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On the Cover Armament Technician Hector Huguet checks an advanced medium-range air-to-air missile, or AMRAAM, on an F-16CJ fighting falcon before it takes off from Incirlik Air Base in Turkey on Dec. 28, 1998, as part of Operation Northern Watch. The operation enforces the no-fly zone north of the 36th parallel in Iraq, as mandated by the United Nations. The United States, the United Kingdom, and Turkey have provided about 45 aircraft and more than 1,400 personnel to support the operation. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE/VINCE PARKER, U.S. AIR FORCE

Contents Message from the Editor Letter to the Editor News What L.A. homes and neighborhoods might do for children Appealing foreign duty Encroaching urban operations Costs of high-tech theft Balkan Duty Five RAND analysts consider the consequences of Kosovo Cover Story Common Interests, Common Responsibilities For Europe and America to meet common challenges, it is time for Europe to shoulder more of the burden--and for America to share leadership How an Atlantic Partnership Could Stabilize the Middle East By David C. Gompert, Jerrold Green, and F. Stephen Larrabee How a Militarily Strong Europe Could Help Build a True Partnership By James A. Thomson Regaining Equilibrium How defense planning can help U.S. forces balance multiple goals

Editor John Godges Assistant Editor Christina Pitcher Proofreaders Rosalyn John, Miriam Polon Art Director Ronald Miller Designer Eileen Delson La Russo Photographer Diane Baldwin Circulation Christine Troncoso

Editorial Board Roger Benjamin David Chu Paul Davis David Gompert Jerrold Green James Hosek Iao Katagiri Kevin McCarthy Elizabeth McGlynn C. Richard Neu Mary Vaiana

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