Private military and security companies, territoriality and the transformation of western security governance [PDF]
The field of security governance holds a special place within the context of the debate over the diffusion of power from state to non-state actors, from national to international authorities and from governments to markets in Western democracies.
Krahmann, E
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Usefulness of human security concept: African perspective
This article is devoted to analysis the value of the human security concept to African nations. The value of the concept is examined in seven different ways.
Messash Kassaye Woldetsadik
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An officer as a subject of professional socialization of army conscripts
The article analyzes the socializing effect of social institutions on the formation of an officer’s professional identity as the main subject of socialization of army conscripts.
Roman Nikolaevich Kalambet +1 more
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The activities of local gendarme bodies to ensure state and public security in the Privislinsky Territory of the Russian Empire (1870–1890s) [PDF]
The article examines the activities of local gendarme bodies of the Privislinsky Territory of the Russian Empire in the 1870–1890s. Listed are some police and political measures subsequently adopted by the executive authorities in ensuring state ...
Ananyev, Sergey Valeryevich
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Redefining Human Security The Case of Albania [PDF]
This paper offers a critical study of the concept and issues of human security. Its usage, definition and applicability may differ since different authors explain issues related to security differently.
Farruku, Eglantina
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Cooperation Between State Agencies and NGOs in Crisis Situations
The Police as the largest uniformed law enforcement agency in Poland (more than 100,000 functionaries) with strictly hierarchical command structure is capable of entering into cooperation with external entities including non-governmental organizations ...
Dariusz Szydłowski, Kamil Martyniak
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Svět disentu a Státní bezpečnosti jako souboj expertů [PDF]
The paper discusses the clash between State Security (Státní bezpečnost) and political dissent during Czechoslovak normalisation, or rather one of its aspects: the expert knowledge that both sides used in the conflict.
Jakub Hošek
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New security notions and feasibility results for authentication of quantum data [PDF]
We give a new class of security definitions for authentication in the quantum setting. These definitions capture and strengthen existing definitions of security against quantum adversaries for both classical message authentication codes (MACs) and well ...
Garg, Sumegha +2 more
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Military involvement in political disputesas a factor of institutional instability in Brazil
This paper reports how the recent military`s involvement in political disputes raises instability in Brazil. As the country will have a presidential election in October 2022, the research sheds light on how President Bolsonaro abuses the armed forces ...
Plinio Cardoso
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Russia’s use of semi-state security forces: the case of the Wagner Group
This article provides a definitive, in-depth case-study, using primarily Russian sources, of Russia’s use of the informal “Wagner Group” private military company (PMC) and its antecedents (from 2012 to 2018) in Nigeria, Crimea and Eastern Ukraine, Syria,
Kimberly Marten
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