The National Security Journal is a bi-annual peer reviewed Journal of National Defence University-Kenya (NDU-K) produced by the University’s Centre for Security and Strategic Studies (CSSS), a National ‘Think tank’ in Defence, Security, Policy and Strategy. The Journal is a publication dedicated to promoting scholarly debate in the field of Defence, Security, Policy and Strategy through research. The theme for this particular edition, Volume 1 Issue 2 which is scheduled for publication in July 2023 is Security Institutions in National Development.