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A Guide to National Security
Threats, Responses and Strategies
Julian Richards
200 pages
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2
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234x156mm
978-0-19-965506-9
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Paperback
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23 February 2012
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- Offers an analysis of the security threats facing the UK and the policy responses and strategies in place to manage them
- Written by a former government intelligence analyst with over 15 years' experience in intelligence and counter-terrorism analysis
- Highly accessible and digestible account of the issues surrounding National Security, aimed primarily at intelligence and counter-terrorism practitioners
- Considers how collaboration between the police and the national security agencies can be enhanced - a key recommendation of the National Strategy
- Presents opinions from leading figures across the agencies, including the National Security Council and members of ACPO
A Guide to National Security offers an analysis of the threats and policy responses facing the UK, presented within the framework of the Government's National Security Strategy and the Strategic Defence and Security Review. It explores the processes and developments which have shaped the transformation of national security over the last three decades, and critically examines the processes of politicisation and securitisation that have delivered the new strategic vision.
Presented in three parts, the book has taken one of the key recommendations from the National Security
Strategy - collaboration between police and national security agencies - and used this as both the viewpoint from which to assess the current state of play regarding the UK's national security, as well as the approach to identifying future threats and creating policies and tactics to deal with them. Part One: Threats sets the scene for the current status of national security in the UK and relates this to the rest of the world, before moving on to the myriad of possible threats facing governments and intelligence services, from organised crime and terrorism to cyber-threats and failed states. Part Two: Responses looks at the interaction between governments and other agencies in response to a threat, how that framework functions and is organized, as well as the action or response taken.
Finally, Part Three: Strategies offers a range of considerations for the future, including making a case for military restructuring, discussing domestic policies regarding radicalisation and other internal security issues, and the building of partnerships with the EU and the rest of the world, as well as within current international organizations, such as the UN and NATO. Throughout, the book presents opinions from leading figures across the agencies, including the National Security Council and members of ACPO, as well as case studies and suggestions for further investigation.
This book provides a number of fascinating and critical points for those interested in the UK's own national security organization, from those working in intelligence, counter-terrorism and
organised crime within the police, staff within the national intelligence agencies, and policy advisers and officials. However, the contemporary era of globalisation means that it also has resonances for anyone involved in such issues across the Western world and beyond.Readership: Those working in intelligence, counter-terrorism and organised crime within the police including force intelligence bureaux, Special Branch, counter-terrorism units, Counter Terrorism Command, the Serious and Organised Crime Agency; staff within the national intelligence agencies; staff within Defence Intelligence and the Defence Academy; policy advisers and officials within Government departments and committees (Cabinet Office, Home
Office, Joint Intelligence Committee, Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre) and think tanks. Also of interest to students and academics on intelligence and security undergraduate and postgraduate courses, both in the UK and the US.
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Julian Richards, Co-Director, Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies, University of Buckingham Dr Julian Richards is Co-Director at the Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies at the University of Buckingham, and was previously a researcher at Brunel University's Centre for Intelligence and Security Studies. Prior to that, Dr Richards worked for 16 years in intelligence, counter-terrorism analysis, policy formation and training. In 1993, he was awarded a PhD from Cambridge University for his thesis on nationalism in Pakistan, and has since written numerous papers on terrorism, counter-terrorism and security. He is a regular facilitator on joint agency training programmes in the UK on
intelligence analysis and terrorism.
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"Not only is this an important addition to the academic world of anti-terrorism law, but is essential reading especially for police involved in airport security, transport police and readers interested in security anywhere." - Sally Ramage, The Criminal Lawyer "Anyone involved with security issues, from those working in intelligence and counter-terrorism, to those advising on government policy, as well as researchers and academics, will all benefit by Richards's thorough and systematic approach to this fraught, controversial and difficult subject." - Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor, Richmond Green Chambers "This book mostly 'unpacks' everything you need to know about national security in a
clear and simple way." - Sally Ramage, The Criminal Lawyer
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PART ONE - THREATS
1: Introduction
2: Setting the Scene: The Threat Picture in a Globalised World
3: Tier One Threats
4: Tier Two Threats
5: Tier Three Risks
PART TWO - RESPONSES
6: Responses
PART THREE - STRATEGIES
7: Administering National Security: Governmental Strategies and Structures
8: Boots on the Ground: Restructuring Military Capability
9: Fighting Asymmetric Conflicts
10: Domestic Policies: Counter-radicalisation and Counter-terrorism
11: Partnerships: EU, the UN, NATO, and the 'Special Relationship'
12: Conclusions
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