Fortress America

The new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad is the largest the world has ever known. Thousands will live inside its blast walls, isolated from the bloody realities of a nation at war. Why has the United States built this place-and what does it mean?

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Published inForeign policy Vol. 162; no. 162; pp. 54 - 57
Main Author Loeffler, Jane C.
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 01.09.2007
Foreign Policy
Subjects
Architectural design
Architecture
Beauty salons
Blasts
Buildings
Design
Diplomacy
Diplomatic & consular services
Educational buildings
Embassies
Embassies (buildings)
Employees
Essays
Foreign policy
International relations
Iraq
National security
Policy studies
Residential buildings
U.S.A
United States - Foreign relations - Iraq
United States of America
Violence
War
Baghdad Iraq
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Summary:The new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad is the largest the world has ever known. Thousands will live inside its blast walls, isolated from the bloody realities of a nation at war. Why has the United States built this place-and what does it mean?
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ISSN:0015-7228
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