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The Strategy Of Drone Warfare, Mike Fowler Jan 2014

The Strategy Of Drone Warfare, Mike Fowler

Journal of Strategic Security

There is a budding controversy with the combat use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). Also known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), there is a growing literature critiquing the use of RPAs, often using the pejorative term “drone.” RPAs seem to get the blame for a variety of complaints about policy and employment that have little to do with the airframe or its processes. While all of the military functions of an RPA can and are done by manned aircraft, the RPAs must endure additional scrutiny. The decision to employ RPAs requires additional considerations at both the strategic and operational levels …


Front Matter & Table Of Contents Oct 2013

Front Matter & Table Of Contents

Journal of Strategic Security

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Intelligence Collection: How To Plan And Execute Intelligence Collection In Complex Environments. By Wayne Michael Hall And Gary Citrenbaum. Santa Barbara, Ca, Abc-Clio, Llc. 2012., Harry I. Nimon Ph.D. Oct 2013

Intelligence Collection: How To Plan And Execute Intelligence Collection In Complex Environments. By Wayne Michael Hall And Gary Citrenbaum. Santa Barbara, Ca, Abc-Clio, Llc. 2012., Harry I. Nimon Ph.D.

Journal of Strategic Security

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Efficacy Of Modified Cognitive Interviewing, Compared To Human Judgments In Detecting Deception Related To Bio-Threat Activities, Charles A. Morgan Dr., Yaron G. Rabinowitz Dr., Deborah Hilts, Craig E. Weller, Vladimir Coric Dr. Oct 2013

Efficacy Of Modified Cognitive Interviewing, Compared To Human Judgments In Detecting Deception Related To Bio-Threat Activities, Charles A. Morgan Dr., Yaron G. Rabinowitz Dr., Deborah Hilts, Craig E. Weller, Vladimir Coric Dr.

Journal of Strategic Security

National security professionals have few scientifically valid methods for detecting deception in people who deny being involved in illicit activities relevant to national security. Numerous detecting deception studies have demonstrated that the Modified Cognitive Interviewing (MCI) method is one such method - yielding detecting deception rates (i.e. 80-85%) that are significantly above those achieved by chance (i.e. 50%) or by human judgments (i.e. 54-56%). To date, however, no MCI studies have involved dilemmas of ethological interest to national security professionals. This project begins to address this gap in the scientific literature. In it, we compared the efficacy of MCI to …


An International History Of Terrorism: Western And Non-Western Experiences. Edited By Jussi M. Hanhimaki And Bernhard Blumenau. London, New York, And Canada, Routledge, Taylor And Francis Group, 2013., Millard E. Moon Ed.D., Colonel (Ret.) Oct 2013

An International History Of Terrorism: Western And Non-Western Experiences. Edited By Jussi M. Hanhimaki And Bernhard Blumenau. London, New York, And Canada, Routledge, Taylor And Francis Group, 2013., Millard E. Moon Ed.D., Colonel (Ret.)

Journal of Strategic Security

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Front Matter & Table Of Contents Oct 2013

Front Matter & Table Of Contents

Journal of Strategic Security

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Red Teaming The Red Team: Utilizing Cyber Espionage To Combat Terrorism, Gary Adkins Sep 2013

Red Teaming The Red Team: Utilizing Cyber Espionage To Combat Terrorism, Gary Adkins

Journal of Strategic Security

No abstract provided.


Ninth Annual Iafie Conference Program Sep 2013

Ninth Annual Iafie Conference Program

Journal of Strategic Security

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Osint, New Technologies, Education: Expanding Opportunities And Threats. A New Paradigm, Libor Benes Sep 2013

Osint, New Technologies, Education: Expanding Opportunities And Threats. A New Paradigm, Libor Benes

Journal of Strategic Security

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Building An Intelligence Education Program At Marymount University Course-By-Course, William Costanza Sep 2013

Building An Intelligence Education Program At Marymount University Course-By-Course, William Costanza

Journal of Strategic Security

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Training Intelligence Producers And Consumers For The Future: The Dutch Approach, Bob De Graaff Sep 2013

Training Intelligence Producers And Consumers For The Future: The Dutch Approach, Bob De Graaff

Journal of Strategic Security

No abstract provided.


The Peacekeeping Information At Un Level, Tiziano Diamanti Sep 2013

The Peacekeeping Information At Un Level, Tiziano Diamanti

Journal of Strategic Security

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Propaganda In Mexico’S Drug War, America Y. Guevara Sep 2013

Propaganda In Mexico’S Drug War, America Y. Guevara

Journal of Strategic Security

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Culture In Intelligence Reform, Satgin S. Hamrah Sep 2013

The Role Of Culture In Intelligence Reform, Satgin S. Hamrah

Journal of Strategic Security

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Teaching About ‘Area 51’? How To Cover Secret Government Technology And Capabilities In Intelligence Studies Courses, Armin Krishnan Sep 2013

Teaching About ‘Area 51’? How To Cover Secret Government Technology And Capabilities In Intelligence Studies Courses, Armin Krishnan

Journal of Strategic Security

No abstract provided.


The British State And The Irish Rebellion Of 1916: An Intelligence Failure Or A Failure Of Response?, Geoffrey Sloan Sep 2013

The British State And The Irish Rebellion Of 1916: An Intelligence Failure Or A Failure Of Response?, Geoffrey Sloan

Journal of Strategic Security

No abstract provided.


Bearing Silent Witness: A Grandfather’S Secret Attestation To German War Crimes In Occupied France, Mckay M. Smith Sep 2013

Bearing Silent Witness: A Grandfather’S Secret Attestation To German War Crimes In Occupied France, Mckay M. Smith

Journal of Strategic Security

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Is Iran An Offensives Realist Or A Defensive Realist? A Theoretical Reflection On Iranian Motives For Creating Instability, Rusty Treviño Sep 2013

Is Iran An Offensives Realist Or A Defensive Realist? A Theoretical Reflection On Iranian Motives For Creating Instability, Rusty Treviño

Journal of Strategic Security

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Lessons From Japan: Resilience After Tokyo And Fukushima, Michelle L. Spencer Jul 2013

Lessons From Japan: Resilience After Tokyo And Fukushima, Michelle L. Spencer

Journal of Strategic Security

In the spring of 1995 Japan experienced the world’s first major terrorist attack using chemical weapons by a little-known religious cult called Aum Shinrikyo. The attack on the Tokyo subway, which killed 13 people, was the first lethal case of a non-state actor using a chemical agent against a civilian population. In March 2011, following a 9.0 magnitude earthquake in Japan, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor experienced a full meltdown releasing radiation into the surrounding area. The seemingly unhurried government reaction provided conflicting information to Japanese citizens, slowing evacuation and protective actions. Government failure is cited as a significant factor …


Invisible Armies: An Epic History Of Guerrilla Warfare From Ancient Times To The Present. By Max Boot, New York & London, Liveright Publishing Corporation, A Division Of W.W. Norton & Company, 2013., Millard E. Moon Ed.D., Colonel (Ret) Jul 2013

Invisible Armies: An Epic History Of Guerrilla Warfare From Ancient Times To The Present. By Max Boot, New York & London, Liveright Publishing Corporation, A Division Of W.W. Norton & Company, 2013., Millard E. Moon Ed.D., Colonel (Ret)

Journal of Strategic Security

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Iran's Revolutionary Guard: The Threat That Grows While America Sleeps. By Steven O’Hern. Washington: Potomac Books, 2012., Martin Scott Catino Ph.D. Jul 2013

Iran's Revolutionary Guard: The Threat That Grows While America Sleeps. By Steven O’Hern. Washington: Potomac Books, 2012., Martin Scott Catino Ph.D.

Journal of Strategic Security

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Front Matter & Table Of Contents Jul 2013

Front Matter & Table Of Contents

Journal of Strategic Security

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The Terrorism Lectures: A Comprehensive Collection For Students Of Terrorism, Counterterrorism, And National Security. By Dr. James J.F. Forest. Santa Ana, Ca: Nortia Press, 2012., Mark Roberts Apr 2013

The Terrorism Lectures: A Comprehensive Collection For Students Of Terrorism, Counterterrorism, And National Security. By Dr. James J.F. Forest. Santa Ana, Ca: Nortia Press, 2012., Mark Roberts

Journal of Strategic Security

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Terrorism: The Basics. By James Lutz, And Brenda Lutz. New York: Routledge, 2011., Martin Scott Catino Ph.D. Apr 2013

Terrorism: The Basics. By James Lutz, And Brenda Lutz. New York: Routledge, 2011., Martin Scott Catino Ph.D.

Journal of Strategic Security

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Weapons Of Mass Destruction And Terrorism, 2nd Edition, By James J.F. Forest And Russell D. Howard, Co-Editors. New York: Mcgraw Hill, 2013., Jeffrey A. James Ph.D. Apr 2013

Weapons Of Mass Destruction And Terrorism, 2nd Edition, By James J.F. Forest And Russell D. Howard, Co-Editors. New York: Mcgraw Hill, 2013., Jeffrey A. James Ph.D.

Journal of Strategic Security

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Front Matter & Table Of Contents Apr 2013

Front Matter & Table Of Contents

Journal of Strategic Security

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Table Of Contents Jan 2013

Table Of Contents

Journal of Strategic Security

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Irrational Rationality Of Terrorism, Robert Nalbandov Dr. Jan 2013

Irrational Rationality Of Terrorism, Robert Nalbandov Dr.

Journal of Strategic Security

The present article deals with the ontological problem of applying the rational choice frameworks to the study of terrorism. It testing the application of the rational choice to the “old” (before the end of the Cold War) and the “new” (after the end of the Cold War) terrorisms. It starts with analyzing the fundamentals of rationality and applies it at two levels: the individual (actors) and group (collective) via two outlooks: tactical (short-term) and strategic (long-term). The main argument of the article is that while the “old” terrorism can be explained by the rational choice theory its “new” version represents …


Russia And Countering Violent Extremism In The Internet And Social Media: Exploring Prospects For U.S.-Russia Cooperation Beyond The "Reset", Sharyl N. Cross Dr. Jan 2013

Russia And Countering Violent Extremism In The Internet And Social Media: Exploring Prospects For U.S.-Russia Cooperation Beyond The "Reset", Sharyl N. Cross Dr.

Journal of Strategic Security

Russia has been targeted with a series of terrorist attacks over the past several years, and there are a growing number of extremist groups operating throughout Russia’s society utilizing the Internet/social media to promote their narratives and objectives. Russia’s policy community has created institutional mechanisms and laws to address the challenge of violent extremism in the Internet/social media, and recognizes the importance of international cooperation toward these ends. This study, based on primary research conducted in Moscow in 2012, defines Russia’s assessment of domestic and international sources violent extremist threats; explains Moscow’s perspective on balancing democratic principles with the challenge …


The Strategic Implications Of China's Rare Earths Policy, Shane Bilsborough Oct 2012

The Strategic Implications Of China's Rare Earths Policy, Shane Bilsborough

Journal of Strategic Security

Drawing on literature in China studies, strategic theory, and expert interviews, this article analyzes the possibility of "rare earths" being leveraged by the People's Republic of China (PRC) in a crisis. The evidence suggests China's position in the rare earths market could constitute a significant security liability for the United States. It also seems that even if coercion fails to materialize, China's rare earths policies have the potential to intensify security dilemmas in Sino-American relations.