Col. Christopher Holshek, USA Ret., is a senior civil-military adviser to the International Peace and Security Institute and the Alliance for Peacebuilding. He is also program director for the annual Civil Affairs Symposium and Roundtable and edits the Civil Affairs Issue Papers. He has bachelor of arts degrees from George Washington University, Washington, D.C.; and master’s degrees from Boston University and the U.S. Army War College. He is the author of Travels With Harley: Journeys in Search of Personal and National Identity, about his experiences in civil-military operations in Army, joint and multinational settings.