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Global Security and Intelligence Studies - Volume 2, Number 1 - Fall 2016
Editorial Welcome
Global Security and intelligence Studies aims to publish high-quality and original
research on contemporary security and intelligence issues. The journal is
committed to methodological pluralism, and seeks to help bridge the gap
between scholars and practitioners engaged in security and intelligence issues by
publishing rigorous research, book reviews, and occasional think pieces that are
relevant to both communities. We will, on occasion, also seek to publish special
issues on timely intelligence and security topics, and welcome proposals that fit with
the scope and aims of the journal. The journal actively encourages both former and
current intelligence and security practitioners to participate in important scholarly
and policy debate, and invites them to contribute their research to the journal. As
a result, we hope that the journal will become a vibrant platform for informed,
reasoned, and relevant debates on the most important intelligence and security
issues of our time.
This issue of GSIS touches on a number of these debates. In Academic
Intelligence Programs in the United States: Exploring the Training and Tradecraft
Debate, Michael Landon-Murray and Stephen Coulthart explore the value of
academic intelligence programs to the intelligence enterprise in the United States,
and examine what aspects of training and tradecraft can be appropriate for such
programs. In Anonymous Versus ISIS: The Role of Non-state Actors in Self-defense,
Andrew Colarik and Rhys Ball explore the role of non-state actors in cyberspace, and
seek to apply Just War principles to the realm of self-defense in cyberspace. Chris
Dolan and Alynna Lyon’s article, Calculation of Goodwill: Humanitarianism, Strategic
Interests, and the U.S. Response to Typhoon Yolanda, examines the various rationales
behind the American response to Typhoon Yolanda, and offers insights into how
the United States gets involved in humanitarian responses to natural disasters. In
An Assessment of Lone Wolves Using Explosive-Laden Consumer Drones in the United
States, Matthew Hughes and James Hess examine the potential impact of the advent
of commercially available drones on lone wolf terrorism in the United States. Finally,
in their article, Is China Playing a Contradictory Role in Africa? Security Implications
of its Arms Sales and Peacekeeping, Earl Conteh-Morgan and Patti Weeks assess the
contradictory nature of China’s peacekeeping efforts and arms sales on the African
continent.
Publishing an academic journal is a collaborative process. The editorial team
would like to extend its gratitude to the authors, to our peer reviewers for their
feedback and commitment, and the members of the editorial board for their support
and input.
On behalf of the editorial team,
Yoav Gortzak
American Public University System
Patricia J. Campbell
American Public University System
doi: 10.18278/gsis.2.1.1
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