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24 Washington Q. 1 (2001)

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7 From Wheels to Webs: Reconstructing Asia-Pacific Security
Arrangements  Dennis C. Blair and John T. Hanley Jr.
The commander-in-chief of U.S. Pacific Command
(CINCPAC) outlines the new U.S. regional security
strategy. The United States is building on the hub-and-
spoke arrangement of bilateral alliances to form security
communities of states with shared interests.
19 Fear Moves East: Terror Targets the Pacific Rim 
Joshua Kurlantzick
Socioeconomic marginalization, loosening political
controls, and vanishing borders have created a time bomb
in East Asia. Leaders everywhere must cooperate more
effectively if they are to prevent the region from becoming
terrorism's next bloody battleground.
31 As Fidel Fades - Georgie Anne Geyer
Recently, Cuba's leader has started to ask a new question:
After Fidel, what? In considering any new era, one cannot
dismiss the idea that Castro is capable of doing just about
anything in his power to justify his existence.
41 The Fundamental Internet Tax Debate  Murray Weidenbaum
The growing debate on taxing e-commerce underscores the
need to fundamentally overhaul our tax system. The
solution? Shifting to a comprehensive top-down
consumption tax would reduce complexity, increase
savings, and be fair.