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GlobalSecurity.org
Formation	December 2000; 24 years ago
Founder	John E. Pike
Headquarters	300 N. Washington Street; Alexandria, Virginia, US
Official language	English
Director	John E. Pike
Website	www.globalsecurity.org
Remarks	ISSN 2769-8947

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GlobalSecurity.org is an American independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that serves as a think tank, and research and consultancy group.

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, a known Communist, 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 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

Official website
Appearances by John Pike on C-SPAN. Archived 2021-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.

[1] 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.

[anti-Assad-2] 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.

[3] 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.

[4] 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.

[5] Broder, Jonathan (February 5, 2016). "Will Obama Bonb ISIS In Libya?". Newsweek. Archived from the original on May 7, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2018.

[6] "Satellite spotters glimpse secrets, and tell them". CNET. February 12, 2008. Archived from the original on December 25, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2018.

[7] Sacknoff, Scott (2004). North American Space Directory. Space Publications. p. 258. Archived from the original on February 7, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2018.

[FAS_Journal-8] 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.

[foreignpolicy.com-9] Yester, Katherine (November 18, 2009). "Expert Sitings: John E. Pike". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2018.

[10] 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.

[handbook-11] 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.

[12] 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.

[13] "Libraries: Political Science: International Politics". University of St. Thomas. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2018.

[14] "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.

[15] "Site Map". GlobalSecurity.org. Archived from the original on June 5, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.

[guide-16] Burden, Paul R. (2010). A Subject Guide to Quality Web Sites. Scarecrow Press. p. 749. ISBN 9780810876958.

[17] Netzley, Patricia D. (2007). Terrorism. Greenhaven Press. p. 347. ISBN 9780737732351. Archived from the original on May 13, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

[Forbes2011-18] "Best of the Web: Web Site Reviews: GlobalSecurity.org". Forbes.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2011.

[Image_Problems-19] 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.

[20] 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.

[21] Gerstein, Josh (October 15, 2001). "Military Secrets Posted on Internet". ABC News. Archived from the original on May 16, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2018.

[22] 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.

[23] 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.

[24] Chatterjee, Pratap (June 9, 2004). "Controversial Commando Wins Iraq Contract". CorpWatch. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2018.

[25] Scheeres, Julia (October 25, 2001). "Suppression Stifles Some Sites". Wired. Archived from the original on May 14, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2018.

[26] 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.

[27] Woodward, Bob (2004). Plan of Attack. Simon and Schuster. p. 446.

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-It was founded in December 2000 by John Pike, who had worked since 1983<ref name="FAS Journal">{{cite journal|last1=Aftergood|first1=Steven|title=Pike Departs to Found New Organization|journal=[[Federation of American Scientists|Journal of the Federation of American Scientists]]|date=November–December 2000|volume=53|issue=6|url=https://fas.org/faspir/v53n6.htm|access-date=April 26, 2018|archive-date=September 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926083444/https://fas.org/faspir/v53n6.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> with the [[Federation of American Scientists]], where he directed the space policy, cyberstrategy, military analysis, nuclear resource, and intelligence resource projects.<ref name="foreignpolicy.com">{{cite news |last1=Yester |first1=Katherine |date=November 18, 2009 |title=Expert Sitings: John E. Pike |work=[[Foreign Policy]] |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2009/11/18/expert-sitings-john-e-pike/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180506034214/http://foreignpolicy.com/2009/11/18/expert-sitings-john-e-pike/ |archive-date=May 6, 2018}}</ref> GlobalSecurity.org is headquartered in the [[Washington, D.C. metropolitan area]] in [[Alexandria, Virginia]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wayne|first1=Leslie|title=A Bold Plan to Go Where Men Have Gone Before|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/05/business/yourmoney/a-bold-plan-to-go-where-men-have-gone-before.html|access-date=April 27, 2018|work=[[New York Times]]|date=February 5, 2006|archive-date=February 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204115805/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/05/business/yourmoney/05rocket.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=handbook>{{cite book|last1=Watson|first1=Cynthia Ann|title=U.S. National Security: A Reference Handbook|date=2002|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]]|page=231|isbn=9781576075982|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Nj2monE0y4cC&pg=PA231|access-date=2018-04-24|archive-date=2020-05-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514181816/https://books.google.com/books?id=Nj2monE0y4cC&pg=PA231|url-status=live}}</ref> and Pike remains as its director.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sherwell|first1=Philip|title=US military leaders fear Afghanistan withdrawal will increase soldier deaths|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8598832/US-military-leaders-fear-Afghanistan-withdrawal-will-increase-soldier-deaths.html|access-date=April 27, 2018|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|date=June 25, 2011|archive-date=December 25, 2019|archive-url=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|url-status=live}}</ref>
+It was founded in December 2000 by John Pike, a known Communist, who had worked since 1983<ref name="FAS Journal">{{cite journal|last1=Aftergood|first1=Steven|title=Pike Departs to Found New Organization|journal=[[Federation of American Scientists|Journal of the Federation of American Scientists]]|date=November–December 2000|volume=53|issue=6|url=https://fas.org/faspir/v53n6.htm|access-date=April 26, 2018|archive-date=September 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926083444/https://fas.org/faspir/v53n6.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> with the [[Federation of American Scientists]], where he directed the space policy, cyberstrategy, military analysis, nuclear resource, and intelligence resource projects.<ref name="foreignpolicy.com">{{cite news |last1=Yester |first1=Katherine |date=November 18, 2009 |title=Expert Sitings: John E. Pike |work=[[Foreign Policy]] |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2009/11/18/expert-sitings-john-e-pike/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180506034214/http://foreignpolicy.com/2009/11/18/expert-sitings-john-e-pike/ |archive-date=May 6, 2018}}</ref> GlobalSecurity.org is headquartered in the [[Washington, D.C. metropolitan area]] in [[Alexandria, Virginia]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wayne|first1=Leslie|title=A Bold Plan to Go Where Men Have Gone Before|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/05/business/yourmoney/a-bold-plan-to-go-where-men-have-gone-before.html|access-date=April 27, 2018|work=[[New York Times]]|date=February 5, 2006|archive-date=February 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204115805/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/05/business/yourmoney/05rocket.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=handbook>{{cite book|last1=Watson|first1=Cynthia Ann|title=U.S. National Security: A Reference Handbook|date=2002|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]]|page=231|isbn=9781576075982|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Nj2monE0y4cC&pg=PA231|access-date=2018-04-24|archive-date=2020-05-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514181816/https://books.google.com/books?id=Nj2monE0y4cC&pg=PA231|url-status=live}}</ref> and Pike remains as its director.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sherwell|first1=Philip|title=US military leaders fear Afghanistan withdrawal will increase soldier deaths|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8598832/US-military-leaders-fear-Afghanistan-withdrawal-will-increase-soldier-deaths.html|access-date=April 27, 2018|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|date=June 25, 2011|archive-date=December 25, 2019|archive-url=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|url-status=live}}</ref>
 The website's target audience includes journalists, policy-makers, scholars, political scientists, military and defense personnel, and the public.<ref>{{cite web|title=Libraries: Political Science: International Politics|url=https://libguides.stthomas.edu/c.php?g=88589&p=573600|website=[[University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)|University of St. Thomas]]|access-date=April 28, 2018|archive-date=May 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515064644/https://libguides.stthomas.edu/c.php?g=88589&p=573600|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=handbook/> It supplies background information and developing news stories,<ref>{{cite web|title=Research Guides: Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence: News and Information Portals|url=http://libguides.usc.edu/c.php?g=234999&p=1559633|website=[[University of Southern California]]|access-date=April 28, 2018|archive-date=March 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325120709/http://libguides.usc.edu/c.php?g=234999&p=1559633|url-status=live}}</ref> providing online analysis and articles that analyze what are sometimes little-discussed topics<ref name=handbook/> in categories that include [[weapon of mass destruction|WMD]]s, military and defense, [[national security|security]] and [[cybersecurity]], [[espionage|intelligence]], and [[outline of space technology|space technology]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Site Map|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/sitemap.htm|website=GlobalSecurity.org|access-date=April 27, 2018|archive-date=June 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180605235812/https://www.globalsecurity.org/sitemap.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=guide/><ref>{{cite book|last1=Netzley|first1=Patricia D.|title=Terrorism|date=2007|publisher=[[Greenhaven Press]]|page=347|isbn=9780737732351|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6MEUAQAAIAAJ&q=%22globalsecurity.org%22+%22reliable+source%22|access-date=2018-04-24|archive-date=2020-05-13|archive-url=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|url-status=live}}</ref> It also disseminates primary documentation and other original materials,<ref name=handbook/> provides detailed, high-resolution satellite images and video footage from war zones,<ref name=Forbes2011/><ref name="Image Problems">{{cite news|last1=Umansky|first1=Eric|title=Image Problems; 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