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2. Defence white paper needed.
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Skotnicki, Tom
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MILITARY policy , *GOVERNMENT policy , *NATIONAL security , *TERRORISM - Abstract
Focuses on the move of Australia's Defense Minister Robert Hill to work on a defense policy update for a comprehensive assessment of the country's strategic position and future requirements. Importance of the white paper in resolving the crucial issue surrounding the primary focus of defense capability; Details on the national security strategy of the country; Role for the country's Defense Force in counter-terrorism strategy.
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- 2005
3. The Challenges of Democracy in the War on Terror : The Liberal State Before the Advance of Terrorism
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Maximiliano E. Korstanje and Maximiliano E. Korstanje
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- Democracy--Philosophy, War on Terrorism, 2001-2009, Terrorism, Terrorism--Prevention, Terrorists, National security, Terrorism--Government policy
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This book unravels the role of democracy after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and reflects important debates surrounding the security of Muslim communities in the years to come. It looks at the problems of torture, violence and the legal resources available to contemporary democracies to confront terrorism.While terrorism is often regarded as one of the major threats to the West and the nation-state, this book explores the notion that a disciplined sense of terror is what keeps society working. The strengths and limitations of liberalism are examined, as well as the ethical dilemma of torture and human right violations in the struggle against terrorism. This book carefully dissects the origin of the nation-state and how it keeps society united.The author offers a creative and unique approach to democracy and worldwide terrorism, exploring the consequences for the nation-state. This book looks at the connections between terrorism, mobility, consumption, torture and fear. It will be of interest to researchers as well as postgraduate and postdoctoral students within the fields of Human Geography, Politics, Media and International Relations.
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- 2019
4. Visas and Walls : Border Security in the Age of Terrorism
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Nazli Avdan and Nazli Avdan
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- Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects, National security, Emigration and immigration--Political aspects, Border security, Visas--Government policy, Terrorism
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Borders traditionally served to insulate nations from other states and to provide bulwarks against intrusion by foreign armies. In the age of terrorism, borders are more frequently perceived as protection against threats from determined individuals arriving from elsewhere. After a deadly terrorist attack, leaders immediately encounter pressure to close their borders. As Nazli Avdan observes, cracking down on border crossings and policing migration enhance security. However, the imperatives of globalization demand that borders remain open to legal travel and economic exchange. While stricter border policies may be symbolically valuable and pragmatically safer, according to Avdan, they are economically costly, restricting trade between neighbors and damaging commercial ties. In Visas and Walls, Avdan argues that the balance between economics and security is contingent on how close to home threats, whether actual or potential, originate. When terrorist events affect the residents of a country or take place within its borders, economic ties matter less. When terrorist violence strikes elsewhere and does not involve its citizens, the unaffected state's investment in globalization carries the day.Avdan examines the visa waiver programs and visa control policies of several countries in place in 2010, including Turkey's migration policies; analyzes the visa issuance practices of the European Union from 2003 until 2015; and explores how terrorism and trade affected states'propensities to build border walls in the post-World War II era. Her findings challenge the claim that border crackdowns are a reflexive response to terrorist violence and qualify globalists'assertions that economic globalization makes for open borders. Visas and Walls encourages policymakers and leaders to consider more broadly the effects of economic interdependence on policies governing borders and their permeability.
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- 2018
5. En defensa del estado de derecho : Estudios sobre las tensiones entre la seguridad y la libertad en el mundo de hoy
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Joan Lluís Pérez Francesch, Viridiana Molinares Hassan, Michelle Carducci, Manuel Carrasco _Durán, Tomás Gil Márquez, Lela Janashvili, Tullio Fenucci, Carlo Amirante, Michelangelo Pascali, David Odalric de Caixal i Mata, Joan Lluís Pérez Francesch, Viridiana Molinares Hassan, Michelle Carducci, Manuel Carrasco _Durán, Tomás Gil Márquez, Lela Janashvili, Tullio Fenucci, Carlo Amirante, Michelangelo Pascali, and David Odalric de Caixal i Mata
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- National security, Human rights, Rule of law, Constitutional law, Terrorism
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La amenaza del terrorismo, probablemente, es uno de los grandes problemas que afronta el siglo XXI, y no está supeditado a un territorio específico sino, por el contrario es un mal que se extiende por varios continentes. Esta obra, resultado de un trabajo interdisciplinario de la Red interuniversitaria para el estudio de las transformaciones constitucionales del Estado, presenta diversas investigaciones acerca de cómo este fenómeno ha impactado esferas sociales, jurídicas y políticas y de qué manera generan limitaciones a libertades y a muchas conquistas históricas de los seres humanos.
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- 2016
6. Criminologists on Terrorism and Homeland Security
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Brian Forst, Jack R. Greene, James P. Lynch, Brian Forst, Jack R. Greene, and James P. Lynch
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- National security, Terrorism, Terrorism--Prevention, Internal security
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This volume presents 19 original essays addressing what is widely regarded as the most serious problem confronting America today and for years to come – terrorism – from the unique perspective of criminology. The chapters collected here address such issues as the prevention of terrorism, the applicability of community policing and routine activities models of crime to the problem of terrorism, how to balance liberty and security, and how to think about and manage the fear of terrorism, as well as the coordination of federal and local efforts to prevent and counter terrorism. Criminologists on Terrorism and Homeland Security will be of interest to anyone concerned about violence prevention in general and terrorism in particular, policing, prosecution, adjudication, sentencing and restorative justice.
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- 2011
7. Cultural Theory After 9/11 : Terror, Religion, Media: Special Issue of SubStance, Issue 115, 37:1 (2008)
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Robert Doran and Robert Doran
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- Terrorism, National security
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This collection of material seeks to interpret the events of September 11, 2001 from the perspective of cultural theory — that is, from the perspective of anthropological and social forces that motivate human beings and give meaning to their thoughts, actions, and feelings. Though contributors to this volume work within various disciplines, their approach is necessarily holistic—because of the very nature of the event, which resonates on many levels and in diverse spheres of human activity. Clearly the perception of who one's enemy is has a cultural and psychological impact that goes far beyond the superficial media representations consumed on a daily basis; the very curriculum of American universities has been altered as a result of the 9/11 attacks, and this will have profound and far-reaching effects.
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- 2008
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