Foreign Affairs

Volume 91, Issue 6, Nov/Dec 2012

1. Title:Ending the U.S. Military's Female Combat Ban

Authors:Mackenzie, Megan H.

Abstract:An essay is presented on women serving in direct combat roles in the U.S. military. The author presents a case for changing U.S. law to permit women in all military roles. She notes that many women have served in the U.S. military, including in war zones, and says that the distinction between combat and non-combat roles has eroded in the context of contemporary warfare. She discusses the main arguments against women in combat, including their performance and effect on unit cohesion.

2. Title:The Digital Fabrication Revolution

Authors:Gershenfeld, Neil.

Abstract:The article looks at digital fabrication, or the production of individual products using computer-controlled machines, as of 2012. The author notes that computer-controlled manufacturing is several decades old, but has generally been limited to expensive, large scale machines and to cutting away but not adding material to the manufactured object. He describes novel 3-D printers using a variety of technologies to build up an object by adding material, following a digital design, and notes they are being used for rapid prototyping of new products. He says such printers are becoming smaller and less expensive and predicts a capability for "personal fabrication." Issues discussed include the ability to produce regulated items such as guns at home and intellectual property concerns.

3.Title:Why It Matters Who Blinked

Authors:Nathan, James A.

Abstract:A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "The Cuban Missile Crisis at 50," by Graham Allison, which appeared in the July/August 2012 issue.

4. Title:Why It Matters Who Blinked. Allison Replies

Authors:Graham Allison

Abstract:The author responds to a letter to the editor written about his article "The Cuban Missile Crisis at 50," which appeared in the July/August 2012 issue.

5. Title:The American Umpire

Authors:Gross, Martin J.

Abstract:A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Obamacare and the Court" by Barry Friedman, which appeared in the September/October 2012 issue.

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6. Title:The Lessons of the Hebrew Bible

Authors:Sacks, Jonathan

Abstract:The article reviews the book “In God's Shadow: Politics in the Hebrew Bible,” by Michael Walzer.

7. Title:The North, the South, and the American Defeat

Authors:Logevall, Fredrik

Abstract:The article reviews the book “Hanoi's War: An International History of the War for Peace in Vietnam,” by Lien-Hang T. Nguyen.

8. Title:The Wrong Way and the Right Way to Make Better Generals

Authors: Scales, Robert H.

Abstract:The article reviews the book “The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today,” by Thomas E. Ricks.

9. Title:Why Civil Society Cannot Save the World

Authors:Mead, Walter Russell

Abstract:The article reviews the books "Peace, They Say," by Jay Nordlinger, and "The Global Right Wing and the Clash of World Politics," by Clifford Bob.

10.Title:Why 1812 Still Matters

Authors:Hickey, Donald R.

Abstract:The article reviews the books "The War of 1812: Conflict for a Continent," by J. C. A. Stagg, and "The Weight of Vengeance: The United States, The British Empire, and the War of 1812," by Troy Bickham.

11. Title:Governing the World: The History of an Idea

Authors:Ikenberry, G. John.

Abstract:The article reviews the book “Governing the World: The History of an Idea,” by Mark Mazower.

12. Title:Advancing the Rule of Law Abroad: Next Generation Reform

Authors:Ikenberry, G. John.

Abstract:The article reviews the book “Advancing the Rule of Law Abroad: Next Generation Reform,” by Rachel Kleinfeld.

13. Title:Free Market Fairness

Authors:Cooper, Richard N.

Abstract:A review of the book "Free Market Fairness," by John Tomasi is presented.

14. Title:Outlier States: American Strategies to Change, Contain, or Engage Regimes

Authors:Ikenberry, G. John.

Abstract:A review of the book "Outlier States: American Strategies to Change, Contain, or Engage Regimes," by Robert S. Litwak is presented.

15. Title:The Revenge of Geography

Authors:Ikenberry, G. John.

Abstract:A review of the book "The Revenge of Geography," by Robert D. Kaplan is presented.

16. Title:The New Industrial Revolution: Consumers, Globalization, and the End of Mass Production

Authors:Cooper, Richard N.

Abstract:A review of the book "The New Industrial Revolution: Consumers, Globalization, and the End of Mass Production," by Peter Marsh is presented.

17. Title:Hunger in the Balance: The New Politics of International Food Aid

Authors:Cooper, Richard N.

Abstract:A review of the book "Hunger in the Balance: The New Politics of International Food Aid," by Jennifer Clapp is presented.

18. Title:Why Adjudicate? Enforcing Trade Rules in the WTO

Authors:Cooper, Richard N.

Abstract:A review of the book "Why Adjudicate? Enforcing Trade Rules in the WTO," by Christina L. Davis is presented.

19. Title:Oil and Governance: State-Owned Enterprises and the World Energy Supply

Authors:Cooper, Richard N.

Abstract:A review of the book "Oil & Governance: State-Owned Enterprises & the World Energy Supply," edited by David G. Victor, David R. Hults, and Mark Thurber, is presented.

20. Title:The Last Full Measure: How Soldiers Die in Battle/Soldaten: On Fighting, Killing, and Dying/Why They Die: Civilian Devastation in Violent Conflict.

Authors:Freedman, Lawrence D.

Abstract:The article reviews the books "The Last Full Measure: How Soldiers Die in Battle," by Michael Stephenson, "Soldaten: On Fighting, Killing, and Dying," by Sönke Neitzel and Harald Welzer, translated by Jefferson Chase, and "Why They Die: Civilian Devastation in Violent Conflict" by Daniel Rothbart and Karina V. Korostelina.

21. Title:Black April: The Fall of South Vietnam, 1973-1975.

Authors:Freedman, Lawrence D.

Abstract:A review of the book "Black April: The Fall of South Vietnam 1973-1975," by George J. Veith is presented.

22. Title:Six Months in 1945: FDR, Stalin, Churchill, and Truman-From World War to Cold War.

Authors:Freedman, Lawrence D.

Abstract:A review of the book "Six Months in 1945: FDR, Stalin, Churchill & Truman: From World War to Cold War," by Michael Dobbs is presented.

23. Title:Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet

Authors:Mead, Walter Russell.

Abstract:A review of the book "Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet," by John G. Turner is presented.

24. Title:Philanthropy in America: A History.

Authors:Mead, Walter Russell.

Abstract:A review of the book "Philanthropy in America: A History," by Olivier Zunz is presented.

25. Title:Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith: Religion in American War and Diplomacy.

Authors:Mead, Walter Russell.

Abstract:A review of the book "Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith: Religion in American War and Diplomacy," by Andrew Preston is presented.

26. Title:Confront and Conceal: Obama's Secret Wars and Surprising Use of American Power.

Authors:Mead, Walter Russell.

Abstract:A review of the book "Confront & Conceal: Obama's Secret Wars & Surprising Use of American Power," by David E. Sanger is presented.

27. Title:The Myth of the Muslim Tide: Do Immigrants Threaten the West?/Fortress Europe: Dispatches from a Gated Continent.

Authors:Moravcsik, Andrew.

Abstract:The article reviews the books "The Myth of the Muslim Tide: Do Immigrants Threaten the West?" by Doug Sanders, and "Fortress Europe: Dispatches from a Gated Continent," by Matthew Carr.

28. Title:Good Italy, Bad Italy: Why Italy Must Conquer Its Demons to Face the Future.

Authors:Moravcsik, Andrew.

Abstract:A review of the book "Good Italy, Bad Italy: Why Italy Must Conquer Its Demons to Face the Future," by Bill Emmott is presented.

29. Title:My Life in Politics

Authors:Moravcsik, Andrew.

Abstract:A review of the book "My Life in Politics," by Jacques Chirac, translated by Catherine Spencer, is presented.

30. Title:Export Pioneers in Latin America

Authors:Feinberg, Richard.

Abstract:The article reviews the book "Export Pioneers in Latin America," edited by Charles Sabel, Eduardo Fernández-Arias, Ricardo Hausmann, Andrés Rodríguez-Clare, and Ernesto Stein.

31. Title:The Political Construction of Business Interests: Coordination, Growth, and Equality.

Authors:Moravcsik, Andrew.

Abstract:A review of the book "The Political Construction of Business Interests: Coordination, Growth, and Equality," by Cathie Jo Martin and Duane Swank is presented.

32. Title:Care Work and Class: Domestic Workers' Struggle for Equal Rights in Latin America.

Authors:Feinberg, Richard.

Abstract:A review of the book "Care Work & Class: Domestic Workers' Struggle for Equal Rights in Latin America," by Merike Blofield is presented.

33. Title:Tijuana Dreaming: Life and Art at the Global Border/Planet Taco: A Global History of Mexican.

Authors:Feinberg, Richard.

Abstract:The article reviews the books "Tijuana Dreaming: Life and Art at the Global Border," edited by Josh Kun and Fiamma Montezemolo, and "Planet Taco: A Global History of Mexican," by Jeffrey M. Pilcher.

34. Title:Seeking Peace in El Salvador: The Struggle to Reconstruct a Nation at the End of the Cold War.

Authors:Feinberg, Richard; Leogrande, William M.

Abstract:A review of the book "Seeking Peace in El Salvador: The Struggle to Reconstruct a Nation at the End of the Cold War," by Diana Villiers Negroponte is presented.

35. Title:Roads to the Temple: Truth, Memory, Ideas, and Ideals in the Making of the Russian Revolution,1987-1991.

Authors:Legvold, Robert.

Abstract:A review of the book "Roads to the Temple: Truth, Memory, Ideas, and Ideals in the Making of the Russian Revolution,1987-1991," by Leon Aron is presented.

36. Title:Stalin's General: The Life of Georgy Zhukov.

Authors:Legvold, Robert.

Abstract:A review of the book "Stalin's General: The Life of Georgy Zhukov," by Geoffrey Roberts is presented.

37. Title:Hungary: Between Democracy and Authoritarianism.

Authors:Legvold, Robert.

Abstract:A review of the book "Hungary: Between Democracy & Authoritarianism," by Paul Lendvai is presented.

38. Title:Russian Citizenship: From Empire to Soviet Union.

Authors:Legvold, Robert.

Abstract:A review of the book "Russian Citizenship: From Empire to Soviet Union," by Eric Lohr is presented.

39. Title:The Soviet Biological Weapons Program: A History.

Authors:Legvold, Robert.

Abstract:A review of the book "The Soviet Biological Weapons Program: A History," by Milton Leitenberg and Raymond A. Zilinskas is presented.

40. Title:The Iranian Nuclear Crisis: A Memoir.

Authors:Waterbury, John.

Abstract:A review of the book "The Iranian Nuclear Crisis: A Memoir," by Seyed Hossein Mousavian is presented.

41. Title:The Twilight War: The Secret History of America's Thirty-Year Conflict With Iran.

Authors:Waterbury, John.

Abstract:A review of the book "The Twilight War: The Secret History of America's 30-Year Conflict with Iran," by David Crist is presented.

42. Title:Obama and the Middle East: The End of America's Moment?

Authors:Waterbury, John.

Abstract:A review of the book "Obama & the Middle East: The End of America's Moment?," by Fawaz A. Gerges is presented.

43. Title:Islam and the Arab Awakening.

Authors:Waterbury, John.

Abstract:A review of the book "Islam & the Arab Awakening," by Tariq Ramadan is presented.

44. Title:The Young Turks' Crime Against Humanity: The Armenian Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing in the Ottoman Empire.

Authors:Waterbury, John.

Abstract:A review of the book "The Young Turks' Crime Against Humanity: The Armenian Genocide & Ethnic Cleansing in the Ottoman Empire," by Taner Akçam is presented.

45. Title:Poverty Amid Plenty in the New India/India's Reforms: How They Produced Inclusive Growth.

Authors:Nathan, Andrew J.

Abstract:The article reviews the books "Poverty Amid Plenty in the New India," by Atul Kohli, and "India's Reforms: How They Produced Inclusive Growth," edited by Jagdish Bhagwati and Arvind Panagariya.

46. Title:Double Paradox: Rapid Growth and Rising Corruption in China/Capitalism From Below: Markets and Institutional Change in China.

Authors:Nathan, Andrew J.

Abstract:The article reviews the books "Double Paradox: Rapid Growth and Rising Corruption in China," by Andrew Wedeman, and "Capitalism From Below: Markets and Institutional Change in China," by Victor Nee and Sonja Opper.

47. Title:The People's Post Office: The History and Politics of the Japanese Postal System, 1871- 2010.

Authors:Nathan, Andrew J.

Abstract:A review of the book "The People's Post Office: The History & Politics of the Japanese Postal System 1871-2010," by Patricia L. Maclachlan is presented.

48. Title:The Sunshine Policy: In Defense of Engagement as a Path to Peace in Korea.

Authors:Nathan, Andrew J.

Abstract:A review of the book "The Sunshine Policy: In Defense of Engagement as a Path to Peace in Korea," by Chung-In Moon is presented.

49. Title:Mao: The Real Story.

Authors:Nathan, Andrew J.; Bernstein, Thomas P.

Abstract:A review of the book "Mao: The Real Story," by Alexander V. Pantsov and Steven I. Levine is presented.

50. Title:My First Coup d'Etat and Other True Stones from the Lost Decades of Africa.

Authors:Van De Walle, Nicolas.

Abstract:A review of the book "My First Coup D'Etat: And Other True Stories From the Lost Decades of Africa," by John Dramani Mahama is presented.

51. Title:China and Africa: A Century of Engagement.

Authors:Van De Walle, Nicolas.

Abstract:A review of the book "China & Africa: A Century of Engagement," by David H. Shinn and Joshua Eisenman is presented.

52. Title:Sudan, South Sudan, and Darfur: What Everyone Needs to Know/South Sudan: From Revolution to Independence.

Authors:Van De Walle, Nicolas.

Abstract:The article reviews the books "Sudan, South Sudan, and Darfur: What Everyone Needs to Know," by Andrew Natsios, and "South Sudan: From Revolution to Independence," by Matthew Leriche and Matthew Arnold.

53. Title:The Battle of Adwa: African Victory in the Age of Empire.

Authors:Van De Walle, Nicolas.

Abstract:A review of the book "The Battle of Adwa: African Victory in the Age of Empire," by Raymond Jonas is presented.