Volker C. Franke is Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Studies at McDaniel College.

• Tables and Maps Foreword by General Joseph P. Hoar, USMC (Ret.) Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction by Volker C. Franke Peacekeeping Peacekeeping in Bosnia by William C. Banks and Jeffrey D. Straussman The Road to Dayton: Diplomatic and Military Interaction in Bosnia by Thomas A. Keaney and Scott Douglas "Guaranteeing" Peace Agreements: The U.S. in the Peru-Ecuador Border Dispute by Theodore S. Wilkinson The War against Terrorism "A Firm and Commensurate Response:" U.S. Retaliation for the Bush Assassination Attempt by Andrew Bacevich Obligations of Leadership: The Khobar Towers Bombing and Its Aftermath by Eliot A. Cohen "To Prevent and Deter" International Terrorism: The U.S. Response to the Kenya and Tanzania Embassy Bombings by William C. Banks The Predator by William C. Banks Emerging Security Needs Separate Powers: The Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 by Laurence Pope Squeezing a Balloon: Plan Colombia and America's War on Drugs by Volker C. Franke and Justin Reed Philanthropy vs. National Security: Should CARE Criticize the Military? by Arthur C. Brooks Security and Salvation: Bringing Russia Aboard the Space Station by W. Henry Lambright Dan Goldin's Catch-22: Deploying a U.S.-Russian Space Station by W. Henry Lambright Worse Than An Infection: DOD's Struggle with the Anthrax Vaccination by John Robinson Homeland Security by James Blandin About the Authors

"[A] diverse and rich set of cases that explore many of the new challenges that confront U.S. national security policymakers today. Drawing on a team of established scholars and experienced practitioners, this book provides both an assessment of new threats and challenges and a case-based examination of decision-making processes... a compelling argument for the case-study approach and a fruitful blending of academic and practitioner perspectives and approaches. This book contributes significantly both to our understanding of decisions and decision-making processes as well as to our grasp of the security challenges of the 21st century. - Robert H. Dorff, Ph.D., Professor of National Security Policy and Strategy, and Chairman, Department of National Security and Strategy, U.S. Army War College."