U.S. peacefare : organizing American peace-building operations / Dane F. Smith, Jr.

"Published in cooperation with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington D.C."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. An American Vocation for Peace-Building -- Ch. 2. The Integration of Peace-Building and National Security: The National Security Council -- Ch. 3. The Diplomacy of Peace-Building: The Department of State -- Ch. 4. A New Approach to Peace-Building: The Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization -- Ch. 5. A Belated Embrace of Stability Operations: The Department of Defense -- Ch. 6. Foreign Assistance for Peace: The U.S. Agency for International Development -- Ch. 7. Building Peace through Knowledge: The U.S. Institute of Peace -- Ch. 8. Funding Peace-Builcling: The Budget Process and Congressional Approval -- Ch. 9. The Future of U.S. Peace-Building -- Afterword: The Peace Corps.

The past few years have seen a number of reforms and initiatives within the U.S. government that address the growing challenges of building peace. Dane Smith{u2019}s book provides the first comprehensive survey of the range of U.S. agencies involved in peace building. At the same time, he addresses the fundamental concern over the increased power of the military{u2014}at the expense of civilian agencies{u2014}in stabilization and reconstruction operations. Important decisions are now being made on the future direction of U.S. foreign policy. A central task in arriving at these decisions will be determination of the proper role of both civilian and defense agencies in peace building. U.S. Peacefare begins with a historical overview of official U.S. peace-building, then looks at the organization and interaction of the major federal agencies in the National Security Council, the State Department, and the Defense Department, as well the U.S. Institute for Peace, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Throughout, author and former Ambassador Dane Smith emphasizes how a deeper understanding of peace-building organizations and their interactions in particular cases is essential to strengthening future U.S. conflict management. The book addresses the critical overall issue of how peace-building is funded, but within the federal budget and internationally, and concludes with Smith's recommendations for reforming those organizations