GlobalSecurity.org explained

GlobalSecurity.org
Founder:John E. Pike
Headquarters:300 N. Washington Street
Alexandria, Virginia, US
Language:English
Leader Title:Director
Leader Name:John E. Pike

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] It also disseminates primary documentation and other original materials,[11] provides detailed, high-resolution satellite images and video footage from war zones,[17] and provides definitions of widely used terms for the public.[18] The organization also serves as a defense, military, foreign policy, and national-security watchdog group.[17] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]

In part it seeks to find new approaches to international security, and promotes achieving cooperative international security and preventing nuclear proliferation.[11] [24] [25] 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.[24]

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".[26] 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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Sherman. Amy. Donald Trump wrongly blames Hillary Clinton for creation of ISIS. May 12, 2018. PolitiFact. July 20, 2016. May 15, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180515074245/http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2016/jul/20/donald-trump/donald-trump-wrongly-blames-hillary-clinton-creati/. live.
  2. News: Buncombe . Andrew . July 19, 2017 . Trump 'ends programme to arm anti-Assad rebels' in move sought by Russia . . live . April 27, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170920062138/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world-0/us-politics/trump-syria-rebel-funding-putin-russia-anti-assad-fighters-a7849971.html . September 20, 2017.
  3. News: Hennigan. W.J.. Vartabedian. Ralph. Upgrading U.S. nuclear missiles, as Russia and China modernize, would cost $85 billion. Is it time to quit the ICBM race?. May 12, 2018. Los Angeles Times. May 30, 2017. April 25, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180425181612/http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-new-icbm-2017-story.html. live.
  4. News: Gladstone. Rick. Iran Drops Plan to Send Human Into Space, Citing Cost. May 12, 2018. New York Times. May 31, 2017. June 1, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170601065046/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/world/middleeast/iran-space.html. live.
  5. News: Broder. Jonathan. Will Obama Bonb ISIS In Libya?. May 12, 2018. Newsweek. February 5, 2016. May 7, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180507174315/http://www.newsweek.com/obama-isis-islamic-state-libya-muammar-gaddafi-iraq-syria-special-operations-423334. live.
  6. News: Satellite spotters glimpse secrets, and tell them. May 12, 2018. CNET. February 12, 2008. December 25, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191225222116/https://www.cnet.com/news/satellite-spotters-glimpse-secrets-and-tell-them/. live.
  7. Book: Sacknoff. Scott. North American Space Directory. 2004. Space Publications. 258. 2018-04-28. 2021-02-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20210207121652/https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=%22The+group+focuses+on+military%2C+intelligence%2C+space%2C+homeland+security%2C+and+cyberstrategy.%22. live.
  8. Aftergood. Steven. Pike Departs to Found New Organization. Journal of the Federation of American Scientists. November–December 2000. 53. 6. April 26, 2018. September 26, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200926083444/https://fas.org/faspir/v53n6.htm. live.
  9. News: Yester . Katherine . November 18, 2009 . Expert Sitings: John E. Pike . . live . April 26, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180506034214/http://foreignpolicy.com/2009/11/18/expert-sitings-john-e-pike/ . May 6, 2018.
  10. News: Wayne. Leslie. A Bold Plan to Go Where Men Have Gone Before. April 27, 2018. New York Times. February 5, 2006. February 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160204115805/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/05/business/yourmoney/05rocket.html. live.
  11. Book: Watson. Cynthia Ann. U.S. National Security: A Reference Handbook. 2002. ABC-CLIO. 231. 9781576075982. 2018-04-24. 2020-05-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20200514181816/https://books.google.com/books?id=Nj2monE0y4cC&pg=PA231. live.
  12. News: Sherwell. Philip. US military leaders fear Afghanistan withdrawal will increase soldier deaths. April 27, 2018. The Telegraph. June 25, 2011. December 25, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191225220614/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8598832/US-military-leaders-fear-Afghanistan-withdrawal-will-increase-soldier-deaths.html. live.
  13. Web site: Libraries: Political Science: International Politics. University of St. Thomas. April 28, 2018. May 15, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200515064644/https://libguides.stthomas.edu/c.php?g=88589&p=573600. live.
  14. Web site: Research Guides: Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence: News and Information Portals. University of Southern California. April 28, 2018. March 25, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180325120709/http://libguides.usc.edu/c.php?g=234999&p=1559633. live.
  15. Web site: Site Map. GlobalSecurity.org. April 27, 2018. June 5, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180605235812/https://www.globalsecurity.org/sitemap.htm. live.
  16. Book: Netzley. Patricia D.. Terrorism. 2007. Greenhaven Press. 347. 9780737732351. 2018-04-24. 2020-05-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20200513151137/https://books.google.com/books?id=6MEUAQAAIAAJ&q=%22globalsecurity.org%22%2B%22reliable%2Bsource%22&dq=%22globalsecurity.org%22%2B%22reliable%2Bsource%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjHkPnH1dLaAhUNulMKHXuACoQQ6AEILTAB. live.
  17. News: Umansky. Eric. Image Problems; A Place to Find Out for Yourself About the War. April 27, 2018. New York Times. September 22, 2002. December 26, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191226035641/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/22/weekinreview/the-world-image-problems-a-place-to-find-out-for-yourself-about-the-war.html. live.
  18. Book: Watson. Cynthia Ann. Nation-building and Stability Operations: A Reference Handbook. 2008. Greenwood Publishing Group. 134. 9780275992187. 2018-04-26. 2020-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20200516144135/https://books.google.com/books?id=ZT3QFmmdUJoC&pg=PA134. live.
  19. News: Gerstein. Josh. Military Secrets Posted on Internet. May 8, 2018. ABC News. October 15, 2001. May 16, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200516094751/https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=126664. live.
  20. Book: Foley. Michael S.. O'Malley. Brendan P.. Home Fronts: A Wartime America Reader. 2008. New Press. 574. 2018-04-28. 2021-02-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20210207121642/https://www.google.com/search?num=100&newwindow=1&tbm=bks&ei=xP7jWr_6L8vbzwKtr56IAw&q=%22trying+to+tease+out+the+difference+between+facts+and+Pentagon+spin.%22&oq=%22trying+to+tease+out+the+difference+between+facts+and+Pentagon+spin.%22&gs_l=psy-ab.3...141106.141106.0.142876.1.1.0.0.0.0.73.73.1.1.0....0...1c.2.64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.pdxKnlejY5c. live.
  21. Giles. Bob. The Vital Role of the Press in a Time of National Crisis. Nieman Reports. December 15, 2002. 56. 4. May 8, 2018. January 13, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170113121814/http://niemanreports.org/articles/the-vital-role-of-the-press-in-a-time-of-national-crisis/. live.
  22. Web site: Chatterjee. Pratap. Controversial Commando Wins Iraq Contract. CorpWatch. May 8, 2018. June 9, 2004. July 22, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190722014234/https://corpwatch.org/article/controversial-commando-wins-iraq-contract. live.
  23. Scheeres. Julia. Suppression Stifles Some Sites. May 8, 2018. Wired. October 25, 2001. May 14, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200514195210/https://www.wired.com/2001/10/suppression-stifles-some-sites/. live.
  24. Book: Burden. Paul R.. A Subject Guide to Quality Web Sites. 2010. Scarecrow Press. 749. 9780810876958. registration.
  25. Book: Hunt. Kimberly N.. Encyclopedia of Associations, Volume 1: National Organizations of the U.S.. 2004. Thomson Gale. 1899. 9780787668730. 41st. 2018-04-27. 2020-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20200516154648/https://books.google.com/books?id=Eb572H6BbI0C&q=%22reduce+reliance+on+nuclear+weapons+and+the+risk+of+their+use%22&dq=%22reduce+reliance+on+nuclear+weapons+and+the+risk+of+their+use%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiRuvL3q9raAhUKWN8KHT_5DAkQ6AEINDAC. live.
  26. Web site: Best of the Web: Web Site Reviews: GlobalSecurity.org. Forbes.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20110902040552/https://www.forbes.com/bow/b2c/review.jhtml?id=6093. September 2, 2011.
  27. Book: Woodward. Bob. Bob Woodward. Plan of Attack. 2004. Simon and Schuster. registration. 446.

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