Social Security category: 3077 books
Lords of Secrecy
The National Security Elite and America's Stealth Warfare
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
Forty years ago, a majority of Americans were highly engaged in issues of war and peace. Whether to go to war or keep out of conflicts was a vital question at the heart of the country's vibrant, if fractious, democracy. But American political consciousness has drifted. In the last decade, America...
by Fatemeh Shayan
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2017
This book examines changes in the Persian Gulf security complex following the United States (US) invasion of Iraq in 2003, focusing on threats to the collective identities of two religious sects - Shia and Sunni. Although there is a growing body of literature examining security in the Persian Gulf,...
by Frank R. Spellman, Melissa L. Stoudt
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2011
Experts agree, though it is already important, nuclear power will soon be critical to the maintenance of contemporary society. With the heightened importance of nuclear energy comes a heightened threat of terrorism. The possibility of nuclear energy infrastructure terrorism-that is, the use of weapons...
The Future of Violence
Robots and Germs, Hackers and Drones-Confronting A New Age of Threat
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2015
Two legal scholars explore the security and political implications of revolutionary new technologies from drones to 3-D printers, and explain how governments must adapt to our brave new world of dispersed threats.
From drone warfare in the Middle East to digital spying by the National Security...
Geopolitics and Security in the Arctic
Regional dynamics in a global world
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2014
Written by a group of leading experts on Artic affairs, this book offers a historically informed and comprehensive study of the geopolitics and security challenges of the Arctic.
The key aim of the work is to identify the conditions for cooperation, stability and peace in the Arctic and to...
Weapons of Mass Destruction
The Search for Global Security
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2017
Whether possessed by a state or non-state actor, the specter of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs), and more specifically, nuclear weapons and their associated material, present a significant threat to global security. Notwithstanding the fact that there are fewer nuclear weapons today than the massive...
US Defense Politics
The Origins of Security Policy
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
This book provides an accessible overview of US defense politics for upper-level students. This new edition has been fully updated and revised, with a new chapter on veterans and new material on topics such as cyberwarfare and lobbying.
Analyzing the ways in which the United States prepares...
Insurance and governance in public-private security cooperation
Notes prepared for Panel Session 16.30-18.00: Public-Private Cooperation: Challenges and Opportunities in Security Governance, International Security Forum, 30 May 2011, Zurich
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2011
Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, course: International Security Forum 2011, language: English, abstract: Beitrag zu Podiumsdiskussion zu öffentlich-privater...
Ethics and the Future of Spying
Technology, National Security and Intelligence Collection
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2016
This volume examines the ethical issues generated by recent developments in intelligence collection and offers a comprehensive analysis of the key legal, moral and social questions thereby raised.
Intelligence officers, whether gatherers, analysts or some combination thereof, are operating...
by Colin S. Gray
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2009
A contemporary primer on the leading arguments about U.S. national security, National Security Dilemmas addresses the major challenges and opportunities that are live-issue areas for American policymakers and strategists today. Colin S. Gray provides an in-depth analysis of a policy and strategy for...
Interplay of Domestic Politics and Foreign
Security Policy of Iran
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Domestic political dynamics have been playing critical role since 1979 in shaping Iran’s foreign and security policy. The Revolution 1979 erupted due to Shah’s despotic domestic policies and his heavy dependence on the West and the United States. The expression of domestic circumstances on Iran’s...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2015
This volume examines the trajectory of Pakistan’s democratic transition and the implications of this change for its security.
In May 2013, for the first time in its 66-year history, Pakistan saw an elected government complete a full term in office and transfer power through the ballot box...
International and Regional Security
The Causes of War and Peace
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2016
This volume is a collection of the best essays of Professor Benjamin Miller on the subjects of international and regional security.
The book analyses the interrelationships between international politics and regional and national security, with a special focus on the sources of international...
by Nikolaos Tzifakis
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2014
The global trend for contracting out the supply of military and security services is growing. Security is being transformed from a service for the public or common good into a privately provided service. This paper argues that the implications of outsourcing security services to private agencies are...