tailieunhanh - Taking Charge: A Bipartisan Report to the President Elect on Forreign Policy and National Security

A report prepared by Transition 2001, a bipartisan panel of about 60 American leaders in the areas of foreign and defense policy, outlining the most important national security challenges for the new administration, suggesting priorities, and recommending specific courses of action that the new president could take in the early days of his administration. Such decisive early action will be critical for setting . foreign and national security policy on the right path for the balance of his term and beyond. Thissummary is based on more than 25. | RAND Taking Charge A Bipartisan Report to the President Elect on Foreign Policy and National Security Transition 2001 Frank Carlucci Robert Hunter Zalmay Khalilzad co-chairs The ideas and recommendations included in this report are the work of more than 50 American leaders in foreign policy and national security. This is a diverse group of individuals drawn from across the political spectrum who have served the nation in public service or who come from the worlds of academia and policy analysis all with knowledge experience and engagement in critical . foreign policy and national security debates. They were invited by RAND to identify the most important challenges for the new . president to suggest priorities to propose and discuss the range of alternative choices and where there is collective agreement to recommend specific courses of action. The deliberations of the group were informed by some twenty-five papers commissioned by the panel and largely based on RAND research. This publication was supported by RAND using its own funds. ISBN 0-8330-2956-8 RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND is a registered trademark. RAND s publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of its research sponsors. Copyright 2000 RAND All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means including photocopying recording or information storage and retrieval without permission in writing from RAND. Published 2000 by RAND 1700 Main Street . Box 2138 Santa Monica CA 90407-2138 1200 South Hayes Street Arlington VA 22202-5050 RAND URL http To order RAND documents or to obtain additional information contact Distribution Services Telephone 310 451-7002 Fax 310 451-6915 Internet order@ RAND Taking Charge A Bipartisan Report to the President Elect on Foreign Policy and National Security Transition 2001 Frank Carlucci .