Director's Welcome
How do you advance peace, bridge historic cultural divides, develop new energy resources, and fight terrorism in today's troubled world? My recent visits to the Caucasus, Turkey, Brazil, and Afghanistan underscore one clear answer: with diplomacy and commerce. At every stop, leaders and regular citizens alike told me that progress is being made today not by military action, but through diplomatic and economic engagement. more »
CJCS Admiral Mike Mullen
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen underscored the need for the entire U.S. government to adopt an “expeditionary strategy” to meet national security needs. Giving the Patterson School of Diplomacy’s 2008 Vince Davis Lecture, Admiral Mullen stressed that “the U.S. military is the best in the world, but it still can’t do it alone.” In the fight against terrorism, he stressed, specialists from civilian departments – Commerce, Justice, Treasury – as well as from allied nations, are needed to capitalize on the security and stability that military forces can bring to a country. more »


