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The January/February issue of FP hit newsstands this week. I gave it out as Christmas presents to all my relatives, I liked it so much. It's chockablock.

The January/February issue of FP hit newsstands this week. I gave it out as Christmas presents to all my relatives, I liked it so much. It’s chockablock.

On the cover is a scintillating debate over Fidel Castro’s legacy between one of Castro’s harshest critics and one of his most prominent defenders. It’s a Carlos Alberto Montaner vs. Ignacio Ramonet smackdown.

Daniel Kahneman and Jonathan Renshon’s fascinating article on why hawks tend to win most foreign-policy arguments is already stirring controversy on the web, both chez FP and elsewhere. They argue that hawkish impulses are deeply embedded in the human psyche.

Other not-to-be missed pieces: Why Rupert Murdoch is neither as evil nor as powerful as you think, a look at how Angelina Jolie and Madonna are just the tip of the international adoption craze, a sneak peak at the emerging-market companies that are sparking the next industrial revolution, and Bombs Away, a killer photo essay on the men who are cleaning up explosive debris in Iraq.

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