The impact of the World Bank and multilateral development banks on national security [[electronic resource] ] : hearing before the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade of the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, September 21, 2011
| The impact of the World Bank and multilateral development banks on national security [[electronic resource] ] : hearing before the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade of the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, September 21, 2011 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (v, 52 pages) |
| Soggetto topico |
Development banks
National security - Economic aspects - United States Economic assistance - Political aspects National security - Economic aspects |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Impact of the World Bank and multilateral development banks on national security |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910701504403321 |
| Washington, D.C. : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Journal of strategic trade control : JoSTC
| Journal of strategic trade control : JoSTC |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Liège : , : University of Liège, European studies unit, , 2023- |
| Soggetto topico |
Commerce international - Réglementation
Exportations - Contrôle Sécurité internationale Commerce et sécurité Droit commercial (droit international) Export controls International economic relations Commercial policy National security - Economic aspects Trade regulation - Security measures |
| ISSN | 2952-7597 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | JoSTC |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910689401403321 |
| Liège : , : University of Liège, European studies unit, , 2023- | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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National Security and Investment Controls / / / Jens Hillebrand Pohl, Thomas Papadopoulos, Janosch Wiesenthal, editors
| National Security and Investment Controls / / / Jens Hillebrand Pohl, Thomas Papadopoulos, Janosch Wiesenthal, editors |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 pages) |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PohlJens Hillebrand
PapadopoulosThomas WiesenthalJanosch |
| Collana | Springer Studies in Law and Geoeconomics Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Investments - Law and legislation
National security - Economic aspects |
| ISBN |
9783031680168
3031680162 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Contributors -- Inward Foreign Investment Screening in Australia: Development and Implications -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Development and Implementation of Foreign Investment Screening in Australia -- 2.1 Domestic Politics of Inward Foreign Investment and Screening -- 2.2 Legislative Framework -- 2.3 Screening Institutions -- 2.4 The National Interest Test: Policy Guidance -- 3 Post-COVID Developments in Australian Foreign Investment Screening -- 3.1 Temporary Changes Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic -- 3.2 Major Changes as of 1 January 2021: National Security Reviews -- 3.3 Morrison Government Responses in 2022 -- 4 Australian Foreign Investment Screening in Practice -- 4.1 Analysis of Applications and Approvals to Date -- 4.2 Explanations for Preferential Treatment? -- 5 Risks of an Investment Treaty Claim against Australia -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Foreign Direct Investment and Security: What is Actually the Problem? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Preliminary Considerations: The Impact of FDI on State Control Over Economic Assets -- 2.1 What Is FDI? -- 2.2 What Level of Control Over Economic Assets Is Provided by FDI? -- 2.3 Instruments of Control of the Host State -- 2.4 Instruments of Control of the Home State -- 2.5 Conclusion -- 3 Analytic Framework for Security Risks from FDI Into Companies That Own Critical Assets -- 3.1 Criticality of the Asset for Vital Interests of the State, to be Considered from the Perspective of the Demand Side Market... -- 3.2 The Ability of States to Control a Critical Asset, to be Considered from the Perspectives of Nature of the Asset, the Supp... -- 3.3 The Likelihood of a Critical Asset Becoming Part of a Security Threat, to be Considered from the State Levers of Control a... -- 4 Case Study: KUKA -- 4.1 Context -- 4.1.1 The World Market for Industrial Robots.
4.1.2 Industrial Policy Context of Robotics -- 4.1.2.1 German and EU Perspective -- 4.1.2.2 Industrie 4.0 -- 4.1.2.3 Chinese Perspective -- 4.2 Description of the Take-Over -- 4.2.1 The Target -- 4.2.2 The Acquirer -- 4.2.3 Chronology of the Take-Over and Its Aftermath -- 4.3 Application of the Analytic Framework to the KUKA Case -- 4.3.1 Criticality of the Asset for Vital Interests of the State, to be Considered from the Perspective of the Demand Side Mark... -- 4.3.1.1 Critical Assets: The Markets Served by KUKA Products -- 4.3.1.2 Critical Assets: Adjacent Markets -- 4.3.1.3 Critical Assets: Other Assets Controlled by KUKA -- 4.3.1.4 Critical Assets: Required Level of Continuity -- 4.3.1.5 Critical Assets: Conclusion -- 4.3.2 The Ability of States to Control a Critical Asset, to be Considered from the Perspectives of the Nature of the Asset, th... -- 4.3.2.1 Market Structure -- 4.3.2.2 The Fixed or Mobile Nature of the Production Assets of the Invested Entity -- 4.3.2.3 State Levers of Control Over Industrial Robot Technology and Products -- 4.3.3 The Likelihood of a Critical Asset Becoming Part of a Security Threat, to be Considered from the State Levers of Control... -- 4.3.3.1 Strategic Priorities -- 4.3.3.2 Overall Balance of Power -- 4.3.4 Conclusion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Foreignness in EU Investment Screening Law -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Foreignness Under the FDI Screening Regulation -- 3 Rise of Chinese Investments -- 4 Securitisation of Chinese Investments under the Proposal -- 5 The Quest for Strategic Autonomy -- 6 Transatlantic Cooperation and the Russian Invasion -- 7 Reflections and Conclusion -- References -- The Coin of the Realm: Foreign Investment Screening & -- Trust in International Relations -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 ISM Legislations as a Symptom of Mistrust -- 1.2 ISM Decisions as a Test of Trust. 2 Trust in IR Theory: A Multi-Lens Approach -- 2.1 IR Trust & -- Rational Choice: Trust as a Function of Reciprocity -- 2.2 IR Trust & -- Sociology: Trust as a Product of Identity -- 2.3 IR Trust & -- Psychology: Trust as Emotion -- 2.3.1 Mistrust from `Bias´ -- 2.3.2 Mistrust from `Betrayal´ -- 3 Chinese Investments & -- (De Facto) State Control as a Challenge for ISMs -- 4 ISMs, Trust & -- the Role of Law -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- The International Legal Framework for Foreign Investment Control -- 1 Introduction -- 2 WTO Article XXI of the GATT (1994) on Security Exception -- 2.1 Drafting of Article XXI of the GATT (1994) on SE -- 2.2 The Interpretation of Art. XXI of the GATT (1994) on SE -- 3 Interpreting Non-Precluded Measures (NPM) in International Investment Agreements (IIAs) -- 3.1 Variety of Drafting -- 3.1.1 Provision Widely Drafted -- 3.1.2 Provision Drafted with Additional Details in Footnotes -- 3.1.3 Provision Restrictively Drafted: ``Related to + List´´ -- 3.2 Interpretation of NPM by Arbitral Tribunals -- 3.2.1 Nexus Requirement Approaches -- 3.2.1.1 Nexus Requirement Under Art. 25 ILC -- 3.2.1.2 Nexus Requirement Under the Terms of the Provision -- 3.2.2 Non-Compensation of the Foreign Investor -- 4 Harmonisation of Interpretation by an Institutional Structure: Proposal -- 4.1 Interpretative Guidelines -- 4.2 Institutional Structure for Their Implementation in the Multilateral Investment Court (MIC) -- 5 Conclusion -- Case Law -- References -- Regulating Sovereign-Driven Investments in International Trade and Investment Agreements: The Role of Investment Screening Mec... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Ownership-Neutrality -- 3 Sovereign Power to Regulate Market Access -- 3.1 Pre-Admission -- 3.2 Post-Admission -- 4 Moving Beyond Ownership Neutrality? The Impact of ISMs -- 5 Conclusion -- References. Definition of Foreign Investors and Protected Investments: A Comparative Analysis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Criteria to Define Foreign Investors and Investments -- 2.1 Criteria in International Investment Treaties -- 2.2 Criteria Used by Arbitration Tribunals -- 2.3 Criteria Found in Domestic Legislation -- 3 Controversial Issues Related to Defining Foreign Investors and Investments -- 3.1 Investment Disputes Referring to Public Law Issues and the State´s Right to Regulate -- 3.2 Tax Disputes as a Special Type of Regulatory Disputes -- 3.3 Breach of a Contract with a Foreign Investor as a Violation of International Law -- 3.4 Investment Disputes Involving Entities that Are Directly or Indirectly Owned by the State -- 4 Recent Reforms Related to Defining Foreign Investments and Investors -- 5 Policy Options for Regulators -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Investor Obligations Through the Prism of the EU Foreign Investment Screening Framework -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The EU Foreign Investment Screening Framework and Environmental Obligations -- 2.1 Investment Screening Under the Framework of EU Regulation 2019/452 -- 2.1.1 Domestic Legislations Including Environmental Concerns Within the Scope of FDI Screening -- 2.1.2 Environmental Obligations within the Meaning of `Security and Public Order´ Under EU Primary Law -- 2.1.3 Environmental Obligations within the Meaning of `Essential Security Interests´ and `Public Order´ Under International Tr... -- 2.1.4 Compatibility with EU International Commitments Towards Economic Liberalization -- 2.2 Environmental Screening Framework in EU IIAs -- 3 Investor´s Obligations Through Restrictions on Capital Transfer in the EU and Investment Law -- 3.1 The Transfer of Capital in the EU Framework -- 3.2 Capital Transfer Under IIAs -- 3.3 Arbitral Decisions on Restrictions of Capital Transfer -- 4 Conclusion -- References. Facilitating and Scrutinizing National Security Measures: Analysis of an Investment Screening Case in the European Union -- 1 Introductory Remarks -- 2 Regulation for the New Ages: The Screening of FDI -- 3 The EU FDI Screening Regulation -- 4 Competition Concerns and National Security -- 5 The Pandemic, Security, Protectionism, and Competition -- 6 Further Questions Arise -- 7 National Security Scrutinized -- 8 From Screening to Arbitration -- 9 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Toward a Multilevel System of Investment Control Oriented to Crisis Management: Italian Golden Power in the Framework of the E... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Italian Golden Shares: Safeguarding General Interests After Privatization -- 3 Italian Golden Powers: From General to Strategic Interests -- 4 The Italian Golden Power System in the Context of the EU FDI Mechanism: Toward a Risk Prevention and Management Perspective -- 5 EU FDI Screening and Italian Golden Power During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Increasing FDI Screening During Emergencies -- 6 EU FDI Screening and Italian Golden Power Between Health Emergency and Russian Aggression on Ukraine: From Emergency to the ... -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Negotiating Mitigation Agreements: Prenup-Agreements for a Future Ménage à Trois? -- 1 Background and Context: Security Undertakings as the Golden Middle Way? -- 2 Legal Means of Fixing Mitigation Actions -- 3 Mitigating Security Concerns -- 3.1 General Remarks on Negotiating Security Undertakings -- 3.2 Specific Aspects of Multijurisdictional Filings -- 3.3 The ``Bazooka´´ of Mitigation Actions: Carving Out Security-Critical Business Perimeters -- 4 Typical Mitigation Actions -- 4.1 The Fear of ``Technology Drain´´ -- 4.2 The Fear of Foreign (State) Influence -- 4.3 The Fear of Loss of Autonomy -- 5 Conclusion -- References. International Coordination of National Screening Procedures: The Case of the EU Cooperation Mechanism. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910887887603321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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National security implications of virtual currency : examining the potential for non-state actor deployment
| National security implications of virtual currency : examining the potential for non-state actor deployment |
| Autore | Baron Joshua William |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | RAND Corporation, 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Collana | Research report National security implications of virtual currency |
| Soggetto topico |
Digital currency - Political aspects
National security - Economic aspects Non-state actors (International relations) - Finance Terrorism Banking Finance Business & Economics |
| ISBN | 0-8330-9369-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- The current state of virtual currencies -- Can virtual currencies increase political power? -- Technical challenges to virtual currency deployment -- Implications beyond currency -- Conclusions and future research -- Appendix. Rating cyber threat sophistication by tiers. |
| Altri titoli varianti | National Security Implications of Virtual Currency |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220112403321 |
Baron Joshua William
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| RAND Corporation, 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Operationalizing counter threat finance strategies / / Shima D. Keene
| Operationalizing counter threat finance strategies / / Shima D. Keene |
| Autore | Keene Shima D. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Carlisle, PA : , : Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 34 pages) |
| Collana | Letort papers |
| Soggetto topico |
Terrorism - Finance - Prevention
Terrorism - Prevention National security - Economic aspects |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910708497603321 |
Keene Shima D.
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| Carlisle, PA : , : Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A report of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies Conference on Defense Economics: Reform, Restructuring, Realignment [[electronic resource] /] / prepared by Alan Smith and Michael Meese, with contributions from Hartmut Spieker ; edited under the direction of the Marshall Center's Conference Center
| A report of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies Conference on Defense Economics: Reform, Restructuring, Realignment [[electronic resource] /] / prepared by Alan Smith and Michael Meese, with contributions from Hartmut Spieker ; edited under the direction of the Marshall Center's Conference Center |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany] : , : [George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies], , [2000] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 volume : digital, PDF file |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SmithAlan
MeeseMichael J SpiekerHartmut |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic conversion
Disarmament - Economic aspects National security - Economic aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Conference papers and proceedings. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Report of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies Conference on Defense Economics |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910694692203321 |
| [Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany] : , : [George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies], , [2000] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Rethinking the security-development nexus : organised crime in post-conflict states / / Sasha Jesperson
| Rethinking the security-development nexus : organised crime in post-conflict states / / Sasha Jesperson |
| Autore | Jesperson Sasha |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (211 pages) |
| Disciplina | 355/.033 |
| Collana | Routledge Studies in Conflict, Security and Development |
| Soggetto topico |
Postwar reconstruction - Economic aspects
Internal security - Economic aspects National security - Economic aspects |
| ISBN |
1-315-51527-X
1-315-51529-6 1-315-51528-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. A critical analysis of the security-development nexus -- 2. Tensions in the security-development nexus -- 3. Addressing organised crime through the security-development nexus in Sierra Leone and Bosnia -- 4. Tensions in the security-development nexus : Sierra Leone -- 5. Tensions in the security-development nexus : Bosnia -- 6. Inhibiting integration? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910154867403321 |
Jesperson Sasha
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| London ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2017 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Seeing the invisible [[electronic resource] ] : national security intelligence in an uncertain age / / Thomas Quiggin
| Seeing the invisible [[electronic resource] ] : national security intelligence in an uncertain age / / Thomas Quiggin |
| Autore | Quiggin Thomas |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (265 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355/.033 |
| Soggetto topico |
National security
Security, International Intelligence service National security - Economic aspects Security, International - Economic aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-12143-6
9786611121433 981-270-745-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
foreword; Preface; Contents; 1. The plan of the book; 2. Understanding National Security; 3. The Complex and Uncertain International security environment; 4. Strategic Intelligence Assessment and surprise attacks; 5. Ancient and Assessment: Common Problems; 6. Reinforcing intelligence Failures; 7. Technology and intelligence; 8. structure and organization: The Weakness of centralized intelligence; 9. Faint Signals; 10. More Faint Signaler Being Missed?; 11. National security intelligence and the Front Line Requirements; 12. Open Source intelligence
13. Anticipating Future Threats: The Problem Areas 14. Anticipating Future Threats: The Areas of Strength; 15. The Singapore Risk Assessment and Horizon scanning Process; 16. Rethinking National Security Intelligence; Appendix A: National security and Education: Thing Across the Boundaries of Time and specialization; Bibliography; index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450679003321 |
Quiggin Thomas
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| Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2007 | ||
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Seeing the invisible : national security intelligence in an uncertain age / / Thomas Quiggin
| Seeing the invisible : national security intelligence in an uncertain age / / Thomas Quiggin |
| Autore | Quiggin Thomas |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 246 pages) |
| Disciplina | 355/.033 |
| Soggetto topico |
National security
Security, International Intelligence service National security - Economic aspects Security, International - Economic aspects |
| ISBN |
1-281-12143-6
9786611121433 981-270-745-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
foreword; Preface; Contents; 1. The plan of the book; 2. Understanding National Security; 3. The Complex and Uncertain International security environment; 4. Strategic Intelligence Assessment and surprise attacks; 5. Ancient and Assessment: Common Problems; 6. Reinforcing intelligence Failures; 7. Technology and intelligence; 8. structure and organization: The Weakness of centralized intelligence; 9. Faint Signals; 10. More Faint Signaler Being Missed?; 11. National security intelligence and the Front Line Requirements; 12. Open Source intelligence
13. Anticipating Future Threats: The Problem Areas 14. Anticipating Future Threats: The Areas of Strength; 15. The Singapore Risk Assessment and Horizon scanning Process; 16. Rethinking National Security Intelligence; Appendix A: National security and Education: Thing Across the Boundaries of Time and specialization; Bibliography; index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784041203321 |
Quiggin Thomas
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| Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Stability economics : the economic foundations of security in post-conflict environments / / general editors Nathan W. Toronto and Dan G. Cox ; editor Carl W. Fischer
| Stability economics : the economic foundations of security in post-conflict environments / / general editors Nathan W. Toronto and Dan G. Cox ; editor Carl W. Fischer |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Fort Leavenworth, Kansas : , : Combat Studies Institute Press, US Army Command Combined Arms Center, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 257 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 330 |
| Collana | SAMS monograph series |
| Soggetto topico |
National security - Economic aspects
Internal security - Economic aspects Postwar reconstruction - Economic aspects |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Stability economics |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910706766203321 |
| Fort Leavenworth, Kansas : , : Combat Studies Institute Press, US Army Command Combined Arms Center, , 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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