GlobalSecurity.org
Formation | December 2000 |
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Founder | John E. Pike |
Headquarters | 300 N. Washington Street Alexandria, Virginia, US |
Official language | English |
Director | John E. Pike |
Website | www |
Remarks | ISSN 2769-8947 |
GlobalSecurity.org is an American independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that serves as a think tank, and research and consultancy group.
Focus
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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 February 7, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ 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 May 14, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ^ 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 May 13, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ^ 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 May 16, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ^ 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 February 7, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ 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 May 16, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ Woodward, Bob (2004). Plan of Attack. Simon and Schuster. p. 446.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Appearances by John Pike on C-SPAN. Archived 2021-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
- Internet properties established in 2000
- Think tanks established in 2000
- Think tanks based in Washington, D.C.
- Non-profit organizations based in Alexandria, Virginia
- Research institutes in Washington, D.C.
- Research organizations in the United States
- Terrorism research institutes
- Foreign policy and strategy think tanks in the United States
- Political and economic think tanks in the United States
- Science and technology think tanks
- Oversight and watchdog organizations