Academic Articles & Research Papers

Terrorism, Security and Democracy: 20 Years after 9/11

This article situates itself in the context of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks which launched the ‘Global War on Terror’—coming shortly after the debacle of the Taliban’s triumphant return to power in Afghanistan. The article conte...

DECODING BOTS OF TERRORISM IN BALOCHISTAN

Since the withdrawal of the US / North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces from Afghanistan in August 2021, Balochistan has experienced a renewed wave of terrorism with improved organisational/operational capabilities and better-equi...

International and National Law Aspects of the Abolishment of Capital Punishment

The article dwells on the contemporary situation in respect of the capital punishment both in international and national law. On the one hand, the death penalty is supposed to be forbidden and abolished as cruel and inhumane.On the other – ...

“Dreams on Europe” by Walter Schwimmer (1942–2025)

The article is dedicated to reflections on the activities of the prominent Austrian politician, diplomat, and public figure Walter Schwimmer (1942–2025). The author examines in detail his contributions to the development of European integra...

International Relations: The Basics

International Relations is a concise and accessible introduction for students new to international relations and for the general reader. It offers the most up-to-date guide to the major issues and areas of debate and: explains key issues in...

Human Rights in International Relations

This new edition of David Forsythe's successful textbook provides an authoritative overview of the place of human rights in international politics in an age of terrorism. The book focuses on four central themes: the resilience of human righ...

Combatting Terrorism and Extremism in Wales: Operational Policing

On November 26th, 2020, Andrew Hayes, Detective Chief Inspector for the South Wales Police presented Combatting Terrorism and Extremism in Wales: Operational Policing at the 2020 CASIS West Coast Security Conference. Main discussion topics ...

Handbook of International Relations

PART ONE: HISTORICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL AND THEORETICAL ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS On the History and Historiography of International Relations - Brian C. Schmidt Philosophy of Social Science and International Relations - Colin Wight Eth...

Cybersecurity For Defense Economists

Cybersecurity plays a role in national security. This study introduces cybersecurity concepts in ways familiar to defense economists and identifies parallel methods of analysis in the fields. The theoretical tools of both fields include mic...

Cybersecurity as a Politikum

In the cybersecurity community it is common to think of security as a design feature for systems and infrastructures that may be difficult to balance with other requirements. What is less studied is how security requirements come about, for...

Cybersecurity

This book examines the legal and policy aspects of cyber-security. It takes a much needed look at cyber-security from a geopolitical perspective. Through this lens, it seeks to broaden the reader's understanding of the legal and political c...

Counterterrorism and Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

This chapter begins with cybersecurity features. It covers various forms of cyber threats: cyberattacks, cyberterrorism, and cyberbullying. The chapter addresses cybersecurity governance and the trade-offs between cybersecurity and freedom....

Deep Learning in Cybersecurity

In this article, a review and summarization of the emerging scientific approaches of deep learning (DL) on cybersecurity are provided, a structured and comprehensive overview of the various cyberattack detection methods is conducted, existi...

Cybersecurity and cyberwar: what everyone needs to know

1. Why cyberspace is wonderfulEL and complicated What is cyberspace? Why do people talk about the difference of a networked world? How does the Internet actually work? Who owns this thing? WaitEL You mean no one runs the internet? What can ...

Recommender Systems in Cybersecurity

Abstract With the growth of CyberTerrorism, enterprises worldwide have been struggling to stop intruders from obtaining private data. Despite the efforts made by Cybersecurity experts, the shortage of skillful security teams and the usage o...

Extracellular vesicles derived from mesenchymal stromal cells mitigate intestinal toxicity in a mouse model of acute radiation syndrome

Abstract Background Human exposure to high doses of radiation resulting in acute radiation syndrome and death can rapidly escalate to a mass casualty catastrophe in the event of nuclear accidents or terrorism. The primary reason is that the...

Oxford Textbook of Public Health

SECTION 1: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DISCIPLINE OF PUBLIC HEALTH 1.1 The scope and concerns of public health 1.2 The history and development of public health in high-income countries 1.3 The history and development of public health in low- and...