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	Jane's Information Group URL: http://www.janes.com/ ODP description: News, information and analysis from leading source for information on defense, geopolitics, transport and police industries and issues.
	Center for Defense Information URL: http://www.cdi.org/ ODP description: An institute monitoring the military. CDI provides independent analysis in the form of research papers, educational videos, and free e-mail and print newsletters. Page title: CDI - Center for Defense Information - Security Policy Research Organization
	War Is A Racket URL: http://lexrex.com/enlightened/articles/warisaracket.htm ODP description: A short book by US Marine Corp Major General Smedley Butler on how the US military made war far more for Wall Street and big corporations than anyone's freedom or democracy. Page title: War Is A Racket - Major General Smedley Butler - READ IT FREE
	Beyond the Fire URL: http://www.itvs.org/beyondthefire/ ODP description: Introduces the real-life stories of 15 teenagers, now living in the U.S., who have survived war in seven war zones. Page title: BEYOND THE FIRE
	British American Security Information Council (BASIC) URL: http://www.basicint.org/ ODP description: Independent research organization that analyzes international security issues. Analysis and updates on all key international nuclear related events. Page title: British American Security Information Council
	Human Security Report URL: http://www.humansecurityreport.info/ ODP description: Report on the global state of armed conflict. Includes complete report in PDF format, press kit, statistics, and background information. Page title: Home - The Human Security Report Page description: The first Human Security Report documents a dramatic, but largely unknown, decline in the number of wars, genocides and human rights abuse over the past decade. Directed by Andrew Mack and published by Oxford University Press, the Human Security Report argues that the single most compelling explanation for these changes is found in the unprecedented upsurge of international activism, spearheaded by the UN, which took place in the wake of th...
	CIVIC Worldwide - The Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict URL: http://www.civicworldwide.org/ ODP description: Organization working to obtain U.S. Government assistance for war-torn communities and families in need, while helping to shine a spotlight on the human costs of war. Page title: CIVIC - Home, CIVIC Worldwide Page description: Non-Profit Soapbox - changing the way organizations build online communities., CIVIC is an organization working toward smart, compassionate policies in Iraq and Afghanistan for civilians killed or injured in conflict by U.S. Forces.
	The Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies URL: http://www.rusi.org/ ODP description: The professional forum in the United Kingdom for those concerned with national and international defence and security. Page title: RUSI Home
	Center for Security Policy URL: http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/ ODP description: A U.S. national security think tank specializing in decision briefs and press releases on critical foreign policy and military defense matters. Subject area archive dating from 1988, including abstracts. Page description: Center for Security Policy ensures issues that are vital to American national security are the subject of both principled examination and effective action. CSP promotes international peace though American strength, utilizing all elements of national power: economic, informational, diplomatic, and military.
	Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) URL: http://www.dcaf.ch/ ODP description: Assists the international community in pursuing good governance and reform of the security sector. Information about their activities and publications. Page title: Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) - Home
	The Center for Advanced Defense Studies (CADS) URL: http://www.c4ads.org/ ODP description: A non-profit multidisciplinary research institution working in the areas of information warfare and operations, decision making, international relations, and strategic intelligence. Offers reading materials, event announcements, and project information. Page title: Center for Advanced Defense Studies \| Innovation for Peace
	War Powers Resolution URL: http://www.policyalmanac.org/world/archive/war_powers_resolution.shtml ODP description: Original text of the 1973 War Powers Resolution. Page title: War Powers Resolution of 1973
	Almanac of Policy Issues: National Security URL: http://www.policyalmanac.org/world/index.shtml ODP description: News, background information, and links on U.S. foreign policy and national security issues. Page title: Almanac of Policy Issues: World - Foreign Affairs and National Security Page description: Comprehensive background information and links on U.S. foreign policy and national security issues.
	The Cycle of War and Economics URL: http://www.warcycle.com/ ODP description: The relationship between economics, social movements, and wars and, how they fuel each other.
	Calvert-Henderson Quality of Life Indicators - National Security URL: http://www.calvert-henderson.com/natsec.htm ODP description: Articulates the state of the United States' ability to protect its vital interests and way of life against unwanted intrusions and influences. Page title: National Security Indicator - Calvert-Henderson Quality of Life Indicators Page description: The Calvert-Henderson Employment Indicator encourages an expanded view of work and workplaces and an inquiry into how recent changes impact individuals and the broader society.
	Partnership for Democratic Governance and Security URL: http://www.pdgs.org.ar ODP description: International forum for civil military relations and democratic governance. Site provides information, tools and contacts with those working in the field of democratic governance, security and civil-military relations. Page title: PDGS - Partnership for Democratic Governance and Security Page description: PDGS - Partnership for Democratic Governance and Security
	Belfer Center International Security Program URL: http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/project/46/international_security.html ODP description: Addresses the important challenges to U.S. national security and international security and seeks to advance scholarship in security studies by contributing to significant academic debates through its own research activities and by publishing a leading journal in the field, International Security. Page title: International Security - Harvard - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Page description: The International Security Program (ISP) addresses the most pressing threats to U.S. national interests and international security. The program supports young scholars with its fellowship program and sponsors and edits the quarterly journal International Security, a leading peer-reviewed journal of security affairs that provides sophisticated analyses of contemporary security issues and discusses their conceptual and historical foun...
	National Security Studies Center URL: http://nssc.haifa.ac.il ODP description: Israeli research center focused on national security and terrorism. Page title: ÃâÃÅ¾ÃâºÃâ¢ÃÅ¸ ÃÅÃâÃÂ§ÃÂ¨ ÃâÃâÃâ¢ÃËÃâÃâ¢ÃÅ¸ ÃâÃÅÃÂÃâ¢ÃÅ¾Ãâ¢-National Security Studies Center
	Defence Systems Daily URL: http://defence-data.com ODP description: Daily defence and aerospace news from around the world. Page description: FREE Aerospace and Defense News every day from around the World. Also Free E-Mail Headline Service.
	Weekly Defense Monitor URL: http://www.cdi.org/program/index.cfm?ProgramID=77 ODP description: A weekly e-newlsetter formerly called the Weekly Defense Monitor available for free subscription. Published by the Center for Defense Information. Page title: Weekly Security Review