problems and Possible Remedies by Edward Marks

A Nuclear Iran Is Not An Option: A New Negotiating Strategy by Alon Ben-Meir

The Time Has Come: A Prescription for the Renaissance of American Diplomacy by Benjamin L. Landis

The Clash of Cognitions: The United States, China, and Strategic Thinking by Josh Kerbel

Remembering Ambassador Dubs, and the Future of Afghanistan by Bruce Byers

NEW April 28 Fighting for Peace in the Middle East by Canon Andrew P. B. White

NEW April 28 Feckless Posturing by David T. Jones

Chas Freeman and the Perils of Articulate Partisanship by David T. Jones

Smith-Mundt: Censorship American Style? by Gregory L. Garland

New Public Diplomacy Magazine Launched

On Defining Terrorism

NEW April 28 Living with Terrorism in Buenos Aires, 1970-75 by J. Edgar Williams

NEW April 14 Mari Girgis and the Copts of Egypt: A Personal View by William Sommers

NEW April 14 American Foreign Service Association Meeting with Secretary Clinton

Island Hopping OAP's by Bobbie Bergesen

The Boy from Mizda by Kirsten Russell

NEW Apr 28 A Plan for Action: A New Era of International Cooperation for a Changing World: 2009, 2010, and Beyond Review by John Handley	NEW Apr 28 The Only Way to Prevent Genocide Review by William S. Lefes	NEW Apr 28 India's Time of Reckoning Review by James L. Abrahamson	NEW Apr 14 Center Stage for the Twenty-first Century Review by Francis P. Sempa
NEW Apr 14 How Development Leads to Democracy: What We Know About Modernization Review by William S. Lefes	Alliance Reborn: An Atlantic Compact for the Twenty-First Century Review by Bart Moon	AFRICOM & SOUTHCOM: Reliquaria from an Earlier Age Review by Michael W. Cotter	Saving the Jews of Nazi France Review by Michael Hornblow
A Responsibility to Contain: Protecting Sovereignty under International Law Review by Thomas Marino	Gaza Conflict: Deterrence and Other Missed Points Review by Norvell B. DeAtkine	How to Deal with Iran Review by Michael W. Cotter	Eradicating the “Little Satan” Review by J. Edgar Williams

NEW Apr 28 Ending the Pacific War: Harry Truman and the Decision to Drop the Bomb Review by James L. Abrahamson	NEW Apr 28 China-U.S. Strategic Stability Review by Francis P. Sempa	NEW Apr 14 The Character of George Marshall Review by Francis P. Sempa
NEW Apr 14 The Situation in Afghanistan Review by Thomas Marino	Meeting the Future Terror Threat Review by Gordon A.D. Zubrod	NATO at 60 Review by David T. Jones
Counterterrorism: Prospects for U.S.-Chinese Cooperation Review by Francis P. Sempa	Nigeria’s Role in Africa and the World Review by Renate Zimmermann Coleshill	The Sinews of Peace Review by Francis P. Sempa

NEW Apr 28 Presidential Command: Power, Leadership and the Making of Foreign Policy from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush Review by John W. Coffey	NEW Apr 14 Higher Realism: A New Foreign Policy for the United States Review by John Handley	The Great Cold War: A Journey through the Hall of Mirrors Review by J. R. Bullington	Innocent Abroad: An Intimate Account of American Peace Diplomacy in the Middle East Review by David T. Jones