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The contemporary debate in democracies routinely describes online information threats such as misinformation, disinformation and deception as security-issues in need of urgent attention. Despite this pervasive discourse, policymakers... more
Security is (or should be) an immune system: it neutralises toxic and infectious organisms. Counterintelligence techniques comprise an important part of hardening that immunity. This contribution will build upon theorised patterns of lone... more
Because of its extensive Mediterranean history, France had a particular responsibility when the Arab revolutions broke out in 2011. The strategies defined by Paris in Libya and Syria, implemented through foreign policy, have proved to be... more
Japan’s strategic objective of the Quad Plus is not anti-China coalition-building, but to create an ad-hoc coalition-building device that serves the maintenance and enhancement of the rules-based international order in the Indo-Pacific... more
Nederland en België hebben een bijzonder hechte relatie. Zeker op het vlak van defensie en nationale veiligheid, al zijn er zowel gelijkenissen als verschillen zoals in andere domeinen. In deze presentatie worden ontwikkelingen op vlak... more
The book charts the attempts of Islam's largest missionary movement, the Tablighi Jamaat (TJ), to build Europe's biggest mosque in London – the so-called Mega Mosque. The book follows TJ from its founding in India in 1926, to its... more
Nowe uwarunkowania, dokumenty programowe, reforma Bundeswehry
في خضم التحولات التي عرفتها وتعرفها المنطقة العربية بعيد ما اصطلح عليه بالربيع العربي، يعاد طرح قضية إصلاح قطاعات الأمن والدفاع بالدول العربية، باعتبارها مسألة مركزية لتجاوز مراحل انتقالية صعبة يفترض بها أن تؤدي إلى إقامة نظم سياسية أكثر... more
There is no one panacea to counter the violence and instability in Jalisco, and it will take time for the Operation to make an impact.
This is a rough edit of my undergraduate dissertation/project. I hope to expand upon this thesis one day soon.
Security is a multidimensional concept, with many meanings, practising domains and heterogeneous occupations. Therefore it is difficult to define security as a singular, although understanding may be achieved by its applied context in... more
The purpose of this quantitative data analysis was to examine the relationship between industry type and information security risk-level among businesses in the United States. This paper took into account collected business related data... more
“Power is war, the continuation of war by other means”: Foucault’s reversal of Clausewitz’s formula has become a staple of critical theory — but it remains highly problematic on a conceptual level. Elaborated during Foucault’s 1976... more
Á e theory of regional security complexes developed by B. Buzan and O.Weaver describes the Middle Eastern regional security complex as astandard one, with apolarity determined by regional powers. It is also considered to be... more
(Publicado com capa diferente em 2011: Pedro Borges Graça (Coord.) Estudos de Intelligence, Lisboa, Centro de Administração e Políticas Públicas do Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa)
Modern biotechnologies are among the reasons explaining the new focus on the idea of human dignity in public, political and scientific discourses. Topics being debated range from assisted reproduction, cloning, genetic diagnostics and... more
This presentation captures the historical adaptation of medieval warriors’ methods for security and thwarts toward adversarial attacks on fortifications for protective areas. History can often be a good teacher for modern day designers... more
TÜRK KAMU SEKTÖRÜNDE BİLGİ VE BİLİŞİM GÜVENLİĞİ ÖZ Bu çalışmanın ana amacı, Türk kamu sektöründe bilgi ve bilişim güvenliğinin mevcut durum tespitini yaparak, buradan hareketle birtakım analiz, değerlendirme ve önerilerde bulunmaktır.... more
This paper is concerned with two interrelated problems in the Copenhagen School’s (CS) securitization theory. The first is the challenge non-exceptional security polices pose to the theory, which starts from the assumption that... more
In this chapter I identify and explain the critical junctures at which events in Ukraine could have taken a different turn depending on the choices (actions and reactions) of the main conflict parties. I argue that at the very beginning... more
The Balkans have become an important region with historical and geopolitical factors. Both the ethnic and religion-based problems inherited in the region, and the strategies of global and regional actors in the area have always made... more
This book explores the political process behind the construction of cyber-threats as one of the quintessential security threats of modern times in the US. Myriam Dunn Cavelty posits that cyber-threats are definable by their... more
This chapter looks at why cyber-security is considered one of the key national security issues of our times. The first section provides the necessary technical background information. The second unravels three different, but interrelated... more
Patterns of Nationhood and Saving the State in Turkey tackles a theoretical puzzle in understanding the state policy changes toward minorities and nationhood, first by placing the state in the historical context of the international... more
This dissertation seeks to map, compare, and interrogate the concept of desecuritization, as it has been developed in normative-political and empirical literatures, both within and beyond the Copenhagen School. Departing from the ordering... more
Sistemul național de securitate este un ansamblu de instituții cu caracter legislativ, executiv și judecătoresc și organizații ce contribuie la realizarea, protejarea ori afirmarea valorilor și intereselor de securitate . Securitatea „în... more
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Göğüs Göğüse Muharebe (GGM) ya da Yakın Dövüş (YD) askeri ve kurumsal-resmi güvenlik alanında tarihsel kökleri bulunan bir savunma disiplini olmakla beraber çağdaş kent ortamının gerektirdiği önlemler üzerine sivil alanda da farklı... more
Yep, fuck it. Neoliberalism sucks. We don't need it.
The massacre of almost 50 Maidan protesters on February 20, 2014 was a turning point in Ukrainian politics and a tipping point in the conflict between the West and Russia over Ukraine. This mass killing of the protesters and the mass... more
The crisis in Ukraine, which began in 2013, has had significant implications for European security. Cristian Nitoiu identifies three perceived security threats implied by developments in Ukraine and how these threats may develop in future... more
Highlights: - Quelles sont les dynamiques de pouvoir dans une institution supposée posséder le monopole de la violence légitime ? Quelles relations et perceptions entretiennent les militaires vis-à-vis du pouvoir politique ? - S’il est... more
Security challenges arising from hybrid threats and hybrid warfare, HT&HW, are today high on the security agenda not only in Sweden but across the globe. Despite the attention and the growing body of studies on the subject, there is a... more