Download e-book for iPad: A Guide to National Security: Threats, Responses and by Julian Richards

A advisor to nationwide safety bargains an research of the threats and coverage responses dealing with the united kingdom, awarded in the framework of the Government's nationwide protection technique and the Strategic Defence and defense overview. It explores the strategies and advancements that have formed the transformation of nationwide protection over the past 3 a long time, and seriously examines the strategies of politicisation and securitisation that experience added the new
strategic vision.

Presented in 3 elements, the booklet has taken one of many key concepts from the nationwide protection method - collaboration among police and nationwide defense corporations - and used this as either the perspective from which to evaluate the present country of play concerning the UK's nationwide safeguard, in addition to the method of deciding on destiny threats and developing guidelines and strategies to house them. half One: Threats units the scene for the present prestige of nationwide protection within the UK
and relates this to the remainder of the area, earlier than relocating directly to the myriad of attainable threats dealing with governments and intelligence prone, from organised crime and terrorism to cyber-threats and failed states. half : Responses appears on the interplay among governments and different enterprises in reaction to
a hazard, how that framework services and is prepared, in addition to the motion or reaction taken. eventually, half 3: suggestions bargains a number concerns for the long run, together with creating a case for army restructuring, discussing family guidelines relating to radicalisation and different inner safeguard matters, and the development of partnerships with the ecu and the remainder of the realm, in addition to inside of present overseas firms, equivalent to the UN and NATO. all through, the
book provides reviews from top figures around the enterprises, together with the nationwide safeguard Council and participants of ACPO, in addition to case reviews and recommendations for extra investigation.

This ebook presents a few attention-grabbing and significant issues for these drawn to the UK's personal nationwide safety association, from these operating in intelligence, counter-terrorism and organised crime in the police, employees in the nationwide intelligence corporations, and coverage advisers and officers. besides the fact that, the modern period of globalisation implies that it additionally has resonances for an individual enthusiastic about such concerns around the Western international and beyond.