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November 11, 2011 This Week on ForeignAffairs.com This newsletter is sponsored by Singapore Airlines. SNAPSHOT Why Obama Should Take Out Iran's Nuclear Program Eric S. Edelman, Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr., and Evan Braden Montgomery According to the recent IAEA report, Iran is closer to having nuclear weapons that was widely assumed. Once it does goes nuclear, Tehran will be almost impossible to stop. To prevent it, the Obama administration must use military force--and soon. Read SNAPSHOT Why Obama Should Highlight Iran's Human Rights Abuses Sarah Morgan and Andrew Apostolou As tensions rise over Iran's nuclear program, the United States is still struggling to pressure the ayatollahs. But Washington could neutralize Iran sooner by calling the regime to account on human rights grounds. Read Advertisement: Singapore Airlines The Singapore Airlines A380 sets a new global standard in luxury, space and comfort. The aircraft features Singapore Airlines Suites, as well as the world's most spacious Business Class, along with an even more comfortable Economy Class. Experience travel in a new light onboard the Singapore Airlines A380. Daily service from New York to Singapore, via Frankfurt, begins January 16, 2012. ESSAY - NOV/DEC 2011 Why We Still Need Nuclear Power Ernest Moniz The world cannot let the March disaster at Japan's Fukushima power plant scare it into forgoing the benefits of nuclear energy -- a cheap, reliable, and safe source of electricity. Still, writes a former U.S. undersecretary of energy, the United States does need to update its safety standards and reform its handling of nuclear waste. Read AUDIO/VIDEO Foreign Affairs Focus On: Globalization & Unemployment with Michael Spence Jonathan D. Tepperman and Michael Spence An interview with the Nobel Prize-winning economist Michael Spence. Read PAGE The Gun Markets of Pakistan Back in 2008, journalist and filmmaker Suroosh Alvi toured the largest illegal arms market in Pakistan to demonstrate that the U.S. counterinsurgency campaign north of the Durand line would likely fail so long as the militants' support systems south of the line remained intact. As the Obama administration reels from a string of attacks by insurgents in Afghanistan allegedly carried out with the support of elements in Pakistan, we feel Alvi's video bears highlighting. Read SNAPSHOT Why the Haqqani Network is The Wrong Target Seth G. Jones The United States has placed outsized importance on disabling the Haqqani network along the Afghan-Pakistan border. Yet in focusing on this group -- which enjoys little popular support in Afghanistan -- the United States is neglecting the more important (and difficult) task of dealing with the Taliban sanctuary deep in Pakistan's Baluchistan Province. Read SNAPSHOT How Private Companies are Transforming the Global Public Health Agenda Sonia Shah Over the last three decades, public funding for global health organizations has dried up. Private companies are writing checks to fill the gap, and, accordingly, they are bending the agenda toward their interests. Realigning priorities, however, will mean getting more private firms involved, not less. Read SNAPSHOT The Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Rise of China Bernard K. Gordon The United States is preparing for an Asian century, and its trade policy is following suit. Officials hope that the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade agreement soon to include Japan, will help solidify their economic role in Asia. Read SNAPSHOT Prince Nayef's Rise And Saudi Arabia's Step Backward Ellen Laipson Nayef's appointment as Saudi heir apparent doesn't mark the start of a transition of power from the older generation to a younger, more liberal one. In fact, Nayef is more conservative than the monarch and would remain so as king. Read