THE Philippine Council for Foreign Relations is dedicated to the common good which translates into the national interest. Since foreign policy is simply an extension of domestic policy, the association which comprise important players in Philippine society, namely diplomats, members of the military estab-lishment, academia and the business community, more or less proxy for the power structures which support the underpinnings of our nation. By virtue of its broad-based membership, the council tends to look at the issue of security from a much wider perspective. Finally, our broad-based membership also allows the organization to draw more elements in the service of the internal and external security of the nation. In this regard it is our wish to contribute to the heavy lifting now undertaken by our armed forces in the promotion of peace in this nation to dialogues such as this and other activities which may be spawned by the event.