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37 Fletcher F. World Aff. 1 (2013)

handle is hein.journals/forwa37 and id is 1 raw text is: THE FLETCHER FORUM of WORLD AFFAIRS THE FLETCHER SCHOOL, TUFTS UNIVERSITY WINTER 2013 VOL.37:1 $11.oo USA EDITOR'S NOTE: AMERICA IN TRANSITION With the 2012 United States presidential election fading into memory, it is safe to assume that while the dominant issues for most voters were centered around domestic politics-the availability of jobs, the national debt, and the perceived trajectory of the country's domestic wellbeing more generally-President Obama's second term will come to be defined at least in equal measure by his success or failure on matters of foreign policy. All presidents, no matter the campaign imperatives, are presented with crises and high- stakes challenges overseas that come to define their tenures and their leadership capabili- ties. The final four years of the Obama administration will likely be no different. It is here that the safety in assumptions ends and the most recent edition of The Fletcher Forum ofWorldAffairs begins. In order to explore the foremost foreign policy chal- lenges facing the United States, The Forum has recruited an impressive group of interna- tional relations scholars and practitioners for this edition's Special Section. SECRETARY JAMES BAKER discusses the state of American alliances and offers advice on managing relations with China. SECRETARY WILLIAM PERRY shares his thoughts on President Obama's first term, relations with Russia, and challenges in the areas of arms control and nonproliferation. SUZANNE MALONEY argues that President Obama must be prepared to reenergize his negotiation strategy with Iran to deal with the country's nuclear program and other longstanding bilateral issues, while MICHELE DUNNE reflects on current events throughout the Middle East and suggests strategies for the next administration to deal with a volatile region in the context of the Arab Spring. Moving to Asia, PRASHANTH PARAMESWARAN discusses the vital American partner- ship with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and argues for new steps to help the United States manage the emerging order in East Asia. Fletcher Professor and Nobel laureate WILLIAM MOOMAW traces the evolution of international climate change negotiations and suggests alternate approaches on issue-framing, as well as unilateral actions that the United States can take to combat the threat of global warming. Finally, MICHAEL HAMMER, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, explains how the U.S. State Department is using modern technology and communica- tions strategies to advance American interests in a rapidly changing global environment. This volume also features the prescient advice and a passionate call for public service to current graduate students studying international affairs given by GEORGE PACKARD in his address to The Fletcher School this past September. DAVID KOPLOW identifies and comments on repeated instances of U.S. treaty violations, while AMITAI ETZIONI discusses the emerging global order as a function of a shift VOL. 37:1 WINTER 2013

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