Terrorism
Peter A. Flemming, Edward Mickolus, and Todd Sandler “Research Note: Using the ITERATE and DOTS Databases” 1,1 Journal of Strategic Security November 2008, 57-75.
“How do we know we’re winning the war against terrorists? Issues in Measurement” paper presented at Terrorism and Beyond…The 21st Century: A Conference Addressing Terrorist Threats, Motivations, Concerns, Policies and Predictions for the 21st Century, held at the Myriad Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as part of the dedication of the Oklahoma City National Memorial, hosted by the Rand Corporation and the Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism, April 17-19, 2000, 15 pp., published in 25:3 Studies in Conflict and Terrorism (May 2002), pp. 151-160.
“Review of Sean Anderson and Stephen Sloan Historical Dictionary of Terrorism (Metuchen, New Jersey and London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1995), 496 pp. Volume 4 of Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies and Movements.” 16, 1 Journal of Conflict Studies (Spring 1996), pp. 179-181.
“Disorder in the New World Order? The Future of Terrorism” National Forum: The Phi Kappa Phi Journal (Fall 1992), pp. 33-34, reprinted in Charles Kegley and Eugene Wittkopf, eds. Global Agenda (Boston: McGraw Hill, 1994).
“Deadly Logic: Will Hostile Computer Code Become the Terrorism of the 1990s?” paper prepared for the Seminar on Countering Terrorism, sponsored by the Washington, D.C. Chapter of the Terrorist Activities Subcommittee of the American Society for Industrial Security, June 13, 1990.
“What Constitutes State Support to Terrorists?” 3, 1 Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence (July 1989), pp. 287-293, reprinted as chapter 12 in Bernard Schechterman and Martin Slann, eds. Violence and Terrorism 91/92, second edition (Sluice Dock, Guilford, Connecticut: The Dushkin Publishing Group, Inc. 1991), pp. 38-40.
“Review of Keith Harley and Nick Hooper The Economics of Defence, Disarmament and Peace Aldershot: Edward Elgar Publishing, Ltd., 1990)” Journal of Defence Economics
“Comment: Terrorists, Governments, and Numbers; Counting Things Versus Things That Count” 31, 1 Journal of Conflict Resolution (March 1987), pp. 54-62.
Review of David Carlton and Carlo Schaerf, eds. Contemporary Terror: Studies in Sub‑State Violence (New York: St. Martin’s, 1981)” 77, 1 American Political Science Review (March 1983), p. 232.
“Review of Stephen Sloan Simulating Terrorism (University of Oklahoma Press, 1981)” 75, 4 American Political Science Review (December 1981), p. 1027.
“Review of Ernest Evans Calling a Truce to Terror: The American Response to International Terrorism” 74, 3 American Political Science Review (September 1980), pp. 874‑876.
Edward Heyman and Edward Mickolus “Observations on ‘Why Violence Spreads'” 24, 2 International Studies Quarterly (June 1980), pp. 299‑305.
“International Terrorism in 1979” paper presented to the annual convention of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March 1980.
“Studying Terrorist Incidents: Issues in Conceptualization and Data Acquisition” paper presented to the annual convention of the International Studies Association, Los Angeles, March 1980.
“Multilateral Legal Efforts to Combat Terrorism: Diagnosis and Prognosis” 6, 1 Ohio Northern University Law Review (1979), pp. 13‑51.
“Reflections on the Study of Terrorism” paper presented to the Panel on Violence and Terror of the Conference on Complexity: A Challenge to the Adaptive Capacity of American Society, 1776-1976, sponsored by the Society for General Systems Research, held at the Loyola College Conference Center, Columbia, Maryland, March 24‑26, 1977, 9 pp.
“Project ITERATE: Quantitative Studies of Transnational Terrorism” paper presented to the annual convention of the Northeast Political Science Association, November 11‑13, 1976, at the Jug End, South Egremont, Massachusetts, 49 pp., reprinted by the US Department of State, INR/XR as FAR 26105‑N.
“International Terrorism: Review and Projection” address to the Conference on Terrorism and the American Corporation, sponsored by Probe International, Inc., held in New York City, September 14‑15, 1976, 51 pp., tables and graphics available from Probe. Updated for conferences held in Los Angeles, January 11‑12, 1977, and Chicago, September 26‑27, 1977.
Intelligence
“Spymasters and Master Spies: Ranking the DCIs and D/CIAs”, three sections, CIRA Quarterly Volume XLVI, Number 4, Winter 2021, pp. 12-13; Volume XLVII, Number 1, Spring 2022, pp. 12-14; and Volume XLVII, Number 2, Summer 2022.
“Internal Communications During 9/11” CIRA Newsletter September 2021.
“Espionage During a Pandemic: Collection, Analysis, and Counterintelligence Implications of COVID-19” 26, 1 The Intelligencer: Journal of U.S. Intelligence Studies Fall 2020, pp. 7-8.
“Counterintelligence and Coercive Collection” 22, 3 The Intelligencer: Journal of U.S. Intelligence Studies Winter 2016-17, pp. 3-4.
“Review of Christopher Moran Company Confessions: Secrets, Memoirs, and the CIA New York: St. Martin’s, 2015, 346 pp.” in 22, 2 The Intelligencer: The Journal of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers Fall 2016, pp 136-137 and in XLI, 3 CIRA Quarterly 2016, pp. 28-30.
“A Guide to Popular Student Books on Intelligence: What do students think they know about intelligence before they walk into the classroom?” 19, 1 The Intelligencer: Journal of US Intelligence Studies Winter/Spring 2012, pp. 67-71; reprinted in Peter Oleson, ed. Guide to the Study of Intelligence Washington, DC: Association of Former Intelligence Officers, 2016, pp. 719-725.
photograph published with article entitled “CIA Support to the Warfighter: From the Shadows to the Front Line” 43, 2 Sea Power (February 2000), pp. 36-38.
“Life After CIA” 20, 2 CIRA Newsletter (The Newsletter of the Central Intelligence Retirees Association) (Summer 1995), p. 30.
Blurb for Jay and Anne Gruner Inconvenient Facts: CIA Non Grata in press
Law
“Multilateral Legal Efforts to Combat Terrorism: Diagnosis and Prognosis” 6, 1 Ohio Northern University Law Review (1979), pp. 13‑51.
Psychology
“The Double Standard in Nation Perception: Artifact Versus Main Effect” 10, 1‑4 International Journal of Group Tensions (1980), pp. 38‑60. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1984-01351-001
African Issues
“Sanctions and the Case of Southern Africa” 7, 1 Journal of the John Hay Society for Foreign Affairs (Spring 1975), pp. 7‑10.
Folklore
“Flyers Still Flying: Religious Broadcasts” 28 FOAFTale News: The Newsletter of the International Society for Contemporary Legend Research (December 1992), p. 8.
“A Contemporary Urban Legend About Funerals” 27 FOAFTale News: Journal of the International Society for Contemporary Legend Research (September 1992), p. 12.
“A Contemporary Urban Legend in Latin America” 26 FOAFTale News: Journal of the International Society for Contemporary Legend Research (June 1992), p. 11.
Humor
With Susan Schjelderup “Scatterplots, Scattershots, and Scatterbrains: Using Graphic Modeling in Assessing the Optimal Size of Trivia Teams” Journal of Astrological Big Data Ecology July 2021.
“Intraurethral Cocaine Administration” 34, 2 Journal of Irreproducible Results (November-December, 1988), pp. 23-24.
“Sidesteps Towards an Error‑Compensated Method of Computing the Probability of Accuracy in Orthographic Biography” 29, 2 Journal of Irreproducible Results (1984), p. 29.
Americana
“Find That Flick” 10, 6 The Joe Bob Report (March 21, 1994), p. 13 and 10, 27 (June 27, 1994), p. 14.
“Ciana’s Birth Announcement” 2 Lamaze Parents’ Magazine (1988) https://www.lamaze.org/parents and Parents and Child/Washington Parent (Summer/Fall 1988). https://washingtonparent.com/
Fashion
“More Ties We’d Like to See” 26, 4 Land’s End (April 1990), p. 41. Landsend.com
Computers
“Vinyard Services Still Available for the TIPC” 14, 1 The TImes: The Newsletter of the Santa Clara Valley TIPC Users’ Group (October 1997, final edition), pp. 13-14.
“Mail Interviews, II” 12, 12 The TImes: The Newsletter of the Santa Clara Valley TIPC Users Group (June 1996), p. 8.
Education
“A Most Impressive Piece of Scholarship on Fake Attribution: review of Garson O’Toole Hemingway Didn’t Say That” Goodreads.com March 28, 2017.
“Metro Honors Stenwood Artists” Parent Reminders: Stenwood Elementary School Newsletter (May 26, 1999), p. 4.
“Fifth and Sixth Graders Learn Hieroglyphics” Stenwood Elementary PTA News No. 5 (January 1999), p. 2.
Constance Rea and Edward Mickolus “Communication: Studying Publications Rates” 7, 1 International Studies Notes (Spring 1980), pp. 12‑13.
“Models of the United Nations: Contemporary Developments in Research and Teaching” 67, 4 The Social Studies (July‑August, 1976), pp. 171‑174.
Christopher M. Rocca, Robert F. Simmons, Julie Christiano and Edward Mickolus Preparing a Delegation for a High School Model United Nations: A Bibliography (New York: National Collegiate Conference Association, 1974).
Automotive
“Here Comes the…Caddy!” 56, 6 The Self-Starter: The Magazine of the Cadillac-LaSalle Club, special weddings issue June 2013, pp. 16-17 (article includes photos of my 1960 Cadillac serving as a wedding car)
“Our Members’ Classics” (a review of my father’s 1984 Mercury Grand Marquis) 8, 1 Quicksilver: The Official Publication of the International Mercury Owners Association (Winter 1999), p. 32.
“Truckasaurus” Greater Washington Section Mercedes-Benz Club of America Metro Tri-Star (December 1998), center page 4.
“A Little Something Extra for Your ML” Greater Washington Section Mercedes-Benz Club of America Metro Tri-Star (November 1998), pp. 13-17, 2 pages of centerfold photos.
“Car Show Judging Standards” 18, 3 The Quarter Horse : The Newsletter of the National Capital Region Mustang Club, Inc. (May 1998), p. 16.
“Mickolus’s Collection” Toyota Owner’s and Restorer’s Club Newsletter (November/December 1997), p. 2.
ghostwriter for Lloyd Davis “Central Intelligence Agency Car Show” 61, 3 Antique Automobile (May-June 1997), pp. 10-11. (Included photo of me and my vehicle.)
“Your Patriotic Duty: Top Ten Reasons to Vote for This Car” The Quarter Horse: The Newsletter of the National Capital Region Mustang Club, Inc. (September-October 1996), p. 4.
“CIA’s Car Show a Private Affair” Washington Times (August 13, 1999), p. E4. (I served as the Agency’s spokesman for a story that the Times treated tongue-in-cheek.)
Short Story
“Snowballing Out of Control” Riverwood Writes Ponte Vedra, Florida: DWPV Writers Group, 2019, pp 33-36.
Poetry
“I Used to Be” Riverwood Writes Ponte Vedra, Florida: DWPV Writers Group, 2019, p. 90.
“Letters” Riverwood Writes Ponte Vedra, Florida: DWPV Writers Group, 2019, p. 92.
“Ode to New CIRA Members” CIRA Quarterly XLI, 3 Fall 2016, p. 48.