USAFA Library Guides: Military & Strategic Studies: Find Articles and Databases

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Key Defense & Security Databases

Defense Technical & Research Center (DTIC)
Access to citations and full-text reports of unclassified documents
International Security & Counter Terrorism Reference Center (Ebsco)
Security and threat analysis of regional conflicts, terrorism, and more
Military and Government Collection (Ebsco)
Provides full-text journals and periodicals relevant to all branches of the military and government, highlighting current news
Military Periscope
Open-source military database with comprehensive, global coverage: weapons, armed forces, terrorist organizations and news
Praeger Security International
Access an extensive collection of online references on defense, homeland security, terrorism and international security issues
Security Issues Online
Provides historical context and resources on key past and present global crises with a focus on pivotal threats including terrorism
Security Studies on JSTOR
Research range of topics in security studies including cybersecurity, terrorism, warfare and much more

Interdisciplinary Databases

EBSCOhost
Search across Ebsco academic, military and historical databases
Gale Resources
Broad coverage of US and global issues from Gale databases
JSTOR
Scholarly journal and ebook collections in social sciences and the humanities including reports from RAND Corporation
ProQuest
Scholarly resources in social sciences, history and related subjects
Web of Science
Search for journal articles through the Social Sciences Citation Index including open access titles

Aviation and Military Technology

AIAA Aerospace Research Central (ARC)
Premiere aerospace technology database with full-text journal articles and conference papers from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN)
Access to various aviation journals, plus news and recent developments in defense and space programs.
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Contents:
Aviation Week & Space Technology
100+ Years Archive of Aviation Week
Inside MRO, Aviation Daily, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, The Weekly of Business Aviation
Business & Commercial Aviation and ShowNews
World Aerospace Database, & Fleet Data
Technology Collection (ProQuest)
Find information on a range of military topics and defense technologies including, aircraft, armed forces, innovation & more.
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Databases:
Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Collection
Materials Science & Engineering Collection

History, Area Studies and Politics

America: History & Life with Full-Text (Ebsco)
Articles on the history and culture of the US and Canada
Historical Abstracts with Full-Text (Ebsco)
Articles on area studies and world history, 1450-present
Middle Eastern & Central Asian Studies
Database of research, policy and scholarly discourse on the countries and people of the Middle East, Central Asia & North Africa
Politics Collection (ProQuest)
Search collections on politics with subject coverage in public policy, comparative politics, international relations, and related fields
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Includes:
1. PAIS Index (1914 - current)
2. Policy File Index (1990 - current)
3. Political Science Database (1985 - current)
4. Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (1975 - current)

Online Journals

If you want to know whether the library has access to the specific journal in electronic format, you can search or browse our publication finder.

BrowZine Library
Search or browse for access to electronic journals from McDermott Library related to Defense & Security Studies
Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals
Find article citations from military journals, 1987-present
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Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Center (formerly Air University Library) began indexing subject terms to military journals in 1949; these versions are in print and available at the McDermott Library. Pre-1987 can be searched online from Haithi Trust.
Russia - Ukraine War (Sage Journals)
Collection of open research covering the conflict in the Ukraine
Taylor & Francis Journals
Full-text access to the Military & Strategic Studies collection listed as a subject under Politics & International Relations
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Collection Titles in Strategic, Defense & Security Studies:
Adelphi Series
African Security
African Security Review
Armed Conflict Survey
Asian Security
Astropolitics
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Civil Wars
Comparative Strategy
Conflict, Security & Development
Contemporary Security Policy
Critical Military Studies
Critical Studies on Security
Critical Studies on Terrorism
Defence Studies
Defence and Peace Economics
Defense & Security Analysis
Defense Analysis
Democracy and Security
European Security
Global Change, Peace & Security
Intelligence and National Security
International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence
International Peacekeeping
Journal of Cyber Policy
Journal of Military Ethics
Journal of Strategic Studies
Low Intensity Conflict & Law Enforcement
Medicine, Conflict and Survival
Pacifica Review: Peace, Security & Global Change
Peace Review
Science & Global Security
Security Studies
Small Wars & Insurgencies
Strategic Analysis
Strategic Comments
Strategic Survey (ceased 2023)
Studies in Conflict & Terrorism
Survival
Terrorism and Political Violence
The Adelphi Papers
The Brandywine Review of Faith & International Affairs
The Journal of Slavic Military Studies
The Mariner's Mirror
The Military Balance
The Nonproliferation Review
The RUSI Journal
The Review of Faith & International Affairs
Whitehall Papers

DoD Open Access Journals

Defense Magazines
A-Z Listing of DoD journals
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Air University's Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Center provides full-text links to the most popular military magazines and journals
Air & Space Power Journal
Air, space and cyber power
Joint Force Quarterly (JFQ)
Joint military/security studies
The Military Review
Focus on land warfare offered in several language editions
Naval War College Review
Seapower & maritime services
Parameters
Issues on military security & strategy (Army War College)
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A journal on land warfare, joint and combined matters, national and international security affairs, military strategy, military leadership and management, military history, ethics, and other topics of significant and current interest to the US Army and the Department of Defense
Peace & Stability Journal
Peace & stability operations (Army War College)
per Concordiam
Journal of European Security and Defense Issues
Proceedings
Published by the US Naval Institute on matters of national defense
Special Operations Journal
Special ops, theory & practice
Strategic Studies Quarterly
Strategic journal of the USAF
Veritas
Journal of Army Special Operations History

Non-DoD Open Access Journals

Air & Space Magazine
Aviation and spaceflight from the Smithsonian Institution
The Bridge
Strategy and military affairs
Canadian Military Journal
Professional military journal of the Canadian Armed Forces
Connections
International security journal (Partnership for Peace Consortium)
International Security
Journal of security affairs from Harvard University
Journal of Military and Strategic Studies
Focus on Canadian & worldwide security issues
FFD's Long War Journal
Focus on jihadism, conflicts, and wars between states
NATO Review
Broad range of security issues
Small Wars Journal
Facilitates information about small wars
Space News
Global space industry news
Strategika
Ongoing issues of national security linked to past conflicts