Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. I. Keynote address -- Domestic security and maintenance of liberty : striking the balance Paul McHale -- Pt. II. Command of the commons: the US perspective -- Command of the commons boasts : an invitation to lawfare? Craig H. Allen -- Global commons and the role for intelligence Lowell E. Jacoby -- Maritime domain awareness : the key to maritime security Joseph L. Nimmich and Dana A. Goward -- Pt. III. Command of the commons: the national perspective -- Threats from the global commons : problems of jurisdiction and enforcement Stuart Kaye -- Preemption by armed force of trans-boundary terrorist threats : the Russian perspective Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov -- Security in the strait of Malacca and the Regional Maritime Security Initiative : responses to the US proposal Yann-huei Song -- Actual and future threats emanating from the commons : a Chilean approach Francisca Möller and Jorge Balaresque -- Pt. IV. Public perception and the law -- Piercing the fog : national security, media, and the government Harvey Rishikof -- The military and the media in perspective : finding the necessary balance James P. Terry -- National security, the law, and the media : shaping public perceptions Linda Robinson -- Pt. V. Luncheon address -- International legal public diplomacy John B. Bellinger III -- Pt. VI. Challenges of strategic communications -- Strategic communications and the decline of US soft power Gene E. Bigler -- Strategic communications and the battle of ideas Mari K. Eder -- Challenges of strategic communication Michael A. Brown -- Pt. VII. Global disaster -- Global disasters : Pakistan's experience Ikram ul Haq -- Australian defence force experience with non-government organizations in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations Evan Carlin -- Disaster response : key legal issues for US Northern command Kurt Johnson -- The law of international disaster response : overview and ramifications for military actors David Fisher