Security concepts
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- Assessments on the role of DRR and CCA in minimising threats to human security
- K. O’Brien;L. Sygna;R. Leichenko / Global Environmental Change and Human Security International Project Office , 2008
- The relationship between climate change and security is a key concern among governments and international organisations. Security concerns include the potential for conflict over natural resources, po...
- The supervision of security should be the responsibility of civilians
- C. Contreras (ed) / La Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), 2007
- The goal of this report is to contribute to an understanding of the political and institutional processes taking place in Latin America related to the security sector since the region's wide-s...
- A new paradigm for development: ensuring human security
- I Kaul / Human Development Report Office, UNDP, 1994
- The 1994 Human Development Report introduces a new concept of human security, which equates security with people rather than territories, with development rather than arms. It examines both the nation...
- What are the links between human security and urbanisation?
- M. Hawrylak (ed);S. Houghton (ed);R. Lawson (ed) / The Human Security and Cities project, 2006
- This discussion paper posits that human security and state security are theoretically mutually supportive. The purpose of the paper is to introduce and explore the connection between human security an...
- Environment as a security issue
- L. Wirkus (ed);R. Vollmer (ed) / Bonn International Center for Conversion , 2008
- This briefing paper looks at monitoring environment and integrating security concepts. It uses a recent seminar on environment and conflict as background to the content. The paper focuses on t...
- How has the nature of conflict changed since the Cold War?
- A., J., K. Bailes;K. Krause;T., H. Wrinkler / Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces , 2007
- This paper explores the changing trends in violence over time. With the ultimate goal of strengthening governance of the security sector and assisting in meaningful reform, it looks at what violenc...
- What is the role of research in conflict policy and practice?
- K. Jennings / Institute for Applied International Studies, Norway, 2007
- This review discusses the importance of empirical research in conflict situations. The goal of the review is to map existing research to identify findings on policy and practice for conflict, confl...
- Are Chinese perceptions of security threats different to ours?
- S, Craig / Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College, 2007
- This paper investigates Chinese perceptions of threat and conceptions of national security, in an effort to better understand Chinese security thinking. The author visibly maintains a Chinese persp...
- Security versus development in Afghanistan
- Shahrbanou Tadjbakhsh / Centre of International Studies and Research , 2005
- This paper reviews the debates in relation to the concept of “human security” applied specifically to the situation in Afghanistan.It provides an examination of the definitions of human security an...
- Case studies on environmental degradation and security in Nepal and Sudan
- A Hammill; R Matthew / The Green Cross Optimist, 2006
- This article summarises some of the ways in which environmental change is linked to insecurity. In particular, it draws on two case studies and outlines the current research being conducted on microfi...
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