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In 2011, the United States government declared a cyber attack as equal to an act of war, punishable with conventional military means. Cyber operations, cyber crime, and other forms of cyber activities directed by one state against another are now considered part of the...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2015-04-27
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This book contributes to a better understanding of what makes people and communities resilient in the face of disasters, violence and terrorism.This resilience is understood as a resource that facilitates recovery, effective functioning and positive outcomes in the wake...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2015-04-08
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Some would argue that scarcely a day passes without a new assault on our privacy. In the wake of the whistle-blower Edward Snowden's revelations about the extent of surveillance conducted by the security services in the United States, Britain, and elsewhere, concerns...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2015-03-26
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Some would argue that scarcely a day passes without a new assault on our privacy. In the wake of the whistle-blower Edward Snowden's revelations about the extent of surveillance conducted by the security services in the United States, Britain, and elsewhere, concerns...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2015-03-26
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A comprehensive and practical guide to security organization and planning in industrial plants Features Basic definitions related to plant security Features Countermeasures and response methods Features Facilities and equipment, and security organization Topics covered...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2015-03-12
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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...
Editeur :
Basic Books
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2015-03-10
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Vor dem Hintergrund der in der Bundesrepublik anhaltenden Unrechtsdebatte diskutieren die Beiträge des Sammelbandes die völkerrechtliche Zulässigkeit und die historischen Auswirkungen der Beschlüsse des Potsdamer Abkommens vom 2.8.1945. Darin wurde die Aussiedlung der...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2015-03-09
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China's emergence as a great power in the twenty-first century is strongly enabled by cyberspace. Leveraged information technology integrates Chinese firms into the global economy, modernizes infrastructure, and increases internet penetration which helps boost...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2015-03-02
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They Know Everything About You is a groundbreaking expos' of how government agencies and tech corporations monitor virtually every aspect of our lives, and a fierce defense of privacy and democracy. The revelation that the government has access to a vast trove of...
Editeur :
Bold Type Books
Parution :
2015-02-24
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This book provides an introduction to political and strategic aspects of nuclear weaponry. It offers an accessible overview of the concept of nuclear weapons, outlines how thinking about these weapons has developed and considers how nuclear threats can continue to be...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2015-02-18
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This book introduces you to the key issues in contemporary studies on Terrorism. Its interdisciplinary approach provides a unique intellectual rigour which introduces readers to cutting-edge research. Bringing together chapters contributed by members of the Terrorism...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2015-02-10
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'An unburdening, a witness statement and a thriller all at the same time ... electrifying.' The TimesI have to assume that there is a very real chance that Putin or members of his regime will have me killed some day. If I'm killed, you will know who did it. When my...
Editeur :
Transworld Digital
Parution :
2015-02-05
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Why do powerful states like the U.S., U.K., China, and Russia repeatedly fail to meet their international legal obligations as defined by human rights instruments? How does global capitalism affect states’ ability to implement human rights, particularly in the context...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2015-02-03
Collection :
Political Sociology
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The UK has some of the largest immigration detention facilities in Europe, holding as many as 3000 individuals at any point in time. Foreign nationals are held under immigration powers in a variety of circumstances including on arrival pending examination, whilst an...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2015-01-15
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The UK has some of the largest immigration detention facilities in Europe, holding as many as 3000 individuals at any point in time. Foreign nationals are held under immigration powers in a variety of circumstances including on arrival pending examination, whilst an...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2015-01-15
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Why Spy? is the result of Brian Stewart's seventy years of working in, and studying the uses and abuses of, intelligence in the real world. Few books currently available to those involved either as professionals or students in this area have been written by someone like...
Editeur :
Hurst
Parution :
2015-01-09
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Senior judges and politicians increasingly question the role of the EU and the European Court of Human Rights. Some call for a reconsideration of the influence of transnational courts in the legal life of the UK, while others argue for a repeal of the Human Rights Act...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2015-01-08
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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....
Editeur :
Bold Type Books
Parution :
2015-01-06
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Northern and central Nigeria are engulfed in a violent insurgency campaign waged by Jama'atu Ahlis Sunnah Lidda'awati w'al Jihad, a.k.a. 'Boko Haram', and more recently, its splinter group 'Ansaru'. From its inception an inward-looking, almost parochial, movement, Boko...
Editeur :
Hurst
Parution :
2015-01-06
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Although violent extremism is not a new phenomenon, it is increasingly recognized as a major challenge of our times. The recruitment of foreign fighters by extremist organizations, and its potential impact on public safety in the countries from which they come, is also...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2014-12-15
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