For a long time, I’ve shared writing, ideas, and updates through a mailing list called the PRVE Pracademic eNewsletter. It was never heavily promoted, and it reached a fairly limited circle—but it served a useful purpose: staying in touch with people interested in thoughtful, applied work at the intersection of national security, research, and practice.
As my work has evolved, the PRVE Pracademic label began to obscure a deeper issue: there is a persistent gap in the publishing landscape for rigorous national security work that is applied, practitioner-informed, and written with real-world decision-making in view.
So..!
I’m pleased to share that I’ve launched Nat Sec Press—an independent publishing press focused on national security–related research and writing that sits between traditional academic publishing and trade outlets. It’s a space for work that is rigorous, evidence-based, and grounded in real-world decision-making, but not always well served by existing publishing pathways.
Nat Sec Press will publish books, including short-reads, as well as practitioner handbooks.
With the launch, I’m also rolling the PRVE Pracademic eNewsletter into the Nat Sec Press mailing list.
What’s changing (and what isn’t)
If you were subscribed to the PRVE Pracademic, you don’t need to do anything. You’ll now receive occasional updates under the Nat Sec Press name instead. If you don't want to hear from Nat Sec Press, unsubscribe when this post lands in your inbox (although I hope you won't!)
What is changing is the scope. The Nat Sec Press mailing list reflects a broader publishing mission—one that supports authors, ideas, and work that take the real-world consequences of national security analysis seriously.
Why Nat Sec Press?
Over time, I’ve seen good work struggle to find a publishing home because it doesn’t fit neatly into existing publishing house models. Practitioner-informed research, applied handbooks, cross-disciplinary work, and reflective analysis often sit in an awkward middle ground between academic and trade outlets.
Nat Sec Press exists for that space.
It’s independent by design, so editorial decisions can be guided by reviewer feedback, quality, relevance, and responsibility rather than trend cycles.
Staying in touch
The Nat Sec Press mailing list will remain low-volume and purposeful.
Thank you to those who’ve followed along from my PRVE days—and welcome to this next chapter.
I know most of the people on my mailing list, so I know some of you have a book in you! If you're interested in exploring an idea - or an interested in joining Nat Sec Press as a manuscript reviewer - please get in touch.
Take care,
Nicole