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"The seventh edition of this ... textbook analyzes the history, evolution, and processes of national security policies. It examines national security from two fundamental fault lines - the end of the Cold War and the evolution of contemporary terrorism, dating from the 9/11 terrorist attacks and tracing their path up to ISIS and beyond. The book considers how the resulting era of globalization and geopolitics guides policy. Placing these trends in conceptual and historical context and following them through military, semi-military, and non-military concerns, National Security treats its subject as a nuanced and subtle phenomenon that encompasses everything from the global to the individual with the nation at its core. New to the 7th Edition - An assessment of the impact of the Trump presidency on national security and relevant domestic policies, including border security and energy security matters. - The continuing impact and evolution of terrorism as a security problem, with notable emphasis on the decline of IS and what terrorist threats are likely to succeed it. - A description of the cyber security problem with an emphasis on Russian efforts to interfere with the 2016 U.S. presidential election and beyond. - A revised delineation of the geographic and substantive challenges facing the United States in the form of a chapter on "lethal landscapes," emphasizing the rise of China as a global rival and opponent in Asia and an attempt to deal with state aspirants like the Kurds. This book will continue to be highly beneficial to students and scholars working and studying in security studies, military and strategic studies, defence studies, foreign policy, US politics and international relations."

chapter 1. A historical overview -- chapter 2. The organization of national security -- chapter 3. Terrorism -- chapter 4. The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq -- chapter 5. Homeland security -- chapter 6. Countries of concern -- chapter 7. Proliferation of weapons -- chapter 8. American civil liberties -- chapter 9. Human and legal rights of detainees -- chapter 10. U.S. relations with the Islamic world.

"National Security Law is about the law governing the Canadian state's response to serious crises -- that is, events that jeopardize its "national security." The book approaches national security law as a system, and organizes its discussion of law around five themes: structure (the mandate and roles of national security agencies); threats (aggression, terrorism, interference, proliferation, and emergencies); information (domestic and international intelligence collection, sharing, and information secrecy); response (including security screening and assessment, aviation "no fly" listings, passport revocation, immigration detention and removals, peace bonds, preventive detention, threat reduction, defensive and offensive cyber, criminal prosecutions, and use of force); and accountability (national security review). Given the evolution of Canadian law in these areas, this second edition is a comprehensive rewrite of the first edition, first published in 2007."

"Submitted by the Subcommittee on National Security and International Operations (pursuant to S. Res. 311, 91st Cong.) to the Committee on Government Operations, United States Senate." ; At head of title: 91st Congress, 2d session. Committee print. ; Includes bibliographical references. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Intro -- NATIONAL SECURITY LETTERS: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES. VOLUME 2 -- NATIONAL SECURITY LETTERS: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES. VOLUME 2 -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 A REVIEW OF THE FBI'S USE OF NATIONAL SECURITY LETTERS: ASSESSMENT OF CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AND EXAMINATION OF NSL USAGE IN 2006 -- LIST OF ACRONYMS -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- I. Provisions of the Patriot Act and Patriot Reauthorization Act -- II. Methodology of the OIG Review -- III. Organization of the Report -- IV. Summary of OIG Findings -- 2. STATUS OF THE FBI'S AND DOJ'S CORRECTIVE ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO THE OIG'S FIRST NSL REPORT -- I. Overview of the FBI's and Department's Corrective Measures -- OIG Findings on the FBI's and Department's Corrective Actions -- II. Status of the FBI's Implementation of the OIG's Recommendations in Our First NSL Report -- Recommendation No. 1 -- Recommendation No. 2 -- Improve the FBI OGC NSL tracking database to ensure that it captures timely, complete, and accurate data on NSLs and NSL requests. -- Recommendation No. 3 -- Recommendation No. 4 -- Recommendation No. 5 -- Consider seeking legislative amendment to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act to define the phrase "telephone toll billing records information." -- Recommendation No. 6 -- Consider measures that would enable FBI agents and analysts to (a) label or tag their use of information derived from national security letters in analytical intelligence products and (b) identify when and how often information derived from NSLs is provided to law enforcement authorities for use in criminal proceedings. -- Recommendation No. 7 -- Take steps to ensure that the FBI does not improperly issue exigent letters. -- Recommendation No. 8 -- Take steps to ensure that, where appropriate, the FBI makes requests for information in accordance with the requirements of national security letter authorities