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Guide to National Security : Threats, Responses and Strategies.
A Guide to National Security offers an analysis of the threats and policy responses facing the UK, presented within the framework of the Government's National Security Strategy and the Strategic Defence and Security Review. It explores the processes and developments which have shaped the transf...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Abbreviations; Part One: Threats; 1 Introduction; The 2010 National Security Strategy -breaking new ground; Priority risks and threats; National security in the UK-a modern history; Defining 'national security'; Key points; 2 Setting the Scene: The Threat Picture in a Globalized World; 'Wider' security risks; The political backdrop; The strategic context-globalization and transnational threats; Key points; 3 Tier One Threats; Risk and resilience; Terrorism; Cyber threats; Natural hazards and disasters; International military crisis; Key points; 4 Tier Two Threats
- Overlapping risks and capabilitiesAn attack using 'unconventional' weapons; Unstable and failed states; Organized crime; Disruption to satellite communications; Key points; 5 Tier Three Risks; Backdrop-security in Europe; Wider regional conflict; Energy security; The risk of a nuclear emergency; Border security; Key points; Part Two: Responses; 6 Responses; The response framework; Administrative organization; Response capability-an 'adaptable posture'; National security 'tasks'; Key points; Part Three: Strategies; 7 Administering National Security: Governmental Strategies and Structures
- The political origins of the National Security CouncilWhy an NSC?; Presidentialization and prime ministerialism; NSC process and machinery; Departmental organization outside the Cabinet Office; Key points; 8 Boots on the Ground: Restructuring Military Capability; Introduction: the case for restructuring; Britain's place in the world; The changing character of conflict; Inter-service issues; Proposed restructuring; The nuclear question; Key points; 9 Fighting Asymmetric Conflicts; The challenge of Afghanistan; Selling the strategy-the battle of the narratives
- Peacekeeping, peace-enforcement, and counter-insurgencyFuture force requirements; Key points; 10 Domestic Policies: Counter-Radicalization and Counter-Terrorism; Old and new threats; The evolving nature of the terrorist threat; Counter-terrorism strategy in the UK; Prevent; Key points; 11 Partnerships: EU, UN, NATO, and the 'Special Relationship'; Chance encounters and shifting alliances; The 'special relationship'; Existing alliances; Europe, and France; Counter-terrorism; Key points; 12 Conclusions; Key points; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W