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By Pat Olsen By Tatiana & Michael Gfoeller FEATURES 21 / DEATHWATCII Service to ones country may be moral compensation for GLOBALIZATION AS POLITICAL THEATER / 46 being away from ones family, but that knowledge doesn’t Looking at the Quebec City performance of this long- always help in times of crisis. running play from different perspectives yields insights into By Herbert L. Treger globalization and its voluminous literature. By Donna Marie Oglesby 24 / THE COUP: A FAMILY STORY As a family, we have rarely spoken about those U.S. POLICY TOWARD CUBA: IS CHANGE COMING? / 51 helpless days in Liberia, but they are a There hasn’t been a serious debate over Cuba policy in vital part of who each of us is today. years, but that could be changing. By Pamela C. Benson By George Gedda 27 / COMING HOME COLUMNS As a child, she lived all over the world — until her PRESIDENT’S VIEWS / 5 fathers death. Years later, on a trip back to Washington, Professional Issues she finally understood what it means to belong. By John K. Naland By Margaret Cheney SPEAKING OUT / 12 34 / THE REALITY OF FOREIGN SERVICE Do Family Member Associates Matter? SPOUSAL EMPLOYMENT By Rebecca C. Park Spousal employment is one of the top concerns for todays Foreign Sendee families. Here’s a look at the real situation POSTCARD FROM ABROAD / 68 for spouses who want their own careers. By Juliet Gole By Shawn Dorman DEPARTMENTS 41 / GOING WITH THE FLO: LETTERS/6 A TALK WITH DIRECTOR FAYE B ARNES CYBERNOTES / 10 By Susan Maitra BOOKS / 57 IN MEMORY / 58 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS / 66 Cover and inside illustrations by Edith Bingham FOREIGNQERVICE THE MAGAZINE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS PROFESSIONALS _I_J O l! 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