Combating terrorism [[electronic resource] ] : how prepared are state and local response organizations? / / Lois M. Davis ... [et al.] |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND National Defense Research Institute, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (196 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.325/17 |
Altri autori (Persone) | DavisLois M |
Soggetto topico |
Civil defense - United States - Evaluation
Terrorism - United States - Prevention - Evaluation Emergency management - United States - Evaluation |
ISBN |
1-281-18082-3
9786611180829 0-8330-4239-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Preface; Contents; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Overview; Approach; Organization of This Report; Chapter Two - Preparedness Activities; More Intelligence Information About the Terrorist Threats Wanted, but Security Clearances Are Lagging; In Response to 9/11, Organizations Undertook Activitiesto Improve Preparedness; Types of Incidents Organizations Consider Most Important to Prepare for Are Consistent with Their Missions, but They Vary in Priority Placement
Organizations Differ in Their Participation in FederallySponsored Programs and Their Expectations of DHSChapter Three - Organizations' Views About Funding Needs and Relationships Between Perceived Threat, Funding, and Preparedness; Organizations' Views About Funding Needs; Relationship Between Receipt of Funding andOrganizations' Preparedness Activities; The Relationship Between Perceived Threat, Receipt ofFunding, and Preparedness Activities; Results; Results for Relationship Between Perceived Threat andUndertaking Preparedness Activities; Chapter Four - Conclusions What Is Going Right and Areas for Improvement Support Needs and Expectations of DHS; Appendix A - Comparison of Distribution of Funding and Support and Preparedness Activities; Appendix B - Participation in Federally Sponsored Programs Since 9/11; Appendix C - Weighting and Sampling Design; Appendix D - The Survey Instrument; Appendix E - Survey III of Federal Preparedness Programs for Combating Terrorism: Fire Department Instrument; References |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219987003321 |
Santa Monica, CA, : RAND National Defense Research Institute, 2006 | ||
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Corporations and counterinsurgency [[electronic resource] /] / William Rosenau ... [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (56 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.325/17 |
Altri autori (Persone) | RosenauWilliam |
Collana | Occasional paper |
Soggetto topico |
International business enterprises - Political aspects
Corporations, Foreign - Political aspects Non-governmental organizations - Political aspects Private military companies Counterinsurgency International relations |
ISBN |
1-282-39860-1
9786612398605 0-8330-4901-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures and Table; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE - Introduction; CHAPTER TWO - Doing Business in Zones of Conflict; "State-Building"; "Soft" Security Measures; Community Relations; The Bottom Line: Risk Reduction; CHAPTER THREE - Royal Dutch Shell in the Niger Delta; The Conflict Environment; Shell Nigeria's Conflict-Mitigation Strategy; Assessing Shell Nigeria's Response; CHAPTER FOUR - Firestone in Liberia; The Conflict Environment; Firestone's Strategy During the 1980s; Firestone's Approach in the 1990s; Firestone's Post-2000 Strategy
Assessing Firestone's ResponseCHAPTER FIVE - Placer Dome in Papua New Guinea; The Conflict Environment; Placer Dome's Conflict-Mitigation Strategy; Social Strategies; Assessing Placer Dome's Response; CHAPTER SIX - Conclusion; APPENDIX - Responses in Conflict Zones; References |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219983803321 |
Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2009 | ||
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Countering terrorism [[electronic resource] ] : biological agents, transportation networks, and energy systems : summary of a U.S.-Russian workshop / / Glenn E. Schweitzer, rapporteur ; Committee on Counterterrorism Challenges for Russia and the United States ; Office for Central Europe and Eurasia ; Development, Security, and Cooperation ; Policy and Global Affairs |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (244 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.325/17 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SchweitzerGlenn E. <1930-> |
Soggetto topico |
Terrorism - United States - Prevention
Terrorism - Russia (Federation) - Prevention Bioterrorism - Prevention Transportation - Security measures Nuclear terrorism - United States - Prevention |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-309-12708-4
9786612083594 1-282-08359-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454554803321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2009 | ||
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Countering terrorism [[electronic resource] ] : biological agents, transportation networks, and energy systems : summary of a U.S.-Russian workshop / / Glenn E. Schweitzer, rapporteur ; Committee on Counterterrorism Challenges for Russia and the United States ; Office for Central Europe and Eurasia ; Development, Security, and Cooperation ; Policy and Global Affairs |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (244 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.325/17 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SchweitzerGlenn E. <1930-> |
Soggetto topico |
Terrorism - United States - Prevention
Terrorism - Russia (Federation) - Prevention Bioterrorism - Prevention Transportation - Security measures Nuclear terrorism - United States - Prevention |
ISBN |
0-309-17735-9
0-309-12708-4 9786612083594 1-282-08359-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777913203321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2009 | ||
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Countering terrorism [[electronic resource] ] : biological agents, transportation networks, and energy systems : summary of a U.S.-Russian workshop / / Glenn E. Schweitzer, rapporteur ; Committee on Counterterrorism Challenges for Russia and the United States ; Office for Central Europe and Eurasia ; Development, Security, and Cooperation ; Policy and Global Affairs |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (244 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.325/17 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SchweitzerGlenn E. <1930-> |
Soggetto topico |
Terrorism - United States - Prevention
Terrorism - Russia (Federation) - Prevention Bioterrorism - Prevention Transportation - Security measures Nuclear terrorism - United States - Prevention |
ISBN |
0-309-17735-9
0-309-12708-4 9786612083594 1-282-08359-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Summaries -- 1 U.S.-Russian Working Group on Bioterrorism -- 2 U.S.-Russian Working Group on Transportation System Vulnerabilities -- 3 U.S.-Russian Working Group on Energy System Vulnerabilities -- Selected Papers -- 4 Tendencies in Global Terrorism -- 5 Use of Predictive Modeling Packages for Effective Emergency Management -- 6 Organizational Measures and Decision Support Systems for Preventing and Responding to Terrorist Acts at Potentially Hazardous Facilities, on Transportation Systems, and in Locations Where Large Numbers of People Congregate -- 7 Characteristics of Technological Terrorism Scenarios and Impact Factors -- 8 Activities of the Russian Federal Medical-Biological Agency Related to Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Security -- 9 Disease Surveillance and International Biosecurity -- 10 Emerging Viral Infections in the Asian Part of Russia -- 11 A Note on the Interfacial Vulnerabilities of Transportation Systems -- 12 Transportation Planning for Evacuations -- 13 International and National Priorities in Combating Terrorism in the Transportation Sector -- 14 Managing the Radius of Risk -- 15 The Problem of Oil and Natural Gas Pipeline Security -- 16 U.S.-Russian Collaboration in Combating Radiological Terrorism -- 17 IAEA Activities in Preventing Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism -- 18 Electromagnetic Terrorism: Threat to the Security of the State Infrastructure -- 19 The Phenomenon of Suicide Bombings in Israel: Lessons Learned -- 20 Raman Spectroscopic Detection of Chemical, Biological, and Explosive Agents -- 21 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate -- Appendix A: Agenda -- Appendix B: Recent Russian and International Publications of Interest -- Appendix C: Russia's Counterterrorism Strategy. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817995303321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2009 | ||
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Counterterrorism and threat finance analysis during wartime / / edited by David Blum and J. Edward Conway ; foreword by David D. McKiernan |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, [Maryland] : , : Lexington Books, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (227 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.325/17 |
Soggetto topico |
Terrorism - Finance
Terrorism - Finance - Prevention Intelligence service - Methodology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4985-0991-6
0-7391-8044-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464110303321 |
Lanham, [Maryland] : , : Lexington Books, , 2015 | ||
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Counterterrorism and threat finance analysis during wartime / / edited by David Blum and J. Edward Conway ; foreword by David D. McKiernan |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, [Maryland] : , : Lexington Books, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (227 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.325/17 |
Soggetto topico |
Terrorism - Finance
Terrorism - Finance - Prevention Intelligence service - Methodology |
ISBN |
1-4985-0991-6
0-7391-8044-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788043503321 |
Lanham, [Maryland] : , : Lexington Books, , 2015 | ||
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Counterterrorism and threat finance analysis during wartime / / edited by David Blum and J. Edward Conway ; foreword by David D. McKiernan |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, [Maryland] : , : Lexington Books, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (227 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.325/17 |
Soggetto topico |
Terrorism - Finance
Terrorism - Finance - Prevention Intelligence service - Methodology |
ISBN |
1-4985-0991-6
0-7391-8044-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819382803321 |
Lanham, [Maryland] : , : Lexington Books, , 2015 | ||
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Deradicalizing Islamist extremists [[electronic resource] /] / Angel Rabasa ... [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (244 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.325/17 |
Altri autori (Persone) | RabasaAngel |
Soggetto topico |
Terrorism - Prevention
Extremists Radicalism - Religious aspects - Islam |
ISBN | 0-8330-5117-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Disengagement and deradicalization -- Survey of deradicalization programs -- Middle Eastern deradicalization programs -- Southeast Asian programs -- European approaches -- Collective deradicalization -- Implications and recommendations. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220152403321 |
Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND, c2011 | ||
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Deterring rational fanatics / / Alex S. Wilner |
Autore | Wilner Alex S. <1979-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (264 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.325/17 |
Soggetto topico |
Terrorism - Prevention
Deterrence (Strategy) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8122-9204-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Deterrence Theory: Exploring Core Concepts -- Chapter 3. Deterring Terrorism: Contemporary Debates -- Chapter 4. Targeted Killings: Theory, Practice, and Consequence -- Chapter 5. Targeting the Taliban: Coercive Lessons from Afghanistan -- Chapter 6. Moving Ahead with Deterrence Theory -- Appendix: Research Design and Methodology -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460538603321 |
Wilner Alex S. <1979->
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , 2015 | ||
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