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Author:   Josef Schröfl ,  Sean Michael Cox ,  Thomas Pankratz
Publisher:   Peter Lang AG
Imprint:   Peter Lang AG
Edition:   New edition
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9783631572498

ISBN 10:   3631572492
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   19 January 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Contents: Edwin R. Micewski: Asymmetry and Western Society/Culture-Critical Reflections – Josef Schröfl: Worldwide Asymmetries – Heinz Gärtner: International Institutions, Multilateralism and Powerful States: Asymmetries in International Relations Theories – Werner Freistetter: Asymmetric Wars in the Bible? Theological-ethical Considerations on Violence and War in the Old Testament – Edwin R. Micewski: On the Moral-Philosophical Legitimacy of Asymmetric Warfare – Murad L. Wisniewski: Ecological Threats to National Security: Should the Security Policy Agenda be Expanded to Incorporate Environmental Security? – Walter E. Feichtinger: Asymmetry in International Politics – Herfried Münkler: Asymmetry and the Process of Asymmetrization – Thomas Pankratz/Tibor Benczur-Juris: Necessity, Opportunities and Limits on the Cooperation of Intelligence Agencies in the Fight against International Terrorism in the Framework of the European Union – Wolfgang Schober: Conflict Communication in Times of Asymmetric Warfare – Samuel R. Schubert: The Asymmetric Power of Terrorism – Martin Malek: Asymmetric Warfare in Chechnya – David Francis: Asymmetrical Warfare and the Regionalisation of Domestic Civil Wars in Africa: Implications for EU Interventions – Stefan M. Aubrey: Combating Al-Qaeda and the Jihadist Ideology: An In-Progress Review of the US National Counter-Terrorism Strategy – Joey S.R. Long: Managing Security and Addressing Asymmetric Threats through Multilateral Means in East Asia – Klaus Peter Lohmann: On Development of Modern Warfare. Basic Asymmetries and a Possible Strategy.

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The Editors: Josef Schröfl, Colonel of the Austrian Armed Forces, Political Scientist; Fulbright Graduated University of Delaware (2005); Present Posting at the Austrian MOD, Department for Military Strategy, lectures and writes on Asymmetries, Asymmetric Warfare, Terrorism and Strategic Cultures. Sean Michael Cox, Associate Director for Special Projects at the Center for International Studies, University of Delaware; secondary appointment in the Department of Political Science and International Relations; teaches courses on the former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and the Balkans. Thomas Pankratz, Political Scientist; Contract teacher at the institute for Political Science at the University of Vienna; Expert in the Office for Security Policy/Federal Ministry of Defence; Research: International terrorism and countermeasures, intelligence Community.

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