GlobalSecurity.org
American defense think tank and website
GlobalSecurity.org is an American independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that serves as a think tank , and research and consultancy group. Most active in the late 2000s, the organization’s research has appeared in outlets including The New York Times , The Washington Post , The Boston Globe , Foreign Policy , and The Economist .
Focus
The site is focused on national and international security issues;[1] military analysis, systems, and strategies;[2] [3] intelligence matters;[4] [5] and space policy .[6] [7]
History
It was founded in December 2000 by John Pike, who had worked since 1983[8] with the Federation of American Scientists , where he directed the space policy, cyberstrategy, military analysis, nuclear resource, and intelligence resource projects.[9] GlobalSecurity.org is headquartered in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area in Alexandria, Virginia ,[10] [11] and Pike remains as its director.[12]
The website's target audience includes journalists, policy-makers, scholars, political scientists, military and defense personnel, and the public.[13] [11] It supplies background information and developing news stories,[14] providing online analysis and articles that analyze what are sometimes little-discussed topics[11] in categories that include WMDs , military and defense, security and cybersecurity , intelligence , and space technology .[15] [16] [17] It also disseminates primary documentation and other original materials,[11] provides detailed, high-resolution satellite images and video footage from war zones,[18] [19] and provides definitions of widely used terms for the public.[20] The organization also serves as a defense, military, foreign policy , and national-security watchdog group.[19] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [excessive citations ]
In part it seeks to find new approaches to international security, and promotes achieving cooperative international security and preventing nuclear proliferation.[11] [16] [26] To this end it seeks to improve intelligence-community capabilities to respond to new threats and to prevent the need for military action, while at the same time enhancing the effectiveness of military forces when needed.[16]
GlobalSecurity.org was listed in the War Intelligence category of Forbes ' now-defunct "Best of the Web" directory from 2001 onward; the directory cited its "Depth of military information", and noted its "collection of satellite images and video footage from the war zone".[18] In his 2004 book Plan of Attack , about the behind-the-scenes decision-making that led the Bush administration to invade Iraq, Bob Woodward called the website "an invaluable resource on military, intelligence and national security matters".[27]
References
^ Sherman, Amy (July 20, 2016). "Donald Trump wrongly blames Hillary Clinton for creation of ISIS" . PolitiFact . Archived from the original on May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2018 .
^ Buncombe, Andrew (July 19, 2017). "Trump 'ends programme to arm anti-Assad rebels' in move sought by Russia" . The Independent . Archived from the original on September 20, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2018 .
^ Hennigan, W.J.; Vartabedian, Ralph (May 30, 2017). "Upgrading U.S. nuclear missiles, as Russia and China modernize, would cost $85 billion. Is it time to quit the ICBM race?" . Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on April 25, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2018 .
^ Gladstone, Rick (May 31, 2017). "Iran Drops Plan to Send Human Into Space, Citing Cost" . New York Times . Archived from the original on June 1, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2018 .
^ Broder, Jonathan (February 5, 2016). "Will Obama Bonb ISIS In Libya?" . Newsweek . Archived from the original on May 7, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2018 .
^ "Satellite spotters glimpse secrets, and tell them" . CNET . February 12, 2008. Archived from the original on December 25, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2018 .
^ Sacknoff, Scott (2004). North American Space Directory . Space Publications. p. 258. Archived from the original on 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2018-04-28 .
^ Aftergood, Steven (November–December 2000). "Pike Departs to Found New Organization" . Journal of the Federation of American Scientists . 53 (6). Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2018 .
^ Yester, Katherine (November 18, 2009). "Expert Sitings: John E. Pike" . Foreign Policy . Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2018 .
^ Wayne, Leslie (February 5, 2006). "A Bold Plan to Go Where Men Have Gone Before" . New York Times . Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2018 .
^ a b c d e Watson, Cynthia Ann (2002). U.S. National Security: A Reference Handbook . ABC-CLIO . p. 231. ISBN 9781576075982 . Archived from the original on 2020-05-14. Retrieved 2018-04-24 .
^ Sherwell, Philip (June 25, 2011). "US military leaders fear Afghanistan withdrawal will increase soldier deaths" . The Telegraph . Archived from the original on December 25, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2018 .
^ "Libraries: Political Science: International Politics" . University of St. Thomas . Archived from the original on May 15, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2018 .
^ "Research Guides: Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence: News and Information Portals" . University of Southern California . Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018 .
^ "Site Map" . GlobalSecurity.org . Archived from the original on June 5, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018 .
^ a b c Burden, Paul R. (2010). A Subject Guide to Quality Web Sites . Scarecrow Press . p. 749 . ISBN 9780810876958 .
^ Netzley, Patricia D. (2007). Terrorism . Greenhaven Press . p. 347. ISBN 9780737732351 . Archived from the original on 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2018-04-24 .
^ a b "Best of the Web: Web Site Reviews: GlobalSecurity.org" . Forbes.com . Archived from the original on September 2, 2011.
^ a b Umansky, Eric (September 22, 2002). "Image Problems; A Place to Find Out for Yourself About the War" . New York Times . Archived from the original on December 26, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2018 .
^ Watson, Cynthia Ann (2008). Nation-building and Stability Operations: A Reference Handbook . Greenwood Publishing Group . p. 134. ISBN 9780275992187 . Archived from the original on 2020-05-16. Retrieved 2018-04-26 .
^ Gerstein, Josh (October 15, 2001). "Military Secrets Posted on Internet" . ABC News . Archived from the original on May 16, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2018 .
^ Foley, Michael S.; O'Malley, Brendan P. (2008). Home Fronts: A Wartime America Reader . New Press . p. 574. Archived from the original on 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2018-04-28 .
^ Giles, Bob (December 15, 2002). "The Vital Role of the Press in a Time of National Crisis" . Nieman Reports . 56 (4). Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2018 .
^ Chatterjee, Pratap (June 9, 2004). "Controversial Commando Wins Iraq Contract" . CorpWatch . Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2018 .
^ Scheeres, Julia (October 25, 2001). "Suppression Stifles Some Sites" . Wired . Archived from the original on May 14, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2018 .
^ Hunt, Kimberly N., ed. (2004). Encyclopedia of Associations, Volume 1: National Organizations of the U.S. (41st ed.). Thomson Gale . p. 1899. ISBN 9780787668730 . Archived from the original on 2020-05-16. Retrieved 2018-04-27 .
^ Woodward, Bob (2004). Plan of Attack . Simon and Schuster . p. 446 .
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