Righting the Balance: How You Can Help Protect America

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By Daniel Serwer *77

Published Jan. 21, 2016

(Potomac Books) What can the United States do to protect itself — without relying exclusive on the military? In Righting the Balance, Serwer draws on his 40 years in public service to argue that civilians and civilian institutions can and should be involved in helping to bring about peace. Serwer is a senior research professor in conflict management at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a scholar at the Middle East Institute.

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