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As with Truman or Reagan, the Bush legacy will be felt during the next decades. American foreign policy was transformed after the September 11 terrorist attacks but the Bush National Security Strategy shares some of his predecessors' priorities, namely the consolidation the international primacy of the United States, the containment of challengers & the need to respond to the threats of Islamic terrorism & the proliferation of nuclear weapons. The new policies were put to the test in Iraq & the final verdict on the Bush legacy will be settled by the success or failure of the Iraq crisis. Adapted from the source document.

The events in the hot summer in the South Caucasus are the outcome of a complex dynamics in which a broad set of policies & options converged to give way to the spiral of violence that ensued on the night of the 7th to the 8th of August, 2008, when Russian troops invaded Georgia through South Ossetia. The Russian intervention in Georgia should be analyzed in the context of the recent political evolution in the republic, clarifying the framework for relations with its neighbors, as well as other international actors, & highlighting the implications of these developments in the area, with a particular focus on Russian foreign policy objectives. Adapted from the source document.

Zimbabwe is today affected by a grave & generalised crisis of unparalleled proportions. To add to the climate of violence & intimation that has characterised life in this Southern African country, a humanitarian emergency without precedents has unfolded with close to 4 million Zimbabweans requiring food aid & urgent medical assistance. The political dimensions of the crisis have dominated international policy towards Zimbabwe, in an effort to pressure Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF regime to negotiate with the MDC, to respect human rights & fundamental liberties, to repeal the set of draconian laws which affect all areas of life in the country &, finally, to implement transparent & free & fair elections. This article provides a critical reflection on the multifaceted aspects of the crisis, with a view to providing the basis for a comprehensive discussion of possible multi-pronged strategies for a new strategic & operational level re-engagement with the country. Figures. Adapted from the source document.