Dispatches from the Frontlines

Howard J. Wiardais the Dean Rusk Professor of International Relations in the School of Public and International Affairs, University of Georgia, senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C., and senior scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He is also a consultant on national security to the Department of Defense and adviser on research and publication. Wiarda has published widely on Latin America, foreign policy, developing nations, comparative politics, and international affairs.

• PrefacePart I. Around the WorldChapter 1: Introductory Notes on Travel, Research, and Study AbroadChapter 2: The Marginalization of Latin AmericaChapter 3: The Latin Americanization of the United StatesChapter 4: The United States and EuropeChapter 5: Asia and AmericaChapter 6: Europe’s RegionsChapter 7: Perspectives on IraqChapter 8: Greece—Turkey—the Greek Islands—CyprusChapter 9: African Democracy. By Ann P. KryzanekChapter 10: Crisis in Eastern EuropeChapter 11: “Honduras” as MetaphorChapter 12: Russia in an Ugly MoodChapter 13: Is Democracy Advancing, Regressing, or Being Redefined: Exploring: Alternative Meanings in Latin AmericaChapter 14: The Baltics EndangeredChapter 15: Brazil as a BRICChapter 16: European Welfare States and American Health Care ReformChapter 17: Religion, Security, and the Future of Latin AmericaPart II. Global IssuesChapter 18: GlobalizationChapter 19: Corporatism in the Modern WorldChapter 20: The Candidates and their Foreign Policy TeamsChapter 21: Civil SocietyChapter 22: Smarter Democracy PromotionChapter 23: Economic Crisis and the StateChapter 24: Conservative Braintrust: The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of AEI (The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research)Chapter 25: Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Foreign PolicyChapter 26: Nation-BuildingChapter 27: Divided AmericaChapter 28: Obama Foreign PolicyChapter 29: The Democracy Agenda: When it Works and When it Doesn’tPart III. The Legacy of Colonialism: The Portuguese and Dutch Colonial EmpiresChapter 30: The Legacy of Portuguese Rule in Asia: Reasserting Influence in the Post-Colonial EraChapter 31: The Dutch Diaspora: The Netherlands and Its Settlements in Africa, Asia, and the AmericasChapter 32: Concluding Remarks on Favorite Places and Ongoing ResearchBibliography