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An F/A-18C Hornet approaches the flight deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) on 30 October 2001 for a landing. The Arleigh Burke–class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) is visible astern on plane-guard station. The Theodore Roosevelt battle group was participating in Operation ENDURING FREEDOM against Taliban and al-Queda targets in Afghanistan, embodying the nation’s leadership in the global fight against terrorism. Such campaigns, however, are only one element (most prominent since the events of 11 September 2001) of the role of the United States in the world—several aspects of which are taken up by articles in this issue. Judge James Baker, who was in the White House during the 1999 Nato Kosovo campaign, assesses the obligations of legal advisors to the president in contemporary warfare; a panel of distinguished scholars exchange views on the nature (and limitations) of transformation of the U.S. military to meet its global responsibilities of tomorrow; and Professor Roger Barnett of the Naval War College argues that, thanks to a number of factors, the scene depicted on our cover—the U.S. Navy in the forefront, influencing events ashore with great effectiveness—is emblematic of the future.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer’s Mate Johnny Bivera.