Acknowledgments

The Institute for National Strategic Studies’ project on Public Security and the New World Disorder originated with a May 1996 conference held by the U.S. Institute of Peace that examined the issue of police functions in peace operations. The resulting important work encouraged us to initiate an intensive year-long project using a series of case studies and involving both U.S. and international participants.

The people whom the editors wish to thank for their participation and valuable insights are so numerous that we used an extensive database to keep track of them. In particular, we thank the U.S. Department of Defense offices of Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Affairs, Strategic Plans and Policy, and Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict; the U.S. State Department Office of Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Operations; the Global Issues and Multilateral Affairs office at the National Security Council; the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program at the Department of Justice; and the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations and its Civilian Police Unit.

Carnegie Corporation funded the first year of the project, with additional assistance provided by the John C. Whitehead Foundation and the U.S. Institute of Peace. The Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict, the Lester B. Pearson Canadian Peacekeeping Training Centre, and the National Defense University cohosted the concluding conference held September 15-16, 1997, at the National Defense University.

Our final thanks go to the National Defense University Foundation. Their hard-working staff maintained a consistent level of funding for the entire project.