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As the confluence of networks that is the modern Internet grows to
encompass everything from nuclear reactors to home appliances, the
affordances offered to the average citizen grow as well-but so,
too, do the resources made available to those with malicious
intent. Through the rise of Big Data and the Internet of Things,
terrorist organizations today have been freed from geographic and
logistical confines and now have more power than ever before to
strike the average citizen directly at home. This, coupled with the
inherently asymmetrical nature of cyberwarfare-which grants great
advantage to the attacker-has created an unprecedented national
security risk that both governments and their citizens are woefully
ill-prepared to face. The Handbook of Research on Civil Society and
National Security in the Era of Cyber Warfare addresses the problem
of cyber terrorism head-on, first through a review of current
literature, and then through a series of progressive proposals
aimed at researchers, professionals, and policymakers. Touching on
such subjects as cyber-profiling, hacktivism, and digital
counterterrorism, this collection offers the tools to begin
formulating a ground-up resiliency to cybersecurity threats that
starts at the civilian level.
Examines the causes and consequences of Saudi Arabia's current
security policy and the domestic, regional, and international
challenges the country's defense program presents to the general
welfare of the Middle East. As possessor of a quarter of the
world's oil reserves and host to two of the holiest cities in
Islam, Saudi Arabia is an integral part of the cultural, economic,
and political well-being of the Middle East. From Persian Gulf
security, to Middle Eastern politics, to the international energy
industry, events in this desert kingdom strongly impact the
stability of the region. This comprehensive resource analyzes
contemporary Saudi Arabia-its modern history, the role of Islam,
and the nature of Saudi foreign relations-and reveals how these and
other factors dictate and shape the country's current security
policies and priorities. Middle East expert and author Mathew Gray
has organized the work into six sections: the first provides an
historical overview of the region from the mid-1700s to the 1980s;
the second explores the Saudi political and security system; the
third discusses Saudi-U.S. relations; the fourth looks at Saudi
relations with the Gulf region and the wider Middle East; and the
fifth considers Saudi Arabia's role in Sunni extremism and
terrorism. The final chapter looks at emerging security threats for
Saudi Arabia. The book includes an overview of future challenges
and risks including climate change, water shortages, and problems
of Saudi identity and social dispersion. Explains the role of oil
in sustaining the state-society political bargain, and the impact
of population on its effectiveness Links Islam and Islamic
extremism to a range of influencing factors, including political
pressure, demographic changes, and the role of globalization in
fostering more extreme views Weaves together an analysis of
politics, economics, foreign relations, and social change, showing
how these all relate to and impact each other and, above all, shape
Saudi Arabia's and the Middle East's security environment
If you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win numerous
battles without a single loss. - Sun Tzu, The Art of War Written in
the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu's The Art of War is still used as a
book of military strategy today. Napoleon, Mae Zedong and Douglas
MacArthur all claimed to have drawn inspiration from it. And beyond
the world of war, modern-era business and management gurus have
also applied Sun Tzu's ideas to politics and corporate strategy.
This illustrated dual-language edition not only presents the
original Chinese characters with James Trapp's translation on the
facing page, it also tests Sun Tzu's ideas against history. Each of
the 13 chapters includes a new commentary giving examples of how
Sun Tzu's wisdom has been borne out on the world's battlefields.
When, for example, has information provided by spies changed the
course of a battle? How has history shown Sun Tzu's ideas on the
importance of terrain in conflict to be true? And where can we best
find examples of strategic warfare being waged? From the ancient
world to the 20th century, the battles featured will be illustrated
with colour battle maps, paintings and artworks. Of immense
influence to leaders across millennia, The Art of War Illustrated
is a classic text richly deserving this illustrated and expanded
dual-language edition.
Based upon consideration of United Nation missions to the Congo
(1960-64), Somalia (1992-95), and the former Yugoslavia (1992-95)
and examination of counterinsurgency campaigns, Mockaitis develops
a new model for intervening in intrastate conflicts and commends
the British approach to civil strife as the basis for a new
approach to peace operations. Both contemporary and historic
examples demonstrate that military intervention to end civil
conflict differs radically from traditional peacekeeping. Ending a
civil war requires the selective and limited use of force to stop
the fighting, safeguard humanitarian aid work, and restore law and
order. Since intrastate conflict resembles insurgency far more than
it does any other type of war, counterinsurgency principles should
form the basis of a new intervention model.
A comprehensive approach to resolve intrastate conflict requires
that peace forces, NGOs, and local authorities cooperate in
rebuilding a war-torn country. Only the British have enjoyed much
success in counterinsurgency campaigns. Starting from the three
broad principles of minimum force, civil-military cooperation, and
flexibility, the British approach in responding to insurgency has
combined the limited use of force with political and civil
development. Carefully considered and correctly applied, these
principles could produce a more effective model for peace
operations to end intrastate conflict.
Emerging as an effective alternative to organization-based
information systems, cloud computing has been adopted by many
businesses around the world. Despite the increased popularity,
there remain concerns about the security of data in the cloud since
users have become accustomed to having control over their hardware
and software. Security, Trust, and Regulatory Aspects of Cloud
Computing in Business Environments compiles the research and views
of cloud computing from various individuals around the world.
Detailing cloud security, regulatory and industry compliance, and
trust building in the cloud, this book is an essential reference
source for practitioners, professionals, and researchers worldwide,
as well as business managers interested in an assembled collection
of solutions provided by a variety of cloud users.
This narrative chronicles Libya's, and to a vast extent Muammar
Gaddafi's, remarkable past, meteoric rise to prominence, and
convoluted reign, and introduces potential scenarios that may play
out in the near term. After four decades of tyrannical, erratic-and
pioneering-changes fueled by oil wealth, Muammar Gaddafi's
government fell in 2011, and Libya embarked on a new course without
known charts. Libya: History and Revolution covers the nation from
its origins as independent land masses and kingdoms to its present
as a consolidated nation. The work does not focus on the "old"
Libya, but aims to bridge yesterday's Libya with tomorrow's,
looking at the nation as a regional economic power and military
player in North Africa and the Middle East. The result is a
comprehensive yet easy-to-understand introduction to the political,
economic, and military history and events that led to Gaddafi's
downfall, coupled with a consideration of Libya's past and present.
Opening with historical underpinnings, the book focuses on the
conflict and revolution in Libya during the Arab Spring that
brought Gaddafi down, a change that opened a new future for the
oil-rich nation. The book closes with a thoughtful discussion of
what may be next for Libya and of possible perils for the nation,
the region, and the world, as Libya matures as an independent,
representatively governed country. Covers Libya from its ancient
beginnings to the present in one easily readable volume Provides a
complete history of Gaddafi's Libya and its revolution, including
the historical antecedents, Gaddafi's rise to power, his reign, and
his fall during the Arab Spring Offers projections about the
post-Gaddafi era and prospects for Libya going forward Brings
together the perspectives and insights of two authors with distinct
yet complementary backgrounds Offers scholars and professors the
detail they seek without intimidating the undergraduate or general
reader
Israel's military doctrine was aimed at defeating powerful Arab
militaries, mostly those of Egypt, Syria and Jordan. In the years
1948-1982 Israel and Arab states had a series of wars i.e. high
intensity wars. Israel, since 1948, also dealt with guerrilla and
terror attacks. Since 1982 and mostly in the last 15 years Israel
faced hybrid forces, Hamas and Hezbollah. Those groups are a mix
between a conventional military and a guerrilla group. Israel
fought against Hezbollah in Lebanon in 2006 and against Hamas in
the Gaza Strip, mostly in two wars, in 2008-2009 and in 2014. This
book begins with explaining Israel's national security policy. Then
it focuses on how the IDF (Israel defense forces) had to adjust its
doctrine and build up to confront hybrid forces, by examining
Israel's air and the ground corps and major issues such as offense
and defense, infrastructure and manpower. The IDF can inflict heavy
casualties and damages to a hybrid foe. Yet destroying the latter
is a tall order because Hezbollah and Hamas are too elusive, they
hide inside populated areas etc. However, compared with past wars
against Arab states, there is much less danger to Israel let alone
to its survival since even a coalition between Hezbollah, Hamas and
other groups can't defeat the IDF. Furthermore since fighting a
hybrid force is less demanding than running a high intensity war
against an Arab state, then Israel does not rely that much on the
United States in receiving weapon systems, ammunition and spare
parts.
The Marine Corps University symposium, "Counterinsurgency
Leadership in Iraq, Afghanistan, and beyond" held on September 23,
2009 at the National Press Club, Washington, DC explored ways to
improve counterinsurgency leadership, with particular attention to
the leaders of American, Afghan, and Iraqi forces.
The Symposium was sponsored by Marine Corps University and the
Marine Corps University Foundation.
This title provides a succinct, readable, and comprehensive
treatment of how the Obama administration reacted to what was
arguably the most difficult foreign policy challenge of its eight
years in office: the Arab Spring. As a prelude to examining how the
United States reacted to the first wave of the Arab Spring in the
21st century, this book begins with an examination of how the U.S.
reacted to revolution in the 19th and 20th centuries and a summary
of how foreign policy is made. Each revolution in the Arab Spring
(in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Bahrain, and Yemen) and the Obama
administration's action-or inaction-in response is carefully
analyzed. The U.S.' role is compared to that of regional powers,
such as Turkey, Israel, and Iran. The impact of U.S. abdication in
the face of pivotal events in the region is the subject of the
book's conclusion. While other treatments have addressed how the
Arab Spring revolutions have affected the individual countries
where these revolutions took place, U.S. foreign policy toward the
Middle East, and President Barack Obama's overall foreign policy,
this is the only work that provides a comprehensive examination of
both the Arab Spring revolutions themselves and the reaction of the
U.S. government to those revolutions. Stands as the only academic
book that specifically considers U.S. foreign policy with regard to
the Arab Spring Presents the Arab Spring as a pivotal event, the
U.S. reaction as a watershed, and an understanding of this
interplay as vital to understanding international politics in our
time Traces the often roundabout paths to the creation of U.S.
policy during the Arab Spring and examines the effects of those
policies Serves as an essential text for academics studying the
Middle East, U.S. foreign policy, the progress of revolution, and
politics in the developing world; policymakers wishing to
understand how the Obama administration dealt with the most complex
crisis of its eight years; and interested readers
This study uses a comparative analysis of the Malayan Emergency,
the American experience in Vietnam, and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM to
examine the role and effectiveness of artillery units in complex
counterinsurgency environments. Through this analysis, four factors
emerge which impact the employment of artillery units: the
counterinsurgency effort's requirement for indirect fires;
constraints and limitations on indirect fires; the
counterinsurgency effort's force organization; and the conversion
cost of nonstandard roles for artillery units. In conclusion, the
study offers five broadly descriptive fundamentals for employing
artillery units in a counterinsurgency environment: invest in
tactical leadership, exploit lessons learned, support the
operational approach and strategic framework, maintain pragmatic
fire support capability, and minimize collateral damage. Finally,
the study examines the role of education for leaders in a
counterinsurgency, and its influence on these imperative
fundamentals.
This superb introduction to NATO is written for the national
security novice, yet is full of insights for the more seasoned hand
interested in how and why NATO reached its current state. In the
more than half-century since NATO was founded, there has been
endless debate about its purpose, about whether it is meeting that
purpose, and about the strategies it employs to that end.
Speculation has also been rife about the organization's "imminent
demise." Those questions and more are the subject of NATO: A Guide
to the Issues. Covering the organization from its founding in 1949
through the present, the guide examines aspects of NATO that have
undergone tremendous change over the years, including its purpose,
military mission, geographic concept of operations, and membership.
At the same time, it explores key aspects of NATO's organization
that have remained constant. These include the ability of members
to participate in operations as much or as little as they desire,
decision-making by consensus, and a general belief that people from
different countries working together on a daily basis promotes
cooperation, understanding, and friendship. Illustrations Maps A
chronology
This rare 10th anniversary edition (published in 2007) contains a
new introduction by expert Soviet historian David M. Glantz. In
addition all maps and graphics have been enhanced from the 1996
edition. "When the Soviet Union decided to invade Afghanistan, they
evaluated their chances for success upon their experiences in East
Germany, Hungary and Czechoslovakia. Unfortunately for their
soldiers, as well as the people of Afghanistan, they ignored not
only the experiences of the British in the same region, but also
their own experience with the Basmachi resistance fighters in
Central Asia from 1918-1933. Consequently, in Afghanistan the
Soviet army found its tactics inadequate to meet the challenges
posed by the difficult terrain and the highly motivated mujahideen
freedom fighters. To capture the lessons their tactical leaders
learned in Afghanistan and to explain the change in tactics that
followed, the Frunze Military Academy compiled this book for their
command and general staff combat arms officers. The lessons are
valuable not just for Russian officers, but for the tactical
training of platoon, company and battalion leaders of any nation
likely to engage in conflicts involving civil war, guerrilla forces
and rough terrain. This is a book dealing with the starkest
features of the unforgiving landscape of tactical combat:
casualties and death, adaptation, and survival." (From the original
foreword by Hans Binnendijk, 1996)
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