From the September/October 2008 issue of Foreign Affairs: The next U.S. president will face problems that will require strength and a renewed sense of national purpose to solve.

From the September/October 2008 issue of Foreign Affairs: The next U.S. president will face problems that will require strength and a renewed sense of national purpose to solve.

A top Pentagon official says victory in the global fight against terrorism is achievable, but may take decades to accomplish.

Jerusalem-based journalist and author Yossi Klein Halevi discusses the U.S. presidential race as perceived by Israelis.

Central Asian expert Morris Rossabi says political turmoil in Mongolia shows the fledgling democracy is beset with socioeconomic problems, making it risky for foreign investors.

Knox Chitiyo, an expert on Africa at the Royal United Services Institute, discusses what kind of power-sharing government Zimbabwe's top security officials would consider.

Kahlil Byrd, cofounder of the African Public Broadcasting Foundation, discusses the potential for building robust broadcast media in sub-Saharan Africa.

Tens of thousands of Iraqis who worked for the United States in Iraq have been labeled as collaborators and are marked for death. One former USAID worker is fighting to save them.

This audio includes readings of selected articles from the July/August 2008 issue of Foreign Affairs.

CFR's Brad Setser explains factors leading to a tight recent correlation between rising oil prices and the falling dollar.

CFR's Charles Ferguson says U.S. officials should seek access to Pakistan's former nuclear chief to learn about the nuclear black market.

Yvo de Boer, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, discusses the 2008 presidential candidates' pledge to put climate change on their policy agendas and his thoughts on U.S. policy proposals.

Neil Turok, physicist and founder of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, discusses how to educate talented scientists and mathematicians to help spur development in Africa.

The authors of a new book says it was the fall of the Berlin Wall, not the 9/11 attacks, that ushered in the biggest changes confronting U.S. foreign policymakers.

From the July/August 2008 issue of Foreign Affairs: Failure to plan for predictable problems has turned China's coming-out party into an embarrassment.

From the July/August 2008 issue of Foreign Affairs: The real key to Washington's pro-Israel policy is long-lasting and broad-based support for the Jewish state among the American public at large.

From the July/August 2008 issue of Foreign Affairs: The secretary of state offers her defining take on Iraq, Iran, democracy promotion, and American foreign policy in general.

Said I. Hakki, president of the Iraqi Red Crescent Organization, explains why Iraq's refugee crisis is at a tipping point.

Minky Worden of Human Rights Watch says China is struggling with its role in the international community.

CFR’s Mohamad Bazzi describes the scene in Beirut, where fierce fighting has broken out between Hezbollah fighters and supporters of Lebanon’s government.