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January 30, 2006

‘A’ is for Arms Trade: Latest defense encyclopedia features entries from CDI and WSI experts

Washington, D.C. – Internationally known for their expertise, Center for Defense Information Senior Analyst Rachel Stohl and World Security Institute Brussels Director Mark Burgess were selected as authors in the newly released Encyclopedia of War and American Society published by Sage Publications. The comprehensive, three volume encyclopedia concentrates on conflicts of the last century and examines the complex connections between war and the American experience. Stohl and Burgess’ entries in the encyclopedia are: “the arms trade,” “homeland security,” “peacekeeping,” and “the war on terrorism.”

Before heading the WSI Brussels office, Burgess directed the Terrorism Project at the Washington, D.C. office of the Center for Defense Information. While his main research area is the study of terrorism, Burgess has also written and spoken extensively on a variety of security issues and has been published and quoted in a range of U.S. and international outlets. He holds undergraduate and master's degrees in war studies and is currently undertaking a Ph.D. in politics.

Stohl is an expert on the international arms trade who has been quoted regularly in international papers. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including the Los Angeles Times, the International Herald Tribune, Defense News, and the Christian Science Monitor. She has also written and helped produce documentaries for CDI on small arms, landmines, failed states, and child soldiers.

For more information, or to order a copy of the Encyclopedia of War and American Society, visit: http://www.sagepub.com/book.aspx?pid=10894.

To learn more about Mark Burgess, Rachel Stohl, and/or the World Security Institute visit: www.worldsecurityinstitute.org.