Neo-Nativism and Global Frienemies: Feelings Toward Immigration and National Security Issues

The article is devoted to the study of such an important aspect of the activities of the World Russian People's Council (until 1995 it was called the World Russian Council) in the 90-s of the 20-th century as a discussion of national security issues and nuclear disarmament. At that time, a number of political and public figures actively called for the nuclear disarmament of Russia. Founded in 1993, the World Russian Council called for the Russian Federation to maintain a reasonable balance between reducing the arms race and fighting for the resumption of detente in international relations, on the one hand, and maintaining a powerful nuclear component of the armed forces of the country, on the other. The resolutions of the World Russian Council and the World Russian People's Council on the problems of the new concepts formation of foreign policy and national security of Russia in the context of NATO's eastward movement are analyzed in the article. It also shows the relationship between the provisions of the WRNS on security and nuclear weapons issues with Chapter VIII of the «Fundamentals of the Social Concept of the Russian Orthodox Church».

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Canada’s Response to the “War on Terror”: A New Era of National Security, Erosion of Rights and Racial Injustice

10.32920/ryerson.14649279 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Waheeda Rahman

Keyword(s):

National Security ◽

Political Agenda ◽

New Era ◽

Social Activists ◽

Security Issues ◽

Racial Injustice ◽

Key Informant ◽

Democratic Rights ◽

The Impact ◽

Historical Treatment

Echoing Canada's historical treatment of immigrants, the post- 9/11 era has brought terrorism and national security issues to the forefront of the political agenda by dividing immigrants based on race, colour, religion and country of origin (Kruger, Mulder and Korenic, 2004). The research critically examines the major security legislation employed by the Canadian government since the events of September 11, 2001, in order to highlight the impact on marginalized communitites, in particular "Muslims" and "Arabs". The paper will examine through key informant interviews, the affect the new security agenda has had on targeted individuals and on the advocacy efforts of social movements and social activists. The paper takes the position that this new era of national security undertaken by the state has resulted in a two-tiered justice system, where certain groups are now being targeted by government and security agencies, while there is an erosion of democratic rights of all Canadians.

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Martian or Mauritanian? The Lesser-Known Human Security Crises in the Sahel

Perceptions ◽

10.15367/pj.v4i1.46 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Amanda Morrison

Keyword(s):

National Security ◽

Human Security ◽

Smart Phones ◽

International Effort ◽

Security Issues ◽

Political Resources ◽

Humanitarian Crises ◽

Geopolitical Region ◽

Cooperative Relationship ◽

Sahel Region

While humanitarian crises have plagued the continent of Africa for years, some of the world’s most severe and dire human security issues exist within the Sahel region. This geographic and geopolitical region in the middle of Africa is located between the Sahara and Savanna. The Sahel struggles with damaging security issues as well as economic and cultural problems. This region is representative of a security complex because Sahelian states’ security is so interlinked that national security problems will never be solved apart from other Sahelian nations. While African nations such as Mali, Nigeria, and Chad are included in the Sahel region, a lesser-known and rarely discussed country is Mauritania. For a time being, Mauritania was so publically unrecognizable that autocorrect on smart phones would change “Mauritania” to “Martian” (Nashashibi 2012). Mauritania is unique because although it is situated near the violent nation Mali, it holds a mainly cooperative relationship with Western allies against Islamist insurgencies. This position highlights the country’s importance and the need for stabilization. While numerous security problems pose a significant threat to Mauritanian stability, a concerted international effort to provide food, environmental, and political resources to the country can resolve these crises.

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The Quick UDP Internet Connection (QUIC) and Transport Layer Security 1.3 Standards

Global Standard Setting in Internet Governance ◽

10.1093/oso/9780198841524.003.0004 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 62-79

Author(s):

Alison Harcourt ◽

George Christou ◽

Seamus Simpson

Keyword(s):

Shock Waves ◽

National Security ◽

Security Protocols ◽

Transport Layer ◽

Window Of Opportunity ◽

National Security Agency ◽

Digital Rights ◽

Security Issues ◽

Internet Connection ◽

Transport Layer Security

Chapter 4 examines the effect of Snowden on security protocols. For twenty years, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and its successor Transport Layer Security (TLS) provided security for Internet traffic. However, the TLS 1.2 protocol developed in 2008 suffered from a series of implementation and security issues. The 2013 Snowden revelations sent shock waves through the engineering community. The extent of the targeting of protocol vulnerabilities by security agencies had been greatly underestimated by the IETF. By 2016, Cisco, Fortinet, and Juniper revealed that the National Security Agency (NSA) had successfully targeted its firewalls for years. However, stasis within the IETF barred upgrade to TLS 1.3. The chapter analyses the emergence and contestation of potential solutions to TLS and how the parallel development of the QUIC protocol by Google opened a window of opportunity to enhance security. The agreement on TLS 1.3 in March 2018 was supported by digital rights groups.

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Thomas A. Johnson (Ed.):National Security Issues in Science, Law and Technology

Democracy and Security ◽

10.1080/17419160802146820 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 84-88

Author(s):

Christina Hellmich

Keyword(s):

National Security ◽

Security Issues ◽

Law And Technology

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Workshop 2b (synthesis): linking drainage basin management to local action plans and national security - theory and practice in eastern European countries

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.2004.0434 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 49 (7) ◽

pp. 127-128

Author(s):

J. Kindler ◽

P. Söderbaum ◽

H. Tropp

Keyword(s):

National Security ◽

Drainage Basin ◽

Stakeholder Participation ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Eastern European ◽

Security Issues ◽

Management Plans ◽

Water Management Plans ◽

Local Water ◽

Eastern European Countries

Efforts to link and balance national water policies, local water action and national security issues are discussed. There needs to be greater clarity of water roles, rights and responsibilities among national stakeholders as well as between states. In some cases, insufficient attention has been paid to local concerns and, in balancing national and local actions, it is necessary to address decentralization in the context of a transboundary state. There is a strong need for enhanced stakeholder participation in the formulation and implementation of national and local water management plans.

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