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Energy and international war [[electronic resource] ] : from Babylon to Baghdad and beyond / / Clifford E. Singer
| Energy and international war [[electronic resource] ] : from Babylon to Baghdad and beyond / / Clifford E. Singer |
| Autore | Singer Clifford |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Jersey, : World Scientific, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (452 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.79 |
| Collana | World Scientific series on energy and resource economics |
| Soggetto topico |
Power resources - Political aspects
Security, International - Economic aspects Strategic materials - Political aspects Natural resources - Political aspects Energy industries - Political aspects World politics - 20th century World politics - 21st century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 981-279-159-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Preface; PART ONE: FROM HAMMURABI TO NAPOLEON; 1. Just a Commodity; Oil and the US Military; Economic Impact of Changing Oil Prices; Energy and War; Resource Wars; The Broader Context; Endnotes; 2. Slaves, Gold, and Silver; Slaves, Serfs, and Peasants; Organization of Human Energy; Precious Metals and the Money Supply; Silver, Trade, and War; Dutch Wind and Water; Endnotes; 3. Sources of Conflict Until the Concert of Europe; Wars over Territory and Trade in Europe and Asia; Plunder, Trade, and Territory in Pre-colonial Africa
Napoleon Bonaparte Why Wars Were Fought; Things Change with Time; Historical Importance of the Demographic Transition; Theories of Conflict; Endnotes; PART TWO: COAL AND NON-ENERGY MINERALS; 4. Steamer Coal in the Colonial Era; Coal, Naval Power, and 19th Century Colonialism; The Rise and Decline of South Wales Coal Exports; Endnotes; 5. Franco-Prussian War Sets the Stage; Preludes to the Franco-Prussian War; Germany; Alsace-Lorraine; Thomas-Gilchrist and Steel; French vs German Production; Endnotes; 6. Coal and Iron in the Great War; Industrial Revolution in Britain United States after the Civil War The Struggle of Nations; Endnotes; 7. Coal in Asia before WWII; Transpacific Cable and US Naval Coal; German Naval Pipedreams; Manchuria; Endnotes; 8. Coal, Steel, Customs, and the EU; Prelude to the European Coal and Steel Community; From ECSC to the EU Enlargement of 2007; Endnotes; 9. Conflict over other Solid Mineral Resources; Nitrates and the War of the Pacific; Phosphates; Copper, Counterrevolution, and Secessionists; Other Non-Carbon Minerals; Conflict Diamonds; Coltan; Historical Legacy and the Future of Platinum; Endnotes 10. An End to Cross-border Warfare over Solid Minerals? Endnote; PART THREE: OIL; 11. Oil and Commerce; Monopoly and Cartel; Standard Oil; Origins and Fate of the "Seven Sisters"; Endnotes; 12. Oil from WWI to WWII; Oil and War From 1911 Through WWI; Romania's Miscalculation; Oil after WWI; Endnotes; 13. Oil and World War II; Italy in Africa; Sources of WWII in Europe; Why did Germany Repeat Napoleon's Catastrophe?; Why Did the Tide of War Turn in 1942?; Why Did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor?; "Process Theory" for Organizational Dysfunction; Perceptions of the Military Importance of Oil; Endnotes 14. Before the Iran-Iraq War Oil Demand and Supply; Suez Crisis and Second Arab-Israeli War; OPEC; Third (Six-Day) Arab-Israeli War; Fourth (Yom-Kippur) Arab-Israeli War; Adjustment, Second Shock, and Great Panic; Endnotes; 15. Iran and Iraq; Iran and the United States; Iran-Iraq War; Endnotes; 16. Gulf War I; Kuwait; Iraqi Unconventional Weapons before 1990; Nuclear Threat Justification for Countering Iraq; Options for Keeping Iraq Disarmed; Endnotes; 17. Sanctions and Inspections; What Iraq Actually Had in 1990; Sanctions and Inspections: 1995-1998; End of the First Round of Inspections Impact on Palestine and Iran |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454821403321 |
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| New Jersey, : World Scientific, c2008 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Energy and international war [[electronic resource] ] : from Babylon to Baghdad and beyond / / Clifford E. Singer
| Energy and international war [[electronic resource] ] : from Babylon to Baghdad and beyond / / Clifford E. Singer |
| Autore | Singer Clifford |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Jersey, : World Scientific, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (452 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.79 |
| Collana | World Scientific series on energy and resource economics |
| Soggetto topico |
Power resources - Political aspects
Security, International - Economic aspects Strategic materials - Political aspects Natural resources - Political aspects Energy industries - Political aspects World politics - 20th century World politics - 21st century |
| ISBN | 981-279-159-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Preface; PART ONE: FROM HAMMURABI TO NAPOLEON; 1. Just a Commodity; Oil and the US Military; Economic Impact of Changing Oil Prices; Energy and War; Resource Wars; The Broader Context; Endnotes; 2. Slaves, Gold, and Silver; Slaves, Serfs, and Peasants; Organization of Human Energy; Precious Metals and the Money Supply; Silver, Trade, and War; Dutch Wind and Water; Endnotes; 3. Sources of Conflict Until the Concert of Europe; Wars over Territory and Trade in Europe and Asia; Plunder, Trade, and Territory in Pre-colonial Africa
Napoleon Bonaparte Why Wars Were Fought; Things Change with Time; Historical Importance of the Demographic Transition; Theories of Conflict; Endnotes; PART TWO: COAL AND NON-ENERGY MINERALS; 4. Steamer Coal in the Colonial Era; Coal, Naval Power, and 19th Century Colonialism; The Rise and Decline of South Wales Coal Exports; Endnotes; 5. Franco-Prussian War Sets the Stage; Preludes to the Franco-Prussian War; Germany; Alsace-Lorraine; Thomas-Gilchrist and Steel; French vs German Production; Endnotes; 6. Coal and Iron in the Great War; Industrial Revolution in Britain United States after the Civil War The Struggle of Nations; Endnotes; 7. Coal in Asia before WWII; Transpacific Cable and US Naval Coal; German Naval Pipedreams; Manchuria; Endnotes; 8. Coal, Steel, Customs, and the EU; Prelude to the European Coal and Steel Community; From ECSC to the EU Enlargement of 2007; Endnotes; 9. Conflict over other Solid Mineral Resources; Nitrates and the War of the Pacific; Phosphates; Copper, Counterrevolution, and Secessionists; Other Non-Carbon Minerals; Conflict Diamonds; Coltan; Historical Legacy and the Future of Platinum; Endnotes 10. An End to Cross-border Warfare over Solid Minerals? Endnote; PART THREE: OIL; 11. Oil and Commerce; Monopoly and Cartel; Standard Oil; Origins and Fate of the "Seven Sisters"; Endnotes; 12. Oil from WWI to WWII; Oil and War From 1911 Through WWI; Romania's Miscalculation; Oil after WWI; Endnotes; 13. Oil and World War II; Italy in Africa; Sources of WWII in Europe; Why did Germany Repeat Napoleon's Catastrophe?; Why Did the Tide of War Turn in 1942?; Why Did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor?; "Process Theory" for Organizational Dysfunction; Perceptions of the Military Importance of Oil; Endnotes 14. Before the Iran-Iraq War Oil Demand and Supply; Suez Crisis and Second Arab-Israeli War; OPEC; Third (Six-Day) Arab-Israeli War; Fourth (Yom-Kippur) Arab-Israeli War; Adjustment, Second Shock, and Great Panic; Endnotes; 15. Iran and Iraq; Iran and the United States; Iran-Iraq War; Endnotes; 16. Gulf War I; Kuwait; Iraqi Unconventional Weapons before 1990; Nuclear Threat Justification for Countering Iraq; Options for Keeping Iraq Disarmed; Endnotes; 17. Sanctions and Inspections; What Iraq Actually Had in 1990; Sanctions and Inspections: 1995-1998; End of the First Round of Inspections Impact on Palestine and Iran |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777953203321 |
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| New Jersey, : World Scientific, c2008 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Global demographic change and its implications for military power / / Martin C. Libicki, Howard J. Shatz, Julie E. Taylor
| Global demographic change and its implications for military power / / Martin C. Libicki, Howard J. Shatz, Julie E. Taylor |
| Autore | Libicki Martin C |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxviii, 141 pages) : color illustrations |
| Disciplina | 355/.033073 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ShatzHoward J
TaylorJulie E. <1968-> |
| Collana | Rand Corporation monograph series |
| Soggetto topico |
Armed Forces - Mobilization - Forecasting
Balance of power - Forecasting Military policy - Forecasting Demographic transition Manpower policy - United States Population aging - Economic aspects Security, International - Economic aspects War - Forecasting |
| ISBN |
1-283-26808-6
9786613268082 0-8330-5247-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; Organization; Chapter Two: Numbers; Fertility Rates; Survival Rates; Migration; Projections; Youth Bulges to Come?; Projected Muslim Populations; Conclusions; Chapter Three: Long-Term Trends in National GDP; Forecasts of GDP per Working-Age Population; Uncertainties in the Relationship Between Aging and GDP; Conclusions; Chapter Four: The Economic Burden of Aging Populations; Policies Plus People Equals Burden; A Profile of the Aging World
The Advanced Countries The Developing Countries; Medical Expenditures; Ambiguities in the Relationship Between Aging and Medical Expenditures; Counter evidence That Costs May Rise with Aging; Summing Up Aging and Medical Costs; Pension Expenditures and the Fiscal Burden; Implications for the Fiscal Burden, or the Lack Thereof; Conclusions; Chapter Five: The Influence of Demographics on the Causes of War; Chapter Six: The Impact of Demographic Trends on Military Power Projection; Manpower, Money, and Technical Expertise; Manpower; National Income; Technical Expertise; Other The Contribution of Demographics to Various Military Missions Nuclear Coercion; Commons Control; Surveillance; Conventional Combat; Raids and Seizures; Counterinsurgency; Military Operations Other Than War; Implications; Chapter Seven: Implications; Findings; Major Themes; The Once and Future Indispensable Nation; The Shrinking Zone of War; Lessons for the Air Force; Appendixes; Appendix A:Delayed Maternity and Fertility Rates; Appendix B:Trade-Offs Between Fertility Rates and Migration Rates; Bibliography |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996320197603316 |
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Libicki Martin C
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| Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Global demographic change and its implications for military power / / Martin C. Libicki, Howard J. Shatz, Julie E. Taylor
| Global demographic change and its implications for military power / / Martin C. Libicki, Howard J. Shatz, Julie E. Taylor |
| Autore | Libicki Martin C |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxviii, 141 pages) : color illustrations |
| Disciplina | 355/.033073 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ShatzHoward J
TaylorJulie E. <1968-> |
| Collana | Rand Corporation monograph series |
| Soggetto topico |
Armed Forces - Mobilization - Forecasting
Balance of power - Forecasting Military policy - Forecasting Demographic transition Manpower policy - United States Population aging - Economic aspects Security, International - Economic aspects War - Forecasting |
| ISBN |
1-283-26808-6
9786613268082 0-8330-5247-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; Organization; Chapter Two: Numbers; Fertility Rates; Survival Rates; Migration; Projections; Youth Bulges to Come?; Projected Muslim Populations; Conclusions; Chapter Three: Long-Term Trends in National GDP; Forecasts of GDP per Working-Age Population; Uncertainties in the Relationship Between Aging and GDP; Conclusions; Chapter Four: The Economic Burden of Aging Populations; Policies Plus People Equals Burden; A Profile of the Aging World
The Advanced Countries The Developing Countries; Medical Expenditures; Ambiguities in the Relationship Between Aging and Medical Expenditures; Counter evidence That Costs May Rise with Aging; Summing Up Aging and Medical Costs; Pension Expenditures and the Fiscal Burden; Implications for the Fiscal Burden, or the Lack Thereof; Conclusions; Chapter Five: The Influence of Demographics on the Causes of War; Chapter Six: The Impact of Demographic Trends on Military Power Projection; Manpower, Money, and Technical Expertise; Manpower; National Income; Technical Expertise; Other The Contribution of Demographics to Various Military Missions Nuclear Coercion; Commons Control; Surveillance; Conventional Combat; Raids and Seizures; Counterinsurgency; Military Operations Other Than War; Implications; Chapter Seven: Implications; Findings; Major Themes; The Once and Future Indispensable Nation; The Shrinking Zone of War; Lessons for the Air Force; Appendixes; Appendix A:Delayed Maternity and Fertility Rates; Appendix B:Trade-Offs Between Fertility Rates and Migration Rates; Bibliography |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910141116903321 |
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Libicki Martin C
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| Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Iraq through the lens of energy / / prepared by minority staff for ranking member Lisa Murkowski, U.S. Senate Energy & Natural Resource Committee
| Iraq through the lens of energy / / prepared by minority staff for ranking member Lisa Murkowski, U.S. Senate Energy & Natural Resource Committee |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. Senate Energy & Natural Resource Committee], , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (11 pages) : color illustrations, color maps |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MurkowskiLisa <1957-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Petroleum industry and trade - Political aspects - Iraq
Security, International - Economic aspects Strategic materials - Political aspects - Iraq |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Legislative materials. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910715142003321 |
| [Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. Senate Energy & Natural Resource Committee], , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The peacekeeping economy [[electronic resource] ] : using economic relationships to build a more peaceful, prosperous, and secure world / / Lloyd J. Dumas
| The peacekeeping economy [[electronic resource] ] : using economic relationships to build a more peaceful, prosperous, and secure world / / Lloyd J. Dumas |
| Autore | Dumas Lloyd J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
| Disciplina | 341.5/84 |
| Soggetto topico |
International economic relations
Peace - Economic aspects International relations Security, International - Economic aspects Disarmament - Economic aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-29250-5
9786613292506 0-300-17794-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The hopeful science -- Laying the foundations -- The core principles of economic peacekeeping -- Making it happen: building a peacekeeping economy in the "real world" -- Making it stronger: organizations and institutions -- Does globalization contribute to economic peacekeeping? -- The economic promise of demilitarized security -- Removing barriers to demilitarized security: managing the transition -- Extending demilitarized security: economic peacekeeping and nonviolent action -- Demilitarized security, development, and terrorism -- Bringing it all together: toward a more prosperous and secure world. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457064903321 |
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Dumas Lloyd J
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| New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The peacekeeping economy [[electronic resource] ] : using economic relationships to build a more peaceful, prosperous, and secure world / / Lloyd J. Dumas
| The peacekeeping economy [[electronic resource] ] : using economic relationships to build a more peaceful, prosperous, and secure world / / Lloyd J. Dumas |
| Autore | Dumas Lloyd J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
| Disciplina | 341.5/84 |
| Soggetto topico |
International economic relations
Peace - Economic aspects International relations Security, International - Economic aspects Disarmament - Economic aspects |
| ISBN |
1-283-29250-5
9786613292506 0-300-17794-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The hopeful science -- Laying the foundations -- The core principles of economic peacekeeping -- Making it happen: building a peacekeeping economy in the "real world" -- Making it stronger: organizations and institutions -- Does globalization contribute to economic peacekeeping? -- The economic promise of demilitarized security -- Removing barriers to demilitarized security: managing the transition -- Extending demilitarized security: economic peacekeeping and nonviolent action -- Demilitarized security, development, and terrorism -- Bringing it all together: toward a more prosperous and secure world. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781711003321 |
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Dumas Lloyd J
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| New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The peacekeeping economy : using economic relationships to build a more peaceful, prosperous, and secure world / / Lloyd J. Dumas
| The peacekeeping economy : using economic relationships to build a more peaceful, prosperous, and secure world / / Lloyd J. Dumas |
| Autore | Dumas Lloyd J |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
| Disciplina | 341.5/84 |
| Soggetto topico |
International economic relations
Peace - Economic aspects International relations Security, International - Economic aspects Disarmament - Economic aspects |
| ISBN |
9786613292506
9781283292504 1283292505 9780300177947 0300177941 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The hopeful science -- Laying the foundations -- The core principles of economic peacekeeping -- Making it happen: building a peacekeeping economy in the "real world" -- Making it stronger: organizations and institutions -- Does globalization contribute to economic peacekeeping? -- The economic promise of demilitarized security -- Removing barriers to demilitarized security: managing the transition -- Extending demilitarized security: economic peacekeeping and nonviolent action -- Demilitarized security, development, and terrorism -- Bringing it all together: toward a more prosperous and secure world. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910962218103321 |
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Dumas Lloyd J
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| New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| 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 |
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Quiggin Thomas
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| Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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 |
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Quiggin Thomas
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| Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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