CONTENT

• Executive Summary

JFQ Forum

• Russia and the Return of Geopolitics by Milan N. Vego
• Southest Asian Security Challenges: America's Response? by Marvin C. Ott
• Chinese Influence on U.S. Operational Access to African Seaports by Gordon S. Magenheim
• Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea by Patrick J. Paterson

Special Feature

• An Interview with General Bantz J. Craddock by David H. Gurney & Jeffrey D. Smotherman
• Transforming NATO Special Operations by James L. Jones
• Considerations for Long-term Stability in Postconflict Situations by William E. Ward
• Extending the Phase Zero Campaign Mindset by Thomas P. Galvin
• The Changing Face of Europe and Africa by Thomas P. Galvin
• Improving Military-to-Military Relations with Russia by By Christopher T. Holinger

Commentary

• How and Why National Security Roles Are Changing by Joseph A. Gattuso
• A Broader Conceptualization of Islam and Terrorism by J. Keith Akins

Features

• Obstacles to Effective Joint Targeting by John Patch
• Iraq and the AC-130: Gunships Unleashed by Robert J. Seifert
• Adaptive Planning: Not Your Great Grandfather's Schlieffen Plan by Robert M. Klein
• Deconflicting Electronic Warfare in Joint Operations by Huber, Carlberg, Gilliard and Marquet
• Space Strategy: A Call to Arms for the Sea Services by John J. Klein
• Terrorist Use of the Internet: The Real Story by Irving Lachow and Courtney Richardson
• The Officer Corps and Profession: Time for a New Model by Brian J. Collins

Recall

• The Mayaguez Incident a Generation Later by David R. Mets

EDITOR
Col David "Cow" Gurney, USMC (Ret)

EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Jeffrey D. Smotherman, PhD

SUPERVISORY EDITOR
George C. Maerz

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
Martin J. Peters, Jr.

SENIOR COPYEDITOR
Calvin B. Kelley

BOOK REVIEW EDITOR
Lisa M. Yambrick

ASSISTANT EDITOR
Jennifer C. Veilleux

ASSISTANT EDITOR
Chaim E. Mandelbaum

GRAPHIC DESIGN
Rebecca J. White

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER SSGT
D. Myles Cullen, USAF

SECURITY REVIEW CAPT
David W. Thomas , USN (Ret)