The Foreign Service Journal, October 2005

T HE M AGAZINE F OR F OREIGN A FFAIRS P ROFESSIONALS Foreign Service Journal (ISSN 0146-3543), 2101 E Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037-2990 is published monthly with a combined July/August issue by the American Foreign Service Association, a private, non-profit organization. Material appearing herein represents the opinions of the writers and does not necessarily represent the views of the Journal, the Editorial Board or AFSA. Writer queries and submissions are invited, preferably by e-mail. Journal subscription: AFSAMembers - $13 included in annual dues; others - $40. For foreign surface mail, add $18 per year; foreign airmail, $36 per year. Periodical postage paid at Washington, D.C., and at additional mail- ing offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to Foreign Service Journal , 2101 E Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037-2990. Indexed by Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS). The Journal is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts, photos or illustrations. Advertising inquiries are invited. The appearance of advertisements herein does not imply the endorsement of the services or goods offered. FAX: (202) 338-8244 or (202) 338-6820. E-MAIL: journal@afsa.org. W EB: www.afsa.org. TE LEPHONE: (202) 338-4045. © American Foreign Service Association, 2005. Printed in the U.S.A. Send address changes to AFSA Membership, 2101 E Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037-2990. Printed on 50-percent recycled paper, of which 10 percent is post-consumer waste. J O U R N A L OREIGN ERVICE S F Editor S TEVEN A LAN H ONLEY Senior Editor S USAN B. M AITRA Associate Editor S HAWN D ORMAN Ad & Circulation Manager E D M ILTENBERGER Business Manager M IKKELA V. T HOMPSON Art Director C ARYN S UKO S MITH Editorial Intern B ROOKE D EAL Advertising Intern W ILLEM H OFSTEDE Editorial Board H OLLIS S UMMERS , C HAIRMAN K ENT C. B ROKENSHIRE S TEPHEN W. B UCK P ATI C HAPLIN C AROL A. G IACOMO W ILLIAM W. J ORDAN L AURIE K ASSMAN K AY W EBB M AYFIELD V IRGINIA F. S MITH C HRISTOPHER L. T EAL T ED W ILKINSON F O C U S O N “ R O G U E ” S TA T E S 25 / T HE B USH D OCTRINE AND “R OGUE ” S TATES Bush administration policy aims to tame “rogue” states or, failing that, destroy them. Will it be judged a success? By Christopher Preble 31 / W AR WITH I RAN , OR WITH THE F ACTS ? Efforts by the British, French and Germans offer hope that the day Tehran acquires nuclear weapons can be put off indefinitely. By Henry Precht 37 / A R OGUE BY A NY O THER N AME Ruled by a brutal dictator who threatens the whole world, North Korea looks like the perfect foe. But that isn’t the whole story. By Leon V. Sigal 45 / L IBYA : A N A LTERNATIVE P ARADIGM The U.S.-Libya détente promises great mutual benefit, provided the forward momentum is maintained. By David L. Mack 49 / I NEXTRICABLY L INKED : T HE U.S. AND S YRIA The Bush administration could advance its objectives not only in Syria but throughout the Middle East by offering carrots instead of wielding sticks. By Murhaf Jouejati C ONTENTS O c t o b e r 2 0 0 5 Vo l ume 8 2 , No . 1 0 F E A T U R E : F OR THE R ECORD : B REAKING T HROUGH D IPLOMACY ’ S G LASS C EILING / 53 Secretary of State Rice can give well-qualified Foreign Service women more opportunities to serve in key countries and in senior positions not previously offered them. By Ann Wright Cover and inside illustrations by PJ Loughran C O L U M N S P RESIDENT ’ S V IEWS / 5 Liberia in Louisiana By J. Anthony Holmes S PEAKING O UT / 17 Let’s Use International Organizations to Fight Terrorism By Leon Weintraub FS K NOW -H OW / 21 Tips for Getting Op-Eds Published By Dennis Jett R EFLECTIONS / 72 By Steven Mendel D E P A R T M E N T S L ETTERS / 7 C YBERNOTES / 14 M ARKETPLACE / 16 B OOKS / 63 I NDEX TO A DVERTISERS / 70 AFSA N EWS / C ENTER I NSERT O C T O B E R 2 0 0 5 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 3