Introducing... John Thorne

In line with our new collaborative model, it's my pleasure to introduce our first official contributor, John Thorne. John will be covering a wide range of international security issues, including the politics of security and technology/hardware. Here's John, in his own words:

I am a graduate student at Johns Hopkins SAIS, where I am going for a MA in
International Relations. My concentrations are International Economics and
Strategic Studies, in which I am interested in the political economy of
international trade and counterinsurgency, respectively (although there is
quite a bit of unexpected cross pollination in my course work).

Welcome aboard, John! We'll also have some other people to introduce in the near future...