| July 23, 2010 This Week on ForeignAffairs.com This newsletter is sponsored by World Leaders Travel. 
Snapshot Alastair Smith and Alejandro Quiroz FloresIt is tempting to suggest that a country's ability to prepare for disasters is a matter of money. But although wealth certainly matters, politics are more important. Read
Snapshot Mark Blyth and Neil K. ShenaiThe recent G-20 meeting in Toronto ended with the world's largest economies promising to cut deficit spending. But such a course is unwise and unlikely to lead to growth -- it is time for finance ministers to take on the speculators who are calling for retrenchment. Read
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Letter From Dorn TownsendA recent election in Trinidad and Tobago was a hopeful sign that the country is willing to take on its powerful drug gangs. But corruption and gang violence are entrenched forces that the new government may not be able to overcome. Is the country on the verge of unraveling? Read
Review Essay - Jul/Aug 2010 Charles S. MaierJane Burbank and Frederick Cooper's extensive volume and Timothy Parsons' selective survey are systematic treatments of empires; Richard Immerman's history is a focused critique of America's imperial career. None is an apologia for the United States. Read
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