Transatlantic homeland security : protecting society in the age of catastrophic terrorism / / edited by Anja Dalgaard-Nielsen and Daniel S. Hamilton

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910458056603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2006
• ISBN: 1-134-23825-8; 1-280-29155-9; 9786610291557; 0-203-00796-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (208 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): Dalgaard-NielsenAnja; HamiltonDaniel S <1955-> (Daniel Sheldon)
• Disciplina: 363.32/09182/1
• Soggetti: Terrorism - Prevention; National security - United States; National security - Europe; Internal security - United States; Internal security - Europe; Electronic books.; United States Relations Europe; Europe Relations United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Transatlantic homeland security : why, what, and how? / Anja Dalgaard-Nielsen -- The challenge of bio-terrorism / Daniel S. Hamilton and Bradley T. Smith -- Preventing nuclear terrorism by means of supply-side security / Morten Bremer Maerli -- Critical infrastructure protection and cyber-terrorism : mass destruction or mass annoyance? / James A. Lewis -- Border and transportation security in the transatlantic relationship / Rey Koslowski -- Cops across borders : the evolution of transatlantic law enforcement and judicial cooperation / Jonathan M. Winer -- Intelligence and homeland security / Brian M. Jenkins -- Safeguarding civil liberties in an era of in-security ; : a transatlantic challenge / Esther Brimmer -- Transatlantic societal security : a new paradigm for a new era / Daniel S. Hamilton.
• Sommario/riassunto: This major new study presents both conceptual and practical guidance at a crucial time when intellectual and practical efforts to protect against the new terrorism should move beyond a purely domestic focus. Creating an effective and integrated national homeland security effort is a significant challenge. Europe and the United States have reacted differently to the emergence of mass casualty terrorism, but must work together to cope with the diverse issue areas, sectors, professions, and relevant actors involved in such a broad-based concept.The authors suggest that Europe and