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One of the basic challenges of the 21st Century is assuring interna onal peace and fostering development, in the light of the new World balance. Today, there are problems that can only be solved by ac on at the global level. New strategic thinking is required to approach global issues and advance “global public goods”. Consequently, interna onal communi es must become protagonists of a new strategy to intervene in crisis areas and to promote peace, human rights and development with a strategy based on realis c and e ec ve foreign common policy. Such a strategy must include the collabora ve e orts of diploma c, economic and peace forces ac ons, while being rooted in the common goal of development of a strong coopera on culture of solidarity capable of understanding local needs and providing quick and e cient solu ons that are at once professional and respec ul of human dignity. Such a strategy must rely on cultural exper se and include expert knowledge of the theore cal elements of crisis and development management and the capability to understand the real comprehensive needs of the popula ons, and their historical and cultural roots in order to give e ec ve answers to them, and to promote peace and development even in the rst phases of the interven ons.