In LA, I attended the ISA Executive Committee and Governing Council meetings. Several proposals emerged from these two meetings, some were accepted while others were considered but delayed. Of immediate interest to you is the decision to raise ISA membership dues (our section dues will not increase). ISA conference pre-registration and on-site registration fees will also increase. I might add that ISA dues and conference fees are currently cheaper than all other associations by as much as 65%. I was surprised and disturbed to find out that about 400 conference attendees do not register, and many of these are chairs, panelists, and discussants. Also discussed at the meeting, and debated at length, is the proposal to hold contested presidential elections in which the members will participate. This is already an ISA constitutional provision, but we haven’t followed it. There are many benefits and costs to a contested election process and you’ll be able to review these issues in an upcoming edition of International Security Perspectives (ISP). Even yours truly voices her opinion in that edition. A new element related to upcoming ISA conferences that may take some getting use to--there won’t be a published preliminary program. The venues for the upcoming ISA meetings are Chicago (2001), New Orleans (2002), Portland (2003), Montreal (2004), and Hawaii (2005). I’m happy to report that ISA membership is up, with one-third of our members coming from overseas.

The 2000 ISSS Annual Section Meeting will be in Denver in November. The theme is "Globalization and Security." Look for the Call for Papers later in this Newsletter. This will be a joint meeting sponsored by three strong organizations: ISSS, the International Security and Arms Control (ISAC) Section of APSA, and the Denver Council on Foreign Relations. The meeting’s events will be held in several very impressive Denver locations: lunch at the Denver Country Club; dinner at the Adam’s Mark Hotel; and lodging at the four-star Loews Giorgio Hotel. I can’t believe we secured such great rates at this hotel! Thanks to the conference’s co-directors, Paul Viotti (Sec/Tres of ISAC) and David Goldfischer, both from the Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver. Paul Kan is the Conference Coordinator for Program Development. Join us in Denver for the meeting and stick around for some great skiing afterwards!

We continue to be very strong ISA section in terms of membership, section activity and finances. We all have a role to play in this.

Don’t forget to encourage your colleagues and students to join the section. One final note. Join me in congratulating our former section chair (1997–1999), Dan Kaufman. Brigidier General Kaufman is now the Dean at West Point. We can say we knew him when …

The International Security Studies Section of the ISA is seeking eight nominations from members of the Section to fill four Governing Council vacancies to serve for a three year period 2001-2004. In accordance with the Sections Constitution the Ballot must include one Non-North American member, should include one Student member and is desirable to have a member from each Region. The closing date for nominations is 30 October 2000. The Nomination Committee will then select eight ballotees for the ballot, which the entire Section will vote upon in January 2001 to select the four new Governing Council Members. The Nomination Committee is Chair: Glen Segell (Institute of Security Policy and Governing Council Member); Dan Kaufman (USMA, West Point and former Section Chair) and Joyce Kaufman (Whittier College and Section Chair Elect). Nominations to Glen Segell E-mail: glen@segell.com Fax (UK): 0870 130 4748 Fax (USA): 520 244 2994

Civil-Military relations Workshop (Ten panels): ECPR University of Canterbury at Kent 6-10 September 2001. Civil-military Relations has evolved from being regime theory during the Cold War to encompass a wide range of considerations. It may be the decision making process in strategy formulation; the relations between armed forces and society in gender or religion issues; training; procurement; accountability or even the considerations in Combined and Joint Task forces involving more than one military and more than one civil eg in humanitarian or peace-keeping operations or NATO. Web site: www.essex.ac.uk/ECPR. Send a title and abstract to Glen Segell by 30 November 2000, glen@segell.com Fax (UK): 0870 130 4748 Fax (USA): 520 244 2994

Glen Segell, "The relevance of Africa to International Studies", Africa Review of Foreign Policy, Volume II, No.1 2000

Glen Segell, "French Cryptology Policy: The Watershed of 1999", International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence", Spring 2000

First Call For Papers!

GLOBALIZATION AND SECURITY

The first joint meeting of the International Security and Arms Control Section of APSA and the International Security Studies Section of ISA will be held in Denver, November 9-11, 2000.

Conference theme is Globalization and Security. Papers and panels most welcome on:

War and Trade in a Changing World Economy

Understanding Security in a Globalizing World: Realism? Constructivism?

Critical Theory?

Enforcing Global Standards: Humanitarian Intervention

The Revolution in Military Affairs

Emerging Issues: Mercenary Armies, Transnational Crime, Cyber-terrorism

The Defense Industry in a Global Economy

National Missile Defense and other Arms Control Challenges

European Integration and International Security

Economics and Security in East Asia

The Changing Domestic Politics of Security Policy

From National Security to Human Security?

The U.S. Election: Prospects for Foreign and National Security Policy

Local hosts for the meeting are the Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver, and the Denver Council on Foreign Relations. Conference Co-Directors are David Goldfischer and Paul Viotti. Paul Kan is assisting them as Coordinator for Program Development.

Early birds responding to this first call by JULY 15, 2000 are in the best position to assure a place on the program. Send all paper proposals (include your name, institutional affiliation, working title, and a short paragraph summarizing the paper or panel) and all panel proposals (include names of participants, institutional affiliations, working titles, and a short paragraph summarizing the panel) by e-mail to InternationalSecurityConference

@hotmail.com or by mail to: International Security Conference Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver P. O. Box 101628 University Park Station, Denver, CO 80210

$95 registration fee ($65 graduate students) payable by check includes reception at Loews Giorgio Hotel Thursday evening, November 9th as well as speaker events at lunch ( the Denver Country Club) and dinner (Adams Mark Hotel ) on November 10th. Special rate of $93 single or double (about half the normal rate for a limited time only) at Loews Giorgio, a four-star Hotel--the only hotel in Denver qualifying for American Express Platinum standing. Make your reservation right away by calling 1-800-345-9172. Mention International Security Conference. Further details, don't hesitate to ask for Jana. The hotel concierge will be happy to make skiing arrangements at Keystone or other Summit County mountain resorts.