After the devastating effects of September 11, the authors show that, to bring governments and peoples together, the US must develop a strategic foreign cooperation and assistance policy that fosters strong civil societies, emphasizing the key role civil society organizations (CSOs) could play in mitigating the conditions that promote terrorists and terrorism.
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The United States "must develop a strategic foreign cooperation and assistance policy that fosters strong civil societies as an important end for promoting development, in addition to its traditional role as a means to deliver aid," argue Chickering (the Hoover Institution), Coleman (Council on Foreign Relations), Haley (international strategic studies, Claremont-McKenna College), and Vargas-Baron (director, Institute for Reconstruction and International Security through Education, "an international NGO based in Washington, D.C. and Bogotá, Colombia"). These efforts should concentrate on the areas of economic reform, empowering and education women, recruiting citizens for peace, nation building beyond sectarian and tribal loyalties, and supporting civil society organizations during and after conflicts. They offer advice on each of these areas. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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