Call for Papers on Deterrence Issued by the Journal of Strategic Security

The Journal of Strategic Security (JSS) is an open access peer-reviewed professional journal published quarterly by GNSI. We are pleased to announce a call for submissions for our upcoming special issue focused on the evolving landscape of conventional and nuclear deterrence.

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GNSI is Seeking First Cohort of Student Research Fellows for Fall 2026 Semester

Currently enrolled students, at USF or elsewhere, are eligible to apply; both undergraduate and graduate students will be accepted. Students enrolled in Professional Military Education (PME) institutions may also apply.

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GNSI Debuts DC Experience Next Week for USF Students

We're sending six USF students to Washington, DC, next week for a week-long immersion in the country's national security enterprise. It's the type of "beyond-the-classroom" experience we thrive on building for USF students.

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Current Issue: (Vol 19, No.1)

Russia's Information Warfare in Africa: Influence Operations in the Sahel Russia uses digital propaganda—fake news and disinformation—across media and local actors to influence Sahel populations, especially Mali, demonstrating effective modern information warfare shaping perceptions and political outcomes. 

JSS Archives: (Volume 16, No.1)

The Information Age: Transnational Organized Crime, Networks, and Illicit Markets Global networks reshape power, enabling transnational crime and illicit economies to thrive, challenge state authority, create new identities, and redistribute influence across interconnected societies worldwide. 

Special GNSI Decision Brief from Guest Author Greg Howell

The Global Fragility Act was enacted in 2019 as a new way for the USA to distribute aid and assistance to the rest of the world. Currently, the Global Fragility Reauthorization Act is in Congress, hoping to build upon the original's ambitious, 10-year plan. 


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GNSI Hosts First USF Undergraduate Strategy Competition

Strategy competitions are generally the purview of graduate researchers and active members of the national security and intelligence communities. Not so at USF, where GNSI hosted 100+ students from 17 universities across the US and Poland. The team from the University of Central Florida were the last ones standing.

More on the Strategy Competition

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• From USF Campus to U.S. Capitol
• The Manpower Problem: Russia's Army of Conscripts, Convicts and Contractors
• From Holy War to Hybrid War: What the Baltic Crusades Teach Us Today
• Breaking into National Security: USF, AI, and the Path to National Security Careers