CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT FOR PEACE, STABILITY, CONFIDENCE


By William S. Cohen
Secretary of Defense

SHAPING A BETTER WORLD: MILITARY ENGAGEMENT IN PEACETIME


By General Henry H. Shelton
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

SECURITY ASSISTANCE: THE BRIDGE BETWEEN DIPLOMACY AND USE OF FORCE


By Eric D. Newsom
Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs

SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES IN PEACETIME: A POWERFUL TOOL IN SHAPING THE SECURITY ENVIRONMENT


By General Peter J. Schoomaker
Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Special Operations Command

KEEPING OUR PRIORITIES WHILE KEEPING THE PEACE


By Senator Max Cleland

ACRI: WORKING WITH AFRICAN NATIONS TO BUILD REGIONAL STABILITY

An interview with Ambassador Aubrey Hooks
Special Coordinator for the African Crisis Response Initiative

PEACETIME ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN MALAWI STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY


By Vicki Adair
Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy, Lilongwe

U.S. MILITARY'S PEACETIME EFFORTS REACH TIMBUKTU, OTHER CITIES IN MALI


By Michael Macy
Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy, Bamako

SEMINARS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE SPOTLIGHT
RULE OF LAW, MILITARY JUSTICE


By Major D.J. Riley
Country Program Officer, U.S. Defense Institute of International Legal Studies

SYMPOSIUM ON EAST ASIA SECURITY: FOSTERING REGIONAL CONFIDENCE


By John E. Lundin
Public Diplomacy Adviser, U.S. Pacific Command

BRIGHT STAR EXERCISE IN EGYPT IMPROVES READINESS AMONG COALITION FORCES


By Captain Paula Jones
Media Relations Officer, Bright Star 99/00

U.S. COAST GUARD'S PEACETIME MISSIONS HAVE GLOBAL REACH


By Daniel Wartko
International Policy Specialist, Office of the Coast Guard Commandant

Preventing Conflict: Military Engagement in Peacetime:
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