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Anthropology of security : perspectives from the frontline of policing, counter-terrorism and border control
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ISBN: 9780745334578 9780745334585 074533458X 0745334571 9781783711628 1783711620 9781783711635 9781783711642 1783711639 1783711647 1785390503 9781785390500 Year: 2014 Publisher: London, England : Pluto Press,

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In a post-Cold War world of political unease and economic crisis, processes of securitisation are transforming nation-states, their citizens and non-citizens in profound ways. The book shows how contemporary Europe is now home to a vast security industry which uses biometric identification systems, CCTV and quasi-military techniques to police migrants and disadvantaged neighbourhoods. This is the first collection of anthropological studies of security with a particular but not exclusive emphasis on Europe. The Anthropology of Security draws together studies on the lived experiences of security and policing from the perspective of those most affected in their everyday lives. The anthropological perspectives in this volume stretch from the frontlines of policing and counter-terrorism to border control.

Corporate Warriors : The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry, Updated Edition
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ISBN: 0801489156 0801441145 9780801441141 9780801489150 0801459893 Year: 2007 Publisher: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press,

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Some have claimed that "War is too important to be left to the generals," but P. W. Singer asks "What about the business executives?" Breaking out of the guns-for-hire mold of traditional mercenaries, corporations now sell skills and services that until recently only state militaries possessed. Their products range from trained commando teams to strategic advice from generals. This new "Privatized Military Industry" encompasses hundreds of companies, thousands of employees, and billions of dollars in revenue. Whether as proxies or suppliers, such firms have participated in wars in Africa, Asia, the Balkans, and Latin America. More recently, they have become a key element in U.S. military operations. Private corporations working for profit now sway the course of national and international conflict, but the consequences have been little explored.In Corporate Warriors, Singer provides the first account of the military services industry and its broader implications. Corporate Warriors includes a description of how the business works, as well as portraits of each of the basic types of companies: military providers that offer troops for tactical operations; military consultants that supply expert advice and training; and military support companies that sell logistics, intelligence, and engineering.This updated edition of Singer's already classic account of the military services industry and its broader implications describes the continuing importance of that industry in the Iraq War. This conflict has amply borne out Singer's argument that the privatization of warfare allows startling new capabilities and efficiencies in the ways that war is carried out. At the same time, however, Singer finds that the introduction of the profit motive onto the battlefield raises troubling questions-for democracy, for ethics, for management, for human rights, and for national security.

Japan prepares for total war : the search for economic security, 1919-1941
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ISBN: 0801419158 1322502919 0801495296 0801468469 0801468450 9780801419157 Year: 1987 Publisher: Ithaca : Cornell University Press,

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The roots of Japan's aggressive, expansionist foreign policy have often been traced to its concern over acute economic vulnerability. Michael A. Barnhart tests this assumption by examining the events leading up to World War II in the context of Japan's quest for economic security, drawing on a wide array of Japanese and American sources.Barnhart focuses on the critical years from 1938 to 1941 as he investigates the development of Japan's drive for national economic self-sufficiency and independence and the way in which this drive shaped its internal and external policies. He also explores American economic pressure on Tokyo and assesses its impact on Japan's foreign policy and domestic economy. He concludes that Japan's internal political dynamics, especially the bitter rivalry between its army and navy, played a far greater role in propelling the nation into war with the United States than did its economic condition or even pressure from Washington. Japan Prepares for Total War sheds new light on prewar Japan and confirms the opinions of those in Washington who advocated economic pressure against Japan.

Borderlands : Comparing Border Security in North America and Europe
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ISBN: 9780776606514 0776606514 0887847145 0776627155 9786613285911 9786613667489 0776615513 1280690542 1283285916 0887848931 9780887847141 9780776615516 9780776618517 0776618512 Year: 2007 Publisher: Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa Press

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Border security has been high on public-policy agendas in Europe and North America since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York City and on the headquarters of the American military in Washington DC. Governments are now confronted with managing secure borders, a policy objective that in this era of increased free trade and globalization must compete with intense cross-border flows of people and goods. Border-security policies must enable security personnel to identify, or filter out, dangerous individuals and substances from among the millions of travelers and tons of goods that cross borders daily, particularly in large cross-border urban regions.This book addresses this gap between security needs and an understanding of borders and borderlands. Specifically, the chapters in this volume ask policy-makers to recognize that two fundamental elements define borders and borderlands: first, human activities (the agency and agent power of individual ties and forces spanning a border), and second, the broader social processes that frame individual action, such as market forces, government activities (law, regulations, and policies), and the regional culture and politics of a borderland.Borders emerge as the historically and geographically variable expression of human ties exercised within social structures of varying force and influence, and it is the interplay and interdependence between people's incentives to act and the surrounding structures (i.e. constructed social processes that contain and constrain individual action) that determine the effectiveness of border security policies.This book argues that the nature of borders is to be porous, which is a problem for security policy makers. It shows that when for economic, cultural, or political reasons human activities increase across a border and borderland, governments need to increase cooperation and collaboration with regard to security policies, if only to avoid implementing mismatched security policies.

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Boundaries --- Border security --- National security --- Globalization --- Frontières. --- Mondialisation --- Border security -- Europe. --- Border security -- North America. --- National security -- Europe. --- National security -- North America. --- Border control --- Border management --- Cross-border security --- Boundaries. --- Globalization. --- Mondialisation. --- Securite nationale --- Securite frontaliere --- Frontieres. --- Global cities --- Globalisation --- Internationalization --- International relations --- Anti-globalization movement --- National security policy --- NSP (National security policy) --- Security policy, National --- Economic policy --- Military policy --- Borders (Geography) --- Boundary lines --- Frontiers --- Geographical boundaries --- International boundaries --- Lines, Boundary --- Natural boundaries --- Perimeters (Boundaries) --- Political boundaries --- Borderlands --- Territory, National --- Government policy --- Security measures --- Political philosophy. Social philosophy --- Christianity --- Philosophy --- Border security - North America --- Border security - Europe --- National security - North America --- National security - Europe --- Sécurité frontalière - Amérique du Nord. --- Sécurité frontalière - Europe --- Sécurité nationale - Amérique du Nord --- Sécurité nationale - Europe --- national security --- frontier --- United States --- Mexcio --- European Union --- human migration --- Sécurité frontalière --- Sécurité nationale


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The Global Politics of Arms Sales.
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ISBN: 140085427X 0691614733 0691022070 0691076359 9781400854271 9780691076355 9780691022079 Year: 2014 Publisher: Princeton Princeton University Press

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Marshaling a great deal of new information in a highly readable manner, the author explains the reasons for the dramatic expansion of arms sales during the past decade and clearly traces such trends as the rise in sophistication of weapons being sold so as to include the most advanced technologies, and the shift in sales to unstable parts of the Third World.Originally published in 1982.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Arms transfers -- Political aspects. --- Firearms industry and trade -- Political aspects. --- Military readiness -- Political aspects. --- World politics. --- -Firearms industry and trade --- -Military readiness --- 623.003 --- 623.4 --- 658.8:623 --- Armaments --- Defense readiness --- Defenses, National --- Military preparedness --- National defenses --- Preparedness (Military science) --- Readiness (Military science) --- Manpower --- Weapons industry --- Arms sales --- Arms traffic --- Foreign military sales --- Military sales --- Munitions --- Sale of military equipment --- Military assistance --- Firearms industry and trade --- 841.4 Politieke figuren --- 871 Conventionele wapens --- 873 Wapenbeheersing --- Foreign trade policy --- International relations. Foreign policy --- Arms transfers --- Military policy --- World politics --- Political aspects --- E-books --- -World politics --- Military readiness --- Political aspects. --- #SBIB:327.5H22 --- Colonialism --- Global politics --- International politics --- Political history --- Defense policy --- Ontwapeningsproblemen - bewapening --- Political science --- World history --- Eastern question --- Geopolitics --- International organization --- International relations --- Military history --- Sociology, Military --- War --- National security --- International trade --- Arms race --- Defense industries --- 825 Ontwikkelingssamenwerking --- 841 Politiek Bestel --- 874 Wapenhandel --- 876 Veiligheidspolitiek --- 882.4 Noord-Amerika --- 883.2 Oost-Azië --- 884.1 Oost-Europa --- 884.2 Noord-Europa --- 884.4 West-Europa --- Arms transfers - - Political aspects --- Firearms industry and trade - - Political aspects --- Military readiness - - Political aspects

Russian Foreign Energy Policy and Implications for Georgia's Energy Security
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ISBN: 1280480564 9786610480562 1905050844 1905050356 9781905050840 9781905050352 Year: 2005 Publisher: London : Blue Ibex Ltd.,

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This report shows that as Georgia has restructured its energy sector, the new Russian and Georgian political elites exerted their influence, particularly through the participation of Russian gas company Itera in privatizations of Georgian gas enterprises.

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Energy policy--Georgia (Republic). --- Energy policy --- National security --- Georgia (Republic) --- Russia (Federation) --- Foreign relations --- E-books --- National security policy --- NSP (National security policy) --- Security policy, National --- Economic policy --- International relations --- Military policy --- Energy and state --- Power resources --- State and energy --- Industrial policy --- Energy conservation --- Government policy --- Russian Federation --- Rossiyskaya Federatsiya --- Rossiya (Federation) --- Rossii︠a︡ (Federation) --- Российская Федерация --- Rossiĭskai︠a︡ Federat︠s︡ii︠a︡ --- Російська Федерація --- Rosiĭsʹka Federat︠s︡ii︠a︡ --- Federazione della Russia --- Russische Föderation --- RF --- Federation of Russia --- Urysye Federat︠s︡ie --- Правительство России --- Pravitelʹstvo Rossii --- Правительство Российской Федерации --- Pravitelʹstvo Rossiĭskoĭ Federat︠s︡ii --- Правительство РФ --- Pravitelʹstvo RF --- Rosja (Federation) --- O-lo-ssu (Federation) --- Roshia Renpō --- Federazione russa --- OKhU --- Orosyn Kholboony Uls --- Russian S.F.S.R. --- Republic of Georgia --- Sakʻartʻvelo (Republic) --- Sakʻartʻvelos Respublika --- Gruzyah (Republic) --- Cheorchia (Republic) --- Xorxa (Republic) --- Jorjia (Republic) --- Gürcüstan (Republic) --- Gruzie (Republic) --- Gruzínská republika --- Georgien (Republic) --- República de Georgia --- Kartvelio (Republic) --- Gruzio (Republic) --- Gruusia (Republic) --- Georgian tasavalta --- Lýðveldið Georgia --- Géorgie (Republic) --- Geörgje (Republic) --- An tSeoirsia --- tSeoirsia (Republic) --- Xeorxia (Republic) --- Republik Georgia --- Gruzija (Republic) --- Grúzia (Republic) --- Pow Grousi --- Gruzijas Republika --- Gruzja (Republic) --- Giorgia (Republic) --- Gruzínsko (Republic) --- Republika Gruzija --- Đurđija (Republic) --- Gürcistan (Republic) --- Georgän (Republic) --- Gjeorgjia (Republic) --- Грузия (Republic) --- Gruzii︠a︡ (Republic) --- Грузија (Republic) --- Грузія (Republic) --- Hruzii︠a︡ (Republic) --- Республіка Грузія --- Respublika Hruzii︠a︡ --- Γεωργία (Republic) --- Gu̇rzhīstan (Republic) --- Georgija (Republic) --- Georgian S.S.R. --- Eluosi (Federation) --- 俄罗斯 (Federation) --- Energy policy - Georgia (Republic) --- National security - Georgia (Republic) --- Energy policy - Russia --- Russia (Federation) - Foreign relations - Georgia (Republic) --- RF (Russian Federation) --- Россия (Federation)


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International organization
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ISSN: 00208183 15315088 Year: 1947 Publisher: Cambridge, Mass.

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International Organization is a leading peer-reviewed journal that covers the entire field of international affairs. Subject areas include: foreign policies, international relations, international and comparative political economy, security policies, environmental disputes and resolutions, European integration, alliance patterns and war, bargaining and conflict resolution, economic development and adjustment, and international capital movements.

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International relations. Foreign policy --- Law of international organizations --- Economics --- International organization --- Organisation internationale --- Periodicals --- Périodiques --- Economic policy --- National security --- Economic policy. --- International organization. --- National security. --- E-journals --- -National security --- -International organization --- -Economic policy --- -341.105 --- Economic nationalism --- Economic planning --- National planning --- State planning --- Planning --- Social policy --- Federation, International --- Global governance --- Interdependence of nations --- International administration --- International federation --- Organization, International --- World federation --- World government --- World order --- World organization --- Congresses and conventions --- International relations --- Peace --- Political science --- International agencies --- International cooperation --- Security, International --- World politics --- National security policy --- NSP (National security policy) --- Security policy, National --- Military policy --- Electronic information resources --- Government policy --- Revue périodique --- Science politique --- Current periodicals --- 341 --- Tijdschrift --- Internationale organisatie --- Politieke wetenschap --- Business, Economy and Management --- Economics. --- Business, Economy and Management. --- Diplomacy & International Relations. --- Périodiques --- CAMUNIPRE-E EBSCOBSP-E EJECONO EJPOLIT EJRELAT EPUB-ALPHA-I EPUB-PER-FT JSTOR-E --- Political aspects --- Internationale politiek. Buitenlandse politiek --- Economie --- Recht van de internationale organisaties --- politikas zinātne --- valtio-oppi --- ciencia política --- политички науки --- politične vede --- scienze politiche --- nauki polityczne --- politológia --- politisk videnskab --- ciência política --- politieke wetenschap --- политичке науке --- političke znanosti --- political science --- politische Wissenschaft --- politologija --- politologie --- shkenca politike --- politoloogia --- πολιτική επιστήμη --- știință politică --- политическа наука --- xjenza politika --- statsvetenskap --- политичка теорија --- Politologie --- statskundskab --- politikatudomány --- politické vědy --- státověda --- Politikwissenschaft --- ştiinţe politice --- politicologie --- statskunskap --- teorie politiky --- politoloģija --- политикологија --- politikos mokslas --- правно-политички науки --- organizatë ndërkombëtare --- organizacje międzynarodowe --- међународна организација --- международна организация --- διεθνείς οργανισμοί --- rahvusvaheline organisatsioon --- starptautiska organizācija --- organizații internaționale --- organizzazzjoni internazzjonali --- međunarodna organizacija --- international organisation --- nemzetközi szervezet --- eagraíocht idirnáisiúnta --- меѓународна организација --- medzinárodná organizácia --- internationell organisation --- organização internacional --- organización internacional --- mezinárodní organizace --- mednarodna organizacija --- internationale organisatie --- internationale Organisation --- kansainväliset järjestöt --- organizzazione internazionale --- tarptautinė organizacija --- nemzetközi társulás --- internationaal bestuur --- меѓународно здружение --- kansainvälinen hallinto --- international organisme --- međunarodno tijelo --- mezinárodní unie --- administración internacional --- órgano internacional --- internationell sammanslutning --- institución internacional --- international body --- international organization --- organismo internacional --- international institution --- starptautiska asociācija --- amministrazione pubblica internazionale --- international association --- mezinárodní orgán --- rahvusvaheline ühendus --- internationellt organ --- međunarodna asocijacija --- mezinárodní úřad --- меѓународен сојуз --- меѓународна институција --- kansainvälinen instituutio --- kansainvälinen elin --- διεθνής οργάνωση --- internationale öffentliche Verwaltung --- international administration --- starptautiska administratīva struktūra --- administration internationale --- medzinárodná inštitúcia --- administração pública internacional --- internationaal orgaan --- administrație internațională --- internationale instelling --- vrcholný orgán mezinárodní organizace --- tarptautinė administracija --- tarptautinė įstaiga --- kansainvälinen yhdistys --- starptautiska struktūra --- internationale overheidsadministratie --- mezinárodní sdružení --- výkonné orgány medzinárodnej organizácie --- medzinárodná asociácia --- amministrazione internazionale --- international offentlig administration --- διεθνής διοίκηση --- nemzetközi szerv --- internationale Behörde --- tarptautinė institucija --- меѓународно тело --- rahvusvaheline institutsioon --- nemzetközi igazgatás --- administratë ndërkombëtare --- association internationale --- mezinárodní svaz --- organism internațional --- mezinárodní instituce --- internationale Verwaltung --- institution internationale --- ente internazionale --- internationell institution --- administración pública internacional --- internationale Einrichtung --- shoqatë ndërkombëtare --- istituzione internazionale --- меѓународна унија --- internationale Institution --- instituição internacional --- mezinárodní asociace --- organismo internazionale --- výkonné orgány mezinárodní organizace --- medzinárodný orgán --- διεθνές θεσμικό όργανο --- institucion ndërkombëtar --- organisme international --- asociație internațională --- rahvusvaheline organ --- organ ndërkombëtar --- меѓународна асоцијација --- administration publique internationale --- internationell förvaltning --- rahvusvaheline asutus --- nemzetközi intézmény --- međunarodna institucija --- instituție internațională --- administração internacional --- tarptautinė asociacija --- perioodiline väljaanne --- periodická publikácia --- сериски публикации --- tidskrift --- периодично издание --- periodinis leidinys --- periodikum --- rivista periodica --- kausijulkaisu --- serial publication --- periodische Veröffentlichung --- publicații periodice --- περιοδική επιθεώρηση --- publicação periódica --- publicación seriada --- periodična publikacija --- periodika --- folyóirat --- publikim periodik --- periodisks izdevums --- wydawnictwo periodyczne --- tidsskrift --- периодично издање --- tijdschrift --- pubblikazzjoni perjodika --- periodicum --- periodiek --- revue périodique --- publicación periódica --- επιθεώρηση --- издание во продолженија --- периодична објава --- periodical publication --- 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