Chapter IV. Work with Others to Defuse Regional Conflicts
Section A. Summary of National Security Strategy 2002
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Regional conflicts are a bitter legacy from previous decades that continue to affect our
national security interests today. Regional conflicts do not stay isolated for long and
often spread or devolve into humanitarian tragedy or anarchy. Outside parties can exploit
them to further other ends, much as al-Qaida exploited the civil war in Afghanistan. This
means that even if the United States does not have a direct stake in a particular conflict,
our interests are likely to be affected over time. Outsiders generally cannot impose
solutions on parties that are not ready to embrace them, but outsiders can sometimes help
create the conditions under which the parties themselves can take effective action.
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