Washington Quarterly
Encyclopedia
The Washington Quarterly, often abbreviated TWQ, is a journal of international affairs, analyzing global strategic changes and their public policy implications, published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies
and Taylor & Francis
. It addresses topics such as: the U.S.
role in the world, the emerging great power
s, missile defense
s and weapons of mass destruction
, global perspectives to reduce terrorism
, regional issues and flash points, the implications of global political change, views from the U.S. Congress. Essays are written for the international affairs generalist. TWQ has subscribers in more than 50 countries.
Center for Strategic and International Studies
The Center for Strategic and International Studies is a bipartisan Washington, D.C., foreign policy think tank. The center was founded in 1962 by Admiral Arleigh Burke and Ambassador David Manker Abshire, originally as part of Georgetown University...
and Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis Group is an international company originating in the United Kingdom which publishes books and academic journals. It is a division of Informa plc, a United Kingdom-based publisher and conference company.- Overview :...
. It addresses topics such as: the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
role in the world, the emerging great power
Great power
A great power is a nation or state that has the ability to exert its influence on a global scale. Great powers characteristically possess military and economic strength and diplomatic and cultural influence which may cause small powers to consider the opinions of great powers before taking actions...
s, missile defense
Missile defense
Missile defense is a system, weapon, or technology involved in the detection, tracking, interception and destruction of attacking missiles. Originally conceived as a defence against nuclear-armed Intercontinental ballistic missiles , its application has broadened to include shorter-ranged...
s and weapons of mass destruction
Weapons of mass destruction
A weapon of mass destruction is a weapon that can kill and bring significant harm to a large number of humans and/or cause great damage to man-made structures , natural structures , or the biosphere in general...
, global perspectives to reduce terrorism
Terrorism
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
, regional issues and flash points, the implications of global political change, views from the U.S. Congress. Essays are written for the international affairs generalist. TWQ has subscribers in more than 50 countries.