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Intro -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- Teaching Notes -- Target Audience -- Part I: Peacekeeping -- 2. Peacekeeping in Bosnia -- Bosnia Part A -- Bosnia Part B -- 3. The Road to Dayton: Diplomatic and Military Interaction in Bosnia -- Objectives -- Prefatory Notes -- Methods -- 4. "Guaranteeing" Peace Agreements: The Peru-Ecuador Border Dispute -- Part II: The War against Terrorism -- 5. "A Firm and Commensurate Response": U.S. Retaliation for the Bush Assassination Attempt -- 6. Obligations of Leadership: The Khobar Towers Bombing and Its Aftermath -- 7. "To Prevent and Deter" International Terrorism: The U.S. Response to the Kenya and Tanzania Embassy Bombings -- Introduction: The Attack -- Deciding to Take Action -- The After-Action Assessment -- Legal Authority for the Operation -- 8. The Predator -- Deciding to Take Action -- The DOD/CIA Relationship -- Legal Authority for the Operation: Targeted Killing versus Assassination -- Other Uses of the Predator? -- Part III: Emerging Security Needs -- 9. Separate Powers: The Iraq Liberation Act -- Issues to Be Explored -- 10. Squeezing a Balloon: Plan Colombia and America's War on Drugs -- The Purpose of the Case -- Discussing the Case -- The Themes -- 11. Philanthropy vs. National Security: Should CARE Criticize the Military? -- Questions for Discussion -- 12. Security and Salvation: Bringing Russia Aboard the Space Station -- 13. Dan Goldin's Catch-22: Building a U.S.-Russian Space Station -- 14. Worse Than an Infection: DOD's Struggle with the Anthrax Vaccination -- Leadership Issues -- 15. Homeland Security -- Part I -- Part II.

Over the last decade, asymmetric warfare and terrorism have become prevalent threats to the United States. National security, today more than at any other time, demands decision-making under uncertainty. The issues presented in this book demonstrate that the value of planning lies in how well we can prepare for a perpetually unpredictable future.

Franke and his contributors examine some of the most pertinent management, leadership, and accountability issues related to U.S. national security. Through the use of case studies, they place readers at the center of difficult decisions and enable them to recognize the importance of the issues at hand and their greater policy implications and to discern lessons beyond the cases themselves. An instructor's manual is available upon request.

Whereas the values, attitudes and motivations of soldiers serving in their countries' armed forces have been widely studied, to date we know very little about the motivations and self-conception of individuals working for the private security industry. Using data obtained through an online survey, this article explores the values, attitudes and identity of more than 200 private security contractors with law enforcement backgrounds and operational experience with a security firm in Iraq. Contrary to media dominating images of ruthless, money-grabbing mercenaries, respondents in this sample adhered to attitudes and values very similar to those of professional soldiers serving in Western militaries.