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Terrorism and the resilience of cities [PDF]
The September 11 attacks in New York and Washington have forced Americans to confront the fact that to live or work in a large city is to be at greater risk of large-scale terrorism.
James Harrigan, Philippe Martin
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U.S. Surveillance of Citizens: The Prevention of Domestic Terrorism [PDF]
, 2019 The United States drastically increased the powers given to the federal government following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, as the sheer number of casualties and shock that struck the nation called for an immediate response.
Rogers, David
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Area, EarlyView.Abstract This paper develops a historical and political geographical analysis of the UK Foreign Office's Information Research Department (IRD). Empirically it is grounded in archival study of IRD files concerning operations in Ghana and South Africa during the Cold War and specifically the 1960s and 1970s.
Ben Gowland
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ABOUT MODELLING OF COMPLEX NETWORKS WITH APPLICATIONS TO TERRORIST GROUP MODELLING [PDF]
Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems, 2005 Based on available data on various organisations and networks, the article explores some key properties of the structure of a terrorist organisation.
Drazen Penzar, Armano Srbljinovic
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Foreign Students in the United States: Policies and Legislation [PDF]
, 2006 [Excerpt] Five years after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks by foreign nationals — including several terrorists on students visas — the security concerns over foreign student visas are being supplanted by competitiveness concerns.
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Dual Use Research of Concern—The Necessity of Global Bioethics Engagement
Bioethics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Dual use research of concern (DURC) refers to research conducted for legitimate scientific purposes that could also be misused to pose a significant threat to public health and safety, agricultural crops and other plants, animals, the environment, or national security.
Daniel J. Hurst, Christopher A. Bobier
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The Federal Reserve responds to crises: September 11th was not the first [PDF]
A primary purpose of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 was to prevent banking panics by establishing the Federal Reserve System to function as a lender of last resort.
Christopher J. Neely
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‘Out of My Hands’: Palestinian Referral Care in East Jerusalem After October 7, 2023
Bioethics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the moral experiences of Palestinian healthcare professionals working at a specialised referral hospital in East Jerusalem during the early months of the Gaza War. Drawing on semi‐structured interviews with hospital staff providing oncology care, it analyses how understandings of what constitutes “good” care in a context of
Pieter Dronkers, Zeina Amro
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Consumer confidence after September 11 [PDF]
The terrorist attacks on September 11 dealt a serious blow to the U.S. economy. The damage included the tragic loss of human life, massive property destruction, and disruptions to the travel and shipping industries.
C. Alan Garner
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News shocks, consumer confidence and business cycles
Economica, EarlyView.Abstract We study the causal effects of consumer sentiment shocks on macroeconomic aggregates. By constructing a novel instrument based on major non‐economic news shocks in the USA over 1969–2022, and opinion polls around these events, we identify exogenous changes in consumer confidence.
Syed M. Hussain, Zara Liaqat
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