World Security Review

It’s been “Defense Lite” on the blog for the last few weeks here as I dodge the land mines and alligators at work.  Some critical changes coming down the road that have taken my attention away for this little hobby.

I’ve got some breathing room now and had a chance to review most of my email sitting in my personal email inbox at home.  Up to bat first, is an update from the World Security Institute which publishes a weekly newsletter.  Below are some links on upcoming publications from WSI worthy of review.

Center for Defense Information’s Military Almanac 2007 
Prepared by CDI’s Straus Military Reform Project, the Military Almanac 2007 is an up-to-date, fact-filled, comprehensive guide to U.S. military, defense and policy issues. 

World Security Institute’s 2006 Annual Report
The World Security Institute’s 2006 annual report is now available online. The report includes information and a yearly review on all WSI divisions, including Center for Defense Information, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, Azimuth Media, International Programs, and the International Media Division.

Arab Insight, Vol. 1 No. 1, Spring 2007
Islam, Political Islam and America. The World Security Institute is proud to announce that the first issue of Arab Insight, a quarterly journal dedicated to bringing Middle East perspectives to Washington, is now available. 

Conference Report: Approaches for Shared Space Situational Awareness
CDI and the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Center for Space and Defense co-sponsored a conference, “Improving Our Vision: Approaches for Shared Space Situational Awareness” in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Sept. 15-16, 2006. The purpose of the conference was to bring together the full range of stakeholders interested in space situational awareness. 
 
China Security, Vol. 3, No. 2, Spring 2007
Meeting the Challenges of Non-Traditional Security. In this current issue, China Security explores a number of issues critical to China’s stability. These include the rise of social conflict in China’s vast rural populace, the aging of China’s population and the grave situation of China’s coal mining safety and the social and political implications it has for the poorest peasants who work in them.