Germany Rising, the Horn of Africa and Nonproliferation

What hot topics did the editors of “Great Decisions 2011,” a book published this month by the Foreign Policy Association, deem worthy of attention this year for American policy makers and others who want to remain in the know? The editors, a group of academics, journalists and other writers who met last spring, decided on eight issues that address immediate and long-term problems: rebuilding Haiti; US national security; the Horn of Africa; responding to the financial crisis; Germany ascendant; sanctions and nonproliferation; the Caucasus; and multilateralism.