PRESIDENT
Charu Chandrasekhar

PUBLISHER
Stephen Chan

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
David Huang

MANAGING EDITORS
Lisa Hasday
Abid Imam

ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Nichelle Johnson
John Katsarakis

BUSINESS MANAGER
Matthew Friel

ASSISTANT BUSINESS
MANAGER
James Lin

SENIOR STAFF
Priya Gajraj
Andrew Hayek
My Luu

STAFF
Beatrice Chen
Charity Barras
Christel Fonzo-Eberhara
Miguel Flores
Katherine Hsu
Dongwook Kim
Helen Kim
Namita Kumar
Marc Lanuoue
Leslie Moore
Alex Williamson
Mya Thazin Win
Jared Zichek

PATRONS
Elaine Buckberg
Clara Kyim
Megan A. Messnei
Sofia Milonas
Arthur Rubin
Jean Steege
Stuart West

ABOUT THIS ISSUE

The United States takes center stage in this issue of The Yale International Forum. Inna Reznik's cover story on the impact of US economic intervention in Latin America touches on several current relevant and controversial issues in international development, Latin American economic growth, and theories of Western cultural imperialism. The author's experience living and researching in Costa Rica provides the peice with a unique "insider's perspective."

Washinton also plays a crucial role in Europe, determining security policies in NATO while playing an indirect roel in the European Union. Christel Fonzo-Eberhard and John Katsarakis examine the problems of organizational expansion in NATO and the EU, repsectively. John Milhaljevic outlines the flaws in the Dayton Accord, the peace accord ending hostilities in the former Yugoslavia, by pointing to the ineffective implementation and response of the agreement. Jared Zichek's article focuses on the military conflict in a different region of the world: he discusses the ongoing arms race in East Asia, and how its proliferation could destabilize the region if the U.S. fails to take a decisive economic role in the region. The Point/Counterpoint addresses the different implications of the current political tension between Taiwan and the People's Republic of China.

In this Issue, we begin the regular Profile feature. The department will highlight the life and achievements of a world leader. Abid Imam examines the career of Benazir Bhutto, the controversial Pakastani Prime minister called the "most powerful woman in the world" by London's Sunday Times. We are also fortunate to have Dilip Menon, a visiting history professor to share his insights into life at Yale. Professor Menon discusses how the mythical America of his mind squares with the realities of life in the Ivy League and in the U.S.

This marks our last issue of the year. Many thanks to our graduating seniors, Andrew hayek, My Luu and Priya Gajraj, whose leadership and experience have been invaluable this year. They will be missed.

- Charu Chandrasekhar & David Huang