3D Security Initiative

In his chapter in the Center for Global Development's new book "The White House and the World" Stewart Patrick of the Council on Foreign Relations writes:

"It is no longer possible for the world’s richest and most powerful country to remain indiff erent to the fate of

A new report by the Center for American Progress and the ENOUGH! campaign lays out the case for conflict prevention in the United States.

The Price of Prevention takes stock of the state of US government programs in conflict prevention and then details recommendations for the new Administration.

-Lisa Schirch

US Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates promotes a 3D approach to US foreign policy that relies more on the cost-effective, preventive strategies of development and diplomacy than it does on the 'last resort' strategy of defense.

In his article A Balanced Strategy Reprogramming the Pentagon for a New Age published in the January 2009 edition of Foreign Affairs, Secretary Gates argues "over the long term, the United States cannot kill or capture its way to victory."

Click here to read Senator Feingold's excellent speech given earlier this week at the University of Wisconsin on "Public and Private Diplomacy
for the 21st Century."

Speech of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold
Reaching Out to the World - Public and Private Diplomacy
for the 21st Century

University of Wisconsin, Madison
March 24, 2008

Gilles, thank you for that kind introduction, and for your leadership in international education here at UW-Madison. I’m very proud that my alma mater has such strong programs in this area.