This book provides a fresh perspective on causes, consequences,
and cures surrounding today's most pressing global security
challenges. After explaining the changes in post-Cold War threat,
it develops a novel target-centered approach to assessment and
management that is more useful in coping with current foreign
dangers than current best practices.
After explaining the challenge in coping with current global
threat, this book begins by analyzing the distinctiveness of
post-Cold War threat and of the nature of enemies prevalent in
today's world. Then it considers prevailing threat analysis
deficiencies and develops an alternative target-centered conceptual
approach for recognizing and prioritizing threat. Illustrating the
value of this approach are four post-9/11 case studies: the weapons
of mass destruction and terrorism threat linked to the 2003 Iraq
War, the natural calamity threat linked to the 2004 tsunami
disaster, the terrorist threat linked to the 2005 London Transport
bombings, and the undesired mass population threat linked to the
2006 American illegal immigration tensions. The study concludes by
presenting some target-centered ideas about how to cope better with
incoming threat, calling in the end for strategic
transformation.
General
Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Praeger Security International |
Release date: |
September 2008 |
First published: |
September 2008 |
Authors: |
Robert Mandel
|
Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
|
Pages: |
160 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-313-35845-6 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-313-35845-1 |
Barcode: |
9780313358456 |
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