Security category: 5602 books
by J. Lloyd Mecham
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2014
Of the several regional arrangements that function within the United Nations, the most elaborate in organization and function is the Organization of American States. Although the United Nations holds the primary responsibility for preserving international peace, its charter concedes virtual autonomy...
Cases in U.S. National Security
Concepts and Processes
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2019
Modeled after his successful Cases in International Relations, now in its seventh edition, revered author and scholar, Don Snow, presents an engaging and novel approach to national security. A series of brief case studies representing current and controversial policy problems facilitates deliberation...
Secession and Security
Explaining State Strategy against Separatists
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2017
"The book is an excellent addition to the scholarly literature on subnational movements, both past and present, offering a range of insights to policymakers across the globe."—Ayesha Jalal, author of The Struggle for Pakistan
"With judicious use of empirical evidence and rich case studies,...
Internal Security Problems in Northeast India
Insurgency and Counter Insurgency (Insurgency And Counter Insurgency In Assam Since 1985)
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
In today's changing scenario, the key objective of national security is not only to protect the country from external aggression but also to maintain peace and harmony. To maintain law and order, peace and harmony, the Government should carry out the process of assimilation effectively without any...
Hydrocarbon Nation
How Energy Security Made Our Nation Great and Climate Security Will Save Us
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
In Hydrocarbon Nation, Thor Hogan looks at how four technological revolutions—industrial, agricultural, transportation, and electrification—drew upon the enormous hydrocarbon wealth of the United States, transforming the young country into a nation with unparalleled economic and military potential.
Each...
Security Governance in East Africa
Pictures of Policing from the Ground
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2017
This collection of cases from East Africa, contributed largely by locally-based authors, explores the increasing security governance phenomenon in the region: that is, the mix of state and non-state actors, including private entities, volunteer auxiliaries, homegrown vigilantes and gangs, and the...
Risk, Global Governance and Security
The Other War on Terror
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2009
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...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2018
This excellent report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction.
The American people are increasingly dependent upon the Internet for daily conveniences, critical services, and economic prosperity. substantial growth in internet access and networked...
The Science of Biometrics
Security Technology for Identity Verification
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2018
The Science of Biometrics: Security Technology for Identity Verification covers the technical aspects of iris and facial recognition, focusing primarily on the mathematical and statistical algorithms that run the verification and identification processes in these two modalities.
Each chapter...
Intelligence and Security Oversight
An Annotated Bibliography and Comparative Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2016
This book presents a comprehensive source document on intelligence and security oversight and review. It compares the oversight arrangements found in nine countries—New Zealand, Australia, Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, Norway and South Africa. This is done through...
Fuels Paradise
Seeking Energy Security in Europe, Japan, and the United States
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2015
In recent years, the efforts of nations to promote energy security have been hotly debated. Fuels Paradise examines how five major developed democracies—Britain, France, Germany, Japan, and the United States—have sought to enhance their energy security since the oil shocks of the 1970s and in...
Information Risk and Security
Preventing and Investigating Workplace Computer Crime
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Information Risk and Security explains the complex and diverse sources of risk for any organization and provides clear guidance and strategies to address these threats before they happen, and to investigate them, if and when they do. Edward Wilding focuses particularly on internal IT risk, workplace...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2019
Security and smart spaces are among the most significant topics in IoT nowadays. The implementation of secured smart spaces is at the heart of this concept, and its development is a key issue in the next generation IoT. This book addresses major security aspects and challenges in realizing smart spaces...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2019
This book argues that security and defense have never been true priorities in the European Union, and have constantly been marginalized by the elites since the Soviet Union collapsed and the Warsaw Pact disintegrated. Despite the official rhetoric, only a few tangible results can be presented concerning...