Message from the Editor

Dear Colleagues,

            With this edition, the Security and Defense Studies Review begins its seventh year of publication.  We believe the CHDS ejournal has provided a useful forum for scholars, civilian and military, to present their written research and opinions for the consideration and enlightenment of all interested in security and defense issues in the Western Hemisphere.

            Over the years, the ejournal has used a variety of formats to bring important research and views to our ever-expanding audience.  We have published the results of important research efforts, such as that undertaken to analyze peacekeeping operations in Haiti.  Another issue presented selected papers from a Sub-Regional Defense and Security Conference.  We will continue these efforts as they contribute to the collected works available to our readers.  To accommodate these initiatives, we have increased the frequency of the SDSR from two issues per year to three issues per year.

            But the mainstay of our publication continues to be submissions from alumni, conferences attendees, military professionals, and occasionally the faculty of the Center.  We return to that format with this issue.  In a very happy circumstance, in this edition we are pleased to present two works in each of the three languages of the Center, English, Portuguese, and Spanish.  In the case of the two English-language articles, both authors are based in Canada and have published in more than one language, adding yet another dimension to the offerings in this issue.

            In each issue of the SDSR, we provide abstracts of all articles and essays provided by the authors, and translated into all three languages, even though the articles themselves are in the language of origin.  I invite you to peruse these to get a sense of each article or essay in every issue.

            The tenth anniversary of CHDS is fast approaching, and the Security and Defense Studies Review is proud to be a part of the Center’s outreach to its many valued constituents.  We continue to look forward to this collaborative relationship through the ejournal, and as always invite your submissions for consideration.

Cordially,

Richard D. Downie, Ph. D.
Director, CHDS

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