Home Third Force Network White Paper Summary Part I A Rude Awakening Global shifts in public awareness after 9/11   Diverging opinions about the root causes of terrorism, and how to stop it   Mission of the Third Force Network Part II The Emergence of Two Camps Polarized worldviews   Popular doubts about U.S. motives in declaring a "war on terrorism   Rich versus poor: the U.S. role in sowing the seeds of terrorism   Psycho-social correlates of individual and collective violence and terrorism   Historical and religious dimensions of the conflict between the U.S.-led group and the al Qaeda network   Stalemate Part III Building a Third Force The nation-state system in the crossfire: Human security versus national security   The legal and political building blocks of the third force, and the "boomerang" strategy   Beyond "network warfare" and "spectacle warfare": Working around the sole remaining superpower, a paralyzed United Nations and predatory capitalism   Rapidly expanding roles for global civil society in eradicating the economic and political roots of poverty and terrorism: Nonaligned multinational forces, livelihood development, wealth creation and democracy building   The politics and economics of the Third Force Network livelihood index Part IV Third Force Network in Action Harnessing the power of the Internet to mobilize civil society constituents, activists and their allies to support and fund NGOs    NGOs and Nonaligned Multilateral Forces     Third Force Network Grassroots Hotline     NGO Emergency Requests Helpline     Livelihood Lifeline and Third Force Network Bank    Third Force Network Livelihood Index    Global Civil Society News from the Frontlines    Global Civil Society Directory    Third Force Network Founder's Blog  Part III Conclusion 21st Century International Realignments Shift Power to Global Civil Society    International Human Rights and Human Security Laws References About the Author Feedback and Input Home