Recent Publications

The Energy and Security Nexus: A Strategic Dilemma
November 1, 2012 — Author: Dr Carolyn Pumphrey The relationship between energy and security has been receiving increasing attention over the last few years. Energy literally drives the global economy. Societies rely on it for everything from advanced medical equipment to heating, cooling, and irrigation. Whether it derives from advanced nuclear reactors in developed... MORE

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Global Climate Change National Security Implications
April 1, 2008 — Author: Dr Carolyn Pumphrey On March 29-31, 2007, the Strategic Studies Institute and the Triangle Institute for Security Studies conducted a colloquium on “Global Climate Change: National Security Implications” held in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. This volume is based on the proceedings of this conference. Chapter 1 addresses the growing... MORE

Strategic Deception in Modern Democracies: Ethical, Legal, and Policy Challenges
January 26, 2004 — Authors: Dr Antulio J Echevarria II, Dr Carolyn Pumphrey In an effort to strip away some of that baggage and get at the root of the nature, extent, and potential applications of strategic deception, the Triangle Institute for Security Studies (TISS) and the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) held a conference on October... MORE

The Rise of China in Asia: Security Implications
January 1, 2002 — Author: Dr Carolyn Pumphrey In March 2001 the U.S. Army War College, the Triangle Institute for Strategic Studies, and Duke University's Program in Asian Security Studies cosponsored a conference which examined the security implications of the rise of China for the international community in general and for the United States in particular. This... MORE

Transnational Threats: Blending Law Enforcement and Military Strategies
November 1, 2000 — Editor: Dr Carolyn Pumphrey On February 2-3, 2000, the U.S. Army War College, the Triangle Institute for Security Studies, and the Duke University Center for Law, Ethics, and National Security co-sponsored a conference in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The conference examined transnational threats, including terrorism involving weapons of mass... MORE