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Global Insecurity is the online magazine for the Security in Context initiative. Global Insecurity draws on the expertise of SiC scholars and highlights research, interviews, and briefs from SiC research projects. Global Insecurity also publishes outside contributors and serves as a forum for analysis and debate on pressing global issues.

We will consider articles that are analytically compelling and related to a topic on global (in)security, broadly defined. This could include, but is not limited to, critical international relations and political economy; multipolarity; great power competition and the global South; race, gender, and (in)security; transnational war economies; and critical security studies.

Potential authors should send a one- to three-sentence pitch to submissions@securityincontext.org or you may also submit a pitch in the form below. You may also send complete articles, but pitches are preferred. We do not have the capacity to respond in detail to each submission, but a Global Insecurity editor will be in touch if your entry is accepted. Commentary pieces should be between 500 to 750 words, and analytical articles range between 1000 and 2500 words, although, in some circumstances, essays may exceed that limit. Links to reputable sources should be embedded in the text.
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‍Abbreviations: Spell out the name the first time it appears and provide the abbreviation in brackets: “World Health Organization (WHO).” After that, you can use the abbreviation.

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Author's Responsibilities
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Submissions must be original; the work must not have been published elsewhere on any other media or be currently under consideration  or review elsewhere. We accept submissions based on summaries of books or articles or previously published work, but if there is any overlap with previous or published work, this must be  cited in the article and mentioned upon submission. Submissions with clear signs of plagiarism will be rejected.
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Submitted content including accompanying graphics or images must not infringe on intellectual  property rights including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark, or trade secret rights of third parties. Authors are responsible for checking if their submitted work is in violation.
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When submitting your article, please also provide the following: i) an abstract of your piece of no more than 150 words; ii) a short biographical note of no more than 100 words; and iii) any suggestions you have for an image/photo that could accompany your piece – we cannot guarantee your idea will be used if it infringes copyright so please submit “open commons” image ideas only.

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