The best new ideas for rebuilding a nation.

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• Iraq: The Computer Game What "virtual world" games can teach the real world about reconstructing Iraq.
  David Plotz June 19, 2003
  
• Can't the Iraqis All Just Get Along? Well … no. So here are seven ways to reduce ethnic and religious tension before they start killing each other.
  David Plotz May 9, 2003
  
• An Alan Greenspan for Iraq … And six other ideas for fixing Iraq's economy.
  David Plotz May 7, 2003
  
• Iraq's Civil War Building civil society in Iraq is even more important than building democracy. Here are six new ways to do it.
  David Plotz May 2, 2003
  
• Law and Order: Special Iraq Unit Six new ideas for bringing real security to Iraq.
  David Plotz April 30, 2003
  
• Democracy—Faster, Better, Smarter The seven best new ideas for introducing representative government to Iraq.
  David Plotz April 25, 2003
  
• Smarter Bombs, Smarter Democracy? The best new ideas for rebuilding Iraq. An introduction to a Slate series.
  David Plotz April 22, 2003