Most overseas commentators usually scold the U.S. for trying to isolate various states of concern and press for a more active diplomatic dialogue with all parties. Thus, the fact that Secretary Albright's historic visit to North Korea drew a decidedly mixed set of reactions in the press overseas is somewhat surprising. One explanation for the diversity of international responses is that, apparently, in the post-Cold War world, no U.S. diplomatic move can draw either universal criticism or total praise. While the Agreed Framework between the US and the DPRK has frozen the DPRK's nuclear weapons development program, there are several hurdles that must still be cleared to complete the Agreed Framework and to verify that the DPRK has abandoned its nuclear weapons development program. Recognition is growing within TNI that political reform is essential and that it must be accompanied by military reform.
Differences exist, however, on the content, scope, and pace of reform.
This report calls that prediction into question and critically examines the US government's unconventional terrorism preparedness programs. Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, Carnegie Endowment Proliferation Brief, Vol. The combination of a congressionally-mandated Quadrennial Defense Review, a change of presidents, and shifts in the global security environment will force or allow American strategists to rethink some of the basic elements of U.S. strategy and decide if any changes need to be made. It is vital that the defense transformation process be strategy driven rather than dictated by budgets or technology alone. From Dontblowit.org, a campaign working for the elimination of nuclear weapons.