Beyond Fortress America

Author : National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Development, Security, and Cooperation,Committee on Scientific Communication and National Security,Committee on Science, Security, and Prosperity
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-05-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309130264

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Beyond 'Fortress America' by National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Development, Security, and Cooperation,Committee on Scientific Communication and National Security,Committee on Science, Security, and Prosperity Pdf

The national security controls that regulate access to and export of science and technology are broken. As currently structured, many of these controls undermine our national and homeland security and stifle American engagement in the global economy, and in science and technology. These unintended consequences arise from policies that were crafted for an earlier era. In the name of maintaining superiority, the U.S. now runs the risk of becoming less secure, less competitive and less prosperous. Beyond "Fortress America" provides an account of the costs associated with building walls that hamper our access to global science and technology that dampen our economic potential. The book also makes recommendations to reform the export control process, ensure scientific and technological competitiveness, and improve the non-immigrant visa system that regulates entry into the United States of foreign science and engineering students, scholars, and professionals. Beyond "Fortress America" contains vital information and action items for the President and policy makers that will affect the United States' ability to compete globally. Interested parties-including military personnel, engineers, scientists, professionals, industrialists, and scholars-will find this book a valuable tool for stemming a serious decline affecting broad areas of the nation's security and economy.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Export controls
ISBN : OCLC:298862550

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Beyond "Fortress America" : National Security Controls on Science and Technology in a Globalized World by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Export controls
ISBN : OCLC:298862550

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Beyond "Fortress America" by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Air Force law
ISBN : OSU:32437121941286

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The Air Force Law Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : J. E. Kaufmann,H. W. Kaufmann
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2007-09-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780306816345

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Fortress America by J. E. Kaufmann,H. W. Kaufmann Pdf

From the earliest colonial settlements to Cold War bunkers, the North American continent has been home to thousands of forts and fortress structures. Fortress America surveys the broad sweep of fortifications throughout North America-from seacoast forts of the late eighteenth century to wooden inland forts built to defend against Native American, English, French, or Spanish attack; from Civil War-era coastal and inland waterways forts to the Great Plains' forts of the Old West; from World War II subterranean bunkers to Cold War concrete missile silos. The text of Fortress America is complemented with never-before-published photographs, and extraordinary drawings, cut-aways, and diagrams illustrating the design and structure of American forts.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Space Studies Board,Committee on the Rationale and Goals of the U.S. Civil Space Program
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309145381

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America's Future in Space by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Space Studies Board,Committee on the Rationale and Goals of the U.S. Civil Space Program Pdf

As civil space policies and programs have evolved, the geopolitical environment has changed dramatically. Although the U.S. space program was originally driven in large part by competition with the Soviet Union, the nation now finds itself in a post-Cold War world in which many nations have established, or are aspiring to develop, independent space capabilities. Furthermore discoveries from developments in the first 50 years of the space age have led to an explosion of scientific and engineering knowledge and practical applications of space technology. The private sector has also been developing, fielding, and expanding the commercial use of space-based technology and systems. Recognizing the new national and international context for space activities, America's Future in Space is meant to advise the nation on key goals and critical issues in 21st century U.S. civil space policy.

Author : Christopher Carter
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781498590471

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The Corruption of Ethos in Fortress America by Christopher Carter Pdf

The Corruption of Ethos in Fortress America: Billionaires, Bureaucrats, and Body Slams argues that authoritarian strains of U.S. governance violate the idea of ethos in its ancient, collectivist sense. Christopher Carter posits that this corrupts the cultural “dwelling place” through public relations strategies, policies on race and immigration, and a general disregard for environmental concerns. Donald Trump’s presidency provides a signal instance of the problem, refashioning the dwelling place as a fortress while promoting sweeping forms of exclusion and appealing to power for power’s sake. Carter’s analysis shows that, emboldened by the purported flexibility of truth, Trump’s authoritarian rhetoric underwrites unrestrained policing, militarized borders, populist nationalism, and relentless assaults on investigative journalism. These trends bode ill for human rights and critical education as well as progressive social movements and the forms of life they entail. Worse yet, the corruption of ethos threatens life in general by privileging corporate prerogatives over ecological attunement. In response to those tendencies, Carter highlights modes of activism that merge antiracist and labor rhetoric to offer a more fluid, unpredictably emergent vision of social space, allying with ecofeminism in ways that make that vision durable. Scholars of rhetoric, political science, history, ecology, race studies, and American studies will find this book particularly useful.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Law
ISBN : PSU:000066761457

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Impacts of U.S. Export Control Policies on Science and Technology Activities and Competitiveness by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007) Pdf

Author : Janusz Salamon
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781472514448

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Solidarity Beyond Borders by Janusz Salamon Pdf

Solidarity Beyond Borders is a collection on international ethics by a multidisciplinary team of scholars from four continents. The volume explores ethical and political dimensions of transnational solidarity in the emerging multipolar world. Analyzing global challenges of the world plagued by poverty, diseases, injustice, inequality and environmental degradation, the contributors - rooted in diverse cultures and ethical traditions - voice their support for 'solidarity beyond borders'. Bringing to light both universally shared ethical insights as well as the irreducible diversity of ethical perceptions of particular problems helps the reader to appreciate the chances and the challenges that the global community - more interconnected and yet more ideologically fragmented than ever before - faces in the coming decades. Solidarity Beyond Borders exemplifies an innovative approach to the key issues of global ethics which takes into account the processes of economic globalization, leading to an ever deeper interdependence of peoples and states, as well as the increasing cultural and ideological fragmentation which characterize the emerging multipolar world order.

Author : Dr Nicolas Kenny,Dr Rebecca Madgin
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472434791

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Cities Beyond Borders by Dr Nicolas Kenny,Dr Rebecca Madgin Pdf

Drawing on a body of research covering primarily Europe and the Americas, but stretching also to Asia and Africa, from the mid-eighteenth century to the present, Cities Beyond Borders explores the methodological and heuristic implications of studying cities in relation to one another.

Author : Antony Best,Jussi M. Hanhimäki,Joseph A. Maiolo,Kirsten E. Schulze
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 697 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317577829

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International History of the Twentieth Century and Beyond by Antony Best,Jussi M. Hanhimäki,Joseph A. Maiolo,Kirsten E. Schulze Pdf

This hugely successful global history of the twentieth century is written by four prominent international historians for first-year undergraduate level and upward. Using their thematic and regional expertise, the authors have produced an authoritative yet accessible and seamless account of the history of international relations in the last century, covering events in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas. They focus on the history of relations between states and on the broad ideological, economic and cultural forces that have influenced the evolution of international politics over the past one hundred years. The third edition is thoroughly updated throughout to take account of the most recent research and global developments, and includes a new chapter on the international history of human rights and its advocacy organizations, including NGOs. Additional new features include: New material on the Arab Spring, including specific focus on Libya and Syria Increased debate on the question of US decline and the rise of China. A timeline to give increased context to those studying the topic for the first time. A fully revised companion website including links to further resources and self-testing material can be found at www.routledge.com/cw/best Antony Best is Associate Professor in International History at the London School of Economics. Jussi M. Hanhimäki is Professor of International History and Politics at the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva. Joseph A. Maiolo is Professor of International History at the Department of War Studies, Kings College London. Kirsten E. Schulze is Associate Professor in International History at the London School of Economics.

Author : S. J. Deitchman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429710414

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Beyond The Thaw by S. J. Deitchman Pdf

This book is the first comprehensive examination of the U.S. national security situation in all of its dimensions since the dramatic events that began in 1989. It explores the shape of the armed forces and the balance of resources among the broad components of national security.

Author : Tim Edensor,Mark Jayne
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781136629754

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Urban Theory Beyond the West by Tim Edensor,Mark Jayne Pdf

Since the late eighteenth century, academic engagement with political, economic, social, cultural and spatial changes in our cities has been dominated by theoretical frameworks crafted with reference to just a small number of cities. This book offers an important antidote to the continuing focus of urban studies on cities in ‘the Global North’. Urban Theory Beyond the West contains twenty chapters from leading scholars, raising important theoretical issues about cities throughout the world. Past and current conceptual developments are reviewed and organized into four parts: ‘De-centring the City’ offers critical perspectives on re-imagining urban theoretical debates through consideration of the diversity and heterogeneity of city life; ‘Order/Disorder’ focuses on the political, physical and everyday ways in which cities are regulated and used in ways that confound this ordering; ‘Mobilities’ explores the movements of people, ideas and policy in cities and between them and ‘Imaginaries’ investigates how urbanity is differently perceived and experienced. There are three kinds of chapters published in this volume: theories generated about urbanity ‘beyond the West’; critiques, reworking or refining of ‘Western’ urban theory based upon conceptual reflection about cities from around the world and hybrid approaches that develop both of these perspectives. Urban Theory Beyond the West offers a critical and accessible review of theoretical developments, providing an original and groundbreaking contribution to urban theory. It is essential reading for students and practitioners interested in urban studies, development studies and geography.

Author : Bert Chapman
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780761862345

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Export Controls by Bert Chapman Pdf

International trade plays an enormous role in economic growth and prosperity. This activity can also be used to transfer military equipment, knowledge, and technology to hostile governments and transnational terrorist and criminal organizations seeking to attack and destroy their enemies. The U.S. and other countries have used economic sanctions such as export controls to try to restrict and eliminate the transfer of weapons and financial assets to these governments and organizations. This work examines how the U.S. has attempted to restrict the export of national security sensitive equipment, finance, knowledge, and technology since World War II with varying degrees of success and failure. It also examines how multiple U.S. Government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and international government organizations seek to influence U.S. international trade, foreign, and security policies while concluding that some export controls are essential for promoting and defending U.S. national security interests.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1460 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Legislative hearings
ISBN : UCAL:B3566483

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Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations Pdf