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Chapter VIII.  Develop Agendas for Cooperative Action with the Other Main Centers of Global Power

 Section B.  Current Context:  Successes and Challenges

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        B.  Current Context:  Successes and Challenges

         

        The United States has enjoyed unprecedented levels of cooperation on many of its

        highest national security priorities:

             

        ·  The global coalition against terror has grown and deepened, with extensive

             cooperation and common resolve.  The nations that have partnered with us in

             Afghanistan and Iraq have developed capabilities that can be applied to other

             challenges.

         

        ·  We have joined with other nations around the world as well as numerous multilateral

             organizations to improve the capability of all nations to defend their homelands

             against terrorists and transnational criminals.

         

        ·  We have achieved extraordinary coordination among historic rivals in pressing the

             DPRK to abandon its nuclear program.

         

        ·  We have partnered with European allies and international institutions to pressure Iran

             to honor its non-proliferation commitments.

         

        ·  The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is transforming itself to meet

             current threats and is playing a leading role in stabilizing the Balkans and

             Afghanistan, as well as training the Iraqi military leadership to address its security

             challenges.

         

        ·  We have set aside decades of mistrust and put relations with India, the world's most

             populous democracy, on a new and fruitful path.

         

        At the same time, America's relations with other nations have been strong enough to

        withstand differences and candid exchanges of views.

 

 

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             ·  Some of our oldest and closest friends disagreed with U.S. policy in Iraq.  There are

                   ongoing and serious debates with our allies about how best to address the unique and

                   evolving nature of the global terrorist threat.

             

             ·  We have disagreed on the steps to reduce agricultural subsidies and achieve success

                   in the WTO Doha Round of trade negotiations.  We have also faced challenges in

                   forging consensus with other major nations on the most effective measures to protect

                   the environment.

             

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