Japan's new foreign policy outlook signals that the country isready to move from a purely self-defense security strategytoward regional concerns, particularly challenges posed byChina and North Korea, but the United States and Japan shouldnot allow expectations for the alliance and future cooperation to outpace current realities and challenges
As Congress and the nation consider how to rebuild shattered lives and destroyed neighborhoods and businesses after the Katrina disaster, it is important that the need to take action swiftly does not lead to steps that cause dollars to be used inefficiently or to unwise decisions that frustrate rather than achieve long-term success. This makes it imperative that Congress keep the following guidelines firmly in mind.
A united transatlantic commitment to what is currently anindeterminable timetable for victory is essential if Europe andAmerica are to confront the domestic and global network ofextremists intent on annihilating the West and its allies, but theEU is not a replacement for the valuable relationships andbilateral alliances that the United States has carefully craftedover decades.
To assist in prioritizing threats, we must first assess the risks we face and then manage those risks by putting our resources to work in the most effective manner.