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A Bosnian woman carrying a sack of U.S. aid flour on her head walks down
a street outside of Tuzla, Bosnia, on Dec. 1, 1995. Two weeks later, the
United Nations Security Council authorized NATO to enforce the Dayton
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Summer 2003 — Vol. 27, No. 2 |
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The Inescapable Responsibility of the World's Only Superpower
By James Dobbins
On the Cover:
A U.S. Army soldier teaches a crowd in the village of Nejhab, Afghanistan,
how to count in English. Soldiers from the 489th Civil Affairs Battalion,
of Knoxville, Tenn., and the 8th and 9th Psychological Operations Battalions,
of Fort Bragg, N.C., were delivering a humanitarian aid package to the
village on Oct. 26, 2002. The package included 10 medium-size tents, 250
blankets, and 3 medical kits.
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Contents
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The Inescapable Responsibility of the World's Only Superpower
By James Dobbins
The painful arithmetic of stability operations
By James T. Quinlivan
The spread of global pathogens can imperil us all.
By Jennifer Brower and Peter Chalk
California seeks to rehabilitate a social contract
By Nicholas M. Pace and Robert T. Reville
Another Kind of Safety Threat:
The health-related consequences of releasing prisoners
By Lois M. Davis