Terrorism And Global Security

Author : Louis Rene Beres
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000314366

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The enormous potential for destruction that lies latent in nuclear technology inevitably gives rise to the possibility of nuclear terrorism—the use of nuclear explosives or radioactivity by insurgent groups. Professor Beres considers the factors that might foster such terrorism, the forms it might take, and the probable consequences of each form. He then identifies a coherent strategy of counternuclear terrorism, one that embraces both technological and behavioral measures, that suggests policies for deterrence and situation management on both national and international levels, and that points toward a major refashioning of world order.

Author : Ann E. Robertson
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781438109046

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Terrorism and Global Security by Ann E. Robertson Pdf

Presents a guide to the issues of global security and terrorism, including primary sources, important documents, research tools, organizations, and notable persons.

Author : Anne Aly
Publisher : Palgrave MacMillan
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Security, International
ISBN : 1420256408

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Terrorism and Global Security by Anne Aly Pdf

The text takes a multidisciplinary approach to terrorism studies drawing from psychology, political science, criminology and sociology to provide students of terrorism studies and those with an interest in the area with a comprehensive understanding of terrorism, its origins, history and evolution.

Author : Alan J. Kuperman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135105860

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Nuclear Terrorism and Global Security by Alan J. Kuperman Pdf

This book examines the prospects and challenges of a global phase-out of highly enriched uranium—and the risks of this material otherwise being used by terrorists to make atom bombs. Terrorist groups, such as Al Qaeda, have demonstrated repeatedly that they seek to acquire nuclear weapons. Unbeknownst even to many security specialists, tons of bomb-grade uranium are trafficked legally each year for ostensibly peaceful purposes. If terrorists obtained even a tiny fraction of this bomb-grade uranium they could potentially construct a nuclear weapon like the one dropped on Hiroshima that killed tens of thousands. Nuclear experts and policymakers have long known of this danger but – so far – have taken only marginal steps to address it. This volume begins by highlighting the lessons of past successes where bomb-grade uranium commerce has been eliminated, such as from Argentina’s manufacture of medical isotopes. It then explores the major challenges that still lie ahead: for example, Russia’s continued use of highly enriched uranium (HEU) in dozens of nuclear facilities. Each of the book’s thirteen case studies offers advice for reducing HEU in a specific sector. These insights are then amalgamated into nine concrete policy recommendations for U.S. and world leaders to promote a global phase-out of bomb-grade uranium. This book will be of much interest to students of nuclear proliferation, global governance, international relations and security studies.

Author : Andrew Martin,Patrice Petro
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780813538303

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Rethinking Global Security by Andrew Martin,Patrice Petro Pdf

In Rethinking Global Security, Andrew Martin and Patrice Petro bring together ten path-breaking essays that explore the ways that our notions of fear, insecurity, and danger are fostered by intermediary sources such as television, radio, film, satellite imaging, and the Internet. The contributors, who represent a wide variety of disciplines, including communications, art history, media studies, women's studies, and literature, show how both fictional and fact-based threats to global security have helped to create and sustain a culture that is deeply distrustful-of images, stories, reports, and policy decisions. Topics range from the Patriot Act, to the censorship of media personalities such as Howard Stern, to the role that Buffy the Vampire Slayer and other television programming play as an interpretative frame for current events.

Author : Max G. Manwaring
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Security, International
ISBN : IND:30000139802635

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The Inescapable Global Security Arena by Max G. Manwaring Pdf

Author : Patrick Wagner
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783638703093

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Security in the 21st Century: US and European Responses to Global Terrorism by Patrick Wagner Pdf

Master's Thesis from the year 2004 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, grade: 2 (B), University of Kent (Brussels School of International Studies), 64 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Although the world stood united behind America when the dust of the collapsed twin towers of the World Trade Centre settled, differences between the United States and Europe soon became apparent. Europe might have supported the US in Afghanistan, both politically and militarily, but diverging interests already became apparent when the US sidelined NATO and preferred to lead 'Operation Enduring Freedom' itself. The dispute escalated over the US plans to continue the war on terror in Iraq. Here, it emerged that the US and Europe do not share the same world view. While the US seem to perceive the world in Hobbesian terms, and believe that military strength is the only means to achieve security, Europe appears to understand security in the Kantian sense and believes that 'perpetual peace' can be achieved. The question that divided Europe and the US over Iraq then is more than a simple difference of opinion but reflects a deep philosophical division: Can global security be achieved by force or through sustained dedication to a set of normative principles implemented by the world community? Consequently, the counterterrorism strategies formulated in Europe and the US are of a fundamentally different nature, which cannot be explained merely by the discrepancy in military capabilities. If that would be the case, Europe would have begun to build up its military potential by now. Acknowledging that "terrorism has become one of the most pressing political problems," (David Whittaker) the aim of this paper is to compare the US and the European approach to global terrorism, establish reasons for the differences and evaluate which approach might be more effective. As September 11, has changed our perception of secur

Author : Mary Kaldor,Iavor Rangelov
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781118533796

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The Handbook of Global Security Policy by Mary Kaldor,Iavor Rangelov Pdf

This Handbook brings together 30 state-of-the-art essays covering the essential aspects of global security research and practice for the 21st century. Embraces a broad definition of security that extends beyond the threat of foreign military attack to cover new risks for violence Offers comprehensive coverage framed around key security concepts, risks, policy tools, and global security actors Discusses pressing contemporary issues including terrorism, disarmament, genocide, sustainability, international peacekeeping, state-building, natural disasters, energy and food security, climate change, and cyber warfare Includes insightful and accessible contributions from around the world aimed at a broad base of scholars, students, practitioners, and policymakers

Author : Yee-Kuang Heng,Ken McDonagh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009-03-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134028948

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Risk, Global Governance and Security by Yee-Kuang Heng,Ken McDonagh Pdf

This book applies risk society theory to the 'War on Terror', steering the discussion away from the militaristic discourse of the Bush era towards an emphasis on global cooperation and a new cosmopolitan agenda. The literature and rhetoric of the 'War on Terror' has been dominated by dramatic high-profile military campaigns and division in the international community. This overlooks the various multilateral practices and cooperative processes that are emerging to combat global terrorism. President Bush himself had initially been at pains to stress that his 'war' on terror would be like no other; it would involve not just military tools but financial, intelligence, police and diplomatic measures too. More than eight years later, the time is right for an in-depth evaluation of this 'other' war on terror. Yet these relatively mundane regulatory dimensions have received much less attention than the 'hot' wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, where ongoing difficulties suggest that military force alone is inadequate in controlling globalised terrorism. This book aims to redress this imbalance, by foregrounding these initiatives, tracing their implementation and reflecting on the implications for International Relations. Adopting an analytical approach that seeks to incorporate theories of risk, global governance and security, this book aims to explore the overlapping multi-level and multi-lateral dynamics of the emerging global security architecture which have remained neglected and unmapped thus far in the war on terror. This book will be of interest to students of risk politics, security studies, global governance and IR in general. Yee-Kuang Heng is Lecturer in International Relations, University of St Andrews, UK. Kenneth McDonagh is Lecturer in International Relations in the School of Law and Government, Dublin City University.

Author : Nicholas Grossman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781838608422

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Drones and Terrorism by Nicholas Grossman Pdf

In warzones, ordinary commercially-available drones are used for extraordinary reconnaissance and information gathering. They can also be used for bombings - a drone carrying an explosive charge is potentially a powerful weapon. At the same time asymmetric warfare has become the norm - with large states increasingly fighting marginal terrorist groups in the Middle East and elsewhere. Here, Nicholas Grossman shows how we are entering the age of the drone terrorist - groups such as Hezbollah are already using them in the Middle East. Grossman will analyse the ways in which the United States, Israel and other advanced militaries use aerial drones and ground-based robots to fight non-state actors (e.g. ISIS, al Qaeda, the Iraqi and Afghan insurgencies, Hezbollah, Hamas, etc.) and how these groups, as well as individual terrorists, are utilizing less advanced commercially-available drones to fight powerful state opponents. Robotics has huge implications for the future of security, terrorism and international relations and this will be essential reading on the subject of terrorism and drone warfare.

Author : Chester A Crocker,Fen Osler Hampson
Publisher : US Institute of Peace Press
Page : 770 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1929223978

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Leashing the Dogs of War by Chester A Crocker,Fen Osler Hampson Pdf

The definitive volume on the sources of contemporary conflict and the array of possible responses to it.

Author : Paul Rogers
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007-07-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134112036

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Global Security and the War on Terror by Paul Rogers Pdf

As the ‘War on Terror’ evolves into the ‘Long War’ against Islamo-fascism, it demands an enduring commitment to ensuring the security of the United States and its allies. This policy is based on the requirement to maintain control in a fractured and unpredictable global environment, while paying little attention to the underlying issues that lead to insecurity. It is an approach that is manifestly failing, as the continuing problems in Afghanistan and Iraq demonstrate. Moreover, ‘control’ implies the maintenance of a global order that focuses on power remaining in the hands of a transnational elite community, principally focused on North America and Western Europe, but extending worldwide. This elite largely ignores socio-economic divisions and environmental constraints, and sees continuing stability as being best achieved by the maintenance of the status quo, using force when necessary. This collection of essays by Professor Paul Rogers argues that this post-Cold War security paradigm is fundamentally misguided and unsustainable. It concludes with two new essays on the need for a new conception of global security rooted in justice and emancipation. Global Security and the War on Terror will be essential reading for students and scholars of security studies, the Cold War, international relations and development studies.

Author : Jean-Paul Azam,Véronique Thelen
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781786432179

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Fighting Terrorism at Source by Jean-Paul Azam,Véronique Thelen Pdf

This book offers a unique and insightful econometric evaluation of the policies used to fight transnational terrorism between 1990 and 2014 using a sample of 124 countries. It proves that foreign aid plays a crucial role by inducing recipient governments to protect the donors’ political and economic interests within their sphere of influence. In contrast, US troops on the ground are counter-productive as they increase the supply of terrorist attacks from the host countries, even though this effect has been significantly reduced by the Obama administration.

Author : Peter Hough,Andrew Moran,Bruce Pilbeam,Wendy Stokes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317811763

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International Security Studies by Peter Hough,Andrew Moran,Bruce Pilbeam,Wendy Stokes Pdf

This new textbook provides students with a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the subject of security studies, with a strong emphasis on the use of case studies. In addition to presenting the major theoretical perspectives, the book examines a range of important and controversial topics in modern debates, covering both traditional military and non-military security issues, such as proliferation, humanitarian intervention, food security and environmental security. Unlike most standard textbooks, the volume also offers a wide range of case studies – including chapters on the USA, China, the Middle East, Russia, Africa, the Arctic, the Middle East, Europe and Latin America – providing detailed analyses of important global security issues. The 34 chapters contain pedagogical features such as textboxes, summary points and recommended further reading and are divided into five thematic sections: Conceptual and Theoretical Military Security Non-Military Security Institutions and Security Case Studies This textbook will be essential reading for all students of security studies and highly recommended for students of critical security studies, human security, peace and conflict studies, foreign policy and International Relations in general.

Author : NATO Emerging Security Challenges Division,NATO Advanced Training Course on Defense Against Terrorism
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781614990345

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Defence Against Terrorism by NATO Emerging Security Challenges Division,NATO Advanced Training Course on Defense Against Terrorism Pdf

"Published in cooperation with NATO Emerging Security Challenges Division"--T.p.