Illegal Migration: Personal Tragedies, Social Problems, or National Security Threats?

2012 ◽  
pp. 15-45
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
Illegal Migration

scholarly journals POLITICAL AND LEGAL REGULATION OF ILLEGAL MIGRATION AS A THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY

2021 ◽  
Vol 06 (04(01)) ◽  
pp. 107-113
Author(s):  
Yuriy Stolyar Yuriy Stolyar
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
Illegal Migration ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
International Image ◽  
Migration Flows

Thus, migration is a characteristic feature of the new millennium, which has the ability to spread. At the same time, the number of problems associated with this trend is growing: legal, economic, social, ethnocultural, religious, psychological [9, p. 18]. Their solution is possible with the coordination of efforts of all branches of government, a comprehensive approach to combating illegal migration, and close international cooperation in solving this problem. Thus, illegal migration in Ukraine is an acute problem that affects the rule of law, the economic situation, and the international image not only of our country but also of many others. For Ukraine, the problem of illegal migration is completely new and its growing trend is of concern, as it is associated with illegal operations and various types of crime. The rapid development and expansion of the geographical boundaries of illegal migration are due to various economic and political factors. Illegal migration occupies a significant percentage in the structure of migration flows. It is a socially dangerous, harmful, illegal phenomenon that really threatens the economic interests and public security of our state. It is one of the reasons for the growth of crime, the spread of dangerous diseases, the development of the underground labor market, the emergence of tensions between many countries. Keywords: political regulation, legal regulation, illegal migration, national security, threats.

PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF APPLICATION OF THE MODEL OF INTEGRAL ASSESSMENT OF THE LEVEL OF ECONOMIC SECURITY OF UKRAINE

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oksana Gaiduchok ◽  
◽  
Oleksiy Stupnytskyi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
National Interests ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
Military Security ◽  
Integral Assessment ◽  
Political Economic

In modern times, it is believed that by reducing the risk of military intervention, military security has lost its relevance, and economic security has become a priority of national interests. The principle of economic security is as follows: national interests are supported through an economic system that supports free exchange and ensures the upward mobility of the nation. The analysis of economic security is based on the concept of national interests. It is well known that the problem of national security and its components cannot be considered only from the standpoint of current interests; it is closely related to the possibilities of their implementation over a significant, long-term period. Each stage of realization of national interests of the country is characterized by its assessment of its geopolitical, geostrategic and geoeconomic conditions, security threats and the main carriers of these threats, the mechanism of realization of national interests (each of the stages has its own assessment of the main definitions and categories of security, the main vectors of geoeconomic policy). Economic security is the foundation and material basis of national security. A state is in a state of security if it protects its own national interests and is able to defend them through political, economic, socio-psychological, military and other actions. There is a close connection between economic security and the system of national and state interests, and it is through this category that the problems of economic potential and economic power of the state, geopolitical and geoeconomic positions of the country in the modern world are intertwined. At a time when regional forces are trying to expand markets, provide access to finance and the latest technology, economic security has become a necessary component of the ability of regional forces to expand their influence. The article is devoted to the study of economic security of Ukraine and its components using the model of quantitative assessment of economic security of Ukraine. Using the Fishburne method, a model is built that allows to obtain an integrated assessment of the level of economic security based on the synthesis of nine partial indicators.

National Security and Public Anxiety: Our Changing Perceptions

2010 ◽  
pp. 32-40
Author(s):  
Sir Richard Dearlove
Keyword(s):  
Cold War ◽  
National Security ◽  
Security Policy ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
Nation States ◽  
Private Citizens ◽  
Russian Military ◽  
Full Force ◽  
The Cold War

This article discusses the changing perceptions on national security and civic anxiety. During the Cold War and its aftermath, security was rather a simple and straightforward issue. The countries knew their enemies, where they are and the threats they presented. On the event that, the enemies's secrets were unknown, probing techniques were employed to determine the weaknesses of the enemy. This formulaic situation which seeped through in to the twenty-first century left little room for innovation. In fact, in some countries, security maintained at the Cold War levels despite criticisms that new and emerging national security threats should be addressed at a new level. Of the powerful nations, America maintained the role of a world policeman and adapted its national security priorities according to its perception of a new series of strategic threats; however these new security strategies were without a sense of urgency. However, the perception of global threats and national security radically changed in the event of the 9/11 attack. The sleeping national security priorities of America came to a full force which affected the national security priorities of other nations as well. In the twenty-first globalized world, no conflict remains a regional clash. The reverberations of the Russian military action in Georgia, the Israeli intervention in Gaza, and the results of the attacks in Mumbai resonates loudly and rapidly through the wider international security system. While today, nations continue to seek new methods for addressing new security threats, the paradox of the national security policy is that nation-states have lost their exclusive grip of their own security at a time when the private citizens are assailed by increased fears for their own security and demand a more enhanced safety from the state. Nation-states have been much safer from large-scale violence, however there exists a strong sense of anxiety about the lack of security in the face of multiplicity of threats. Nations have been largely dependent on international coordinated action to achieve their important national security objectives. National policies and security theory lack precision. In addition, the internationalization of national security has eroded the distinction between domestic and foreign security. These blurring lines suggest that the understanding of national security is still at the height of transformations.

scholarly journals Managing sustainability of national security: Implications for Ukraine

2021 ◽  
Vol 307 ◽  
pp. 09001
Author(s):  
Ihor Todorov ◽  
Nataliia Todorova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
National Security ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Clear Idea

The article studies the interrelated categories of national security and sustainable development, which are currently the object of special attention of government institutions, civil society, political parties, territorial communities, etc. The purpose of the study is to specify the topical issues associated with sustainable development of the national security, building on the international experience in this area, and to determine the locally adaptable ways of ensuring sustainability of the national security of Ukraine. The process of sustainable development of national security is to be more effective when there is a clear idea of its structural and functional elements, direct and indirect ties among them. The synergy of national security with the implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals is able to ensure comprehensive modernization in accordance with today’s requirements and strengthen the level of welfare and security of citizens. The integrated level of national security of Ukraine correlates with the goals of sustainable development. The country’s stability and its resistance to national security threats is a necessary condition for implementing a purposeful sustainable development strategy for 2030. Successful implementation of sustainability tasks for Ukraine is possible provided there exist unity and capacity of state power and society.

U.S. National Security in the Western Hemisphere

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Ashby
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Homeland Security ◽  
Direct Contact ◽  
Western Hemisphere ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Interactive Dynamics ◽  
Security Questions ◽  
Homeland Defense ◽  
The U.S

This chapter contends that the Western Hemisphere is not only key to the development of U.S. national security but also remains of great importance today. Quite simply, U.S. national security interests grew firstly within their own “neighborhood,” and those interests continue to be both important and complex into the present day. Crucially, this is where national security threats come into direct contact with the U.S. homeland. Understanding this history and these interactive dynamics is important to the analysis of contemporary national security questions in the Western Hemisphere. The chapter focuses on key issues that are deeply intertwined: economics and trade; democracy, development, and human rights; drugs and transnational threats; and homeland security and homeland defense.

“Where Are the Americans?”

2021 ◽  
pp. 86-107
Author(s):  
Ken R. Crane
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Family Values ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
Lower Status ◽  
History Of ◽  
Racialized Other ◽  
Cultural Reality ◽  
History Of Race

The War on Terror’s aggressive surveillance of Arabs and Muslims as national security threats accelerated their becoming a racialized Other. The history of race-making in America has followed a pattern of groups differentiating themselves from lower-status nonwhites in order to gain membership as white. Iraqis who came to the Inland Empire’s majority-Latinx neighborhoods found themselves in an America they had not anticipated, prompting some to ask, “Where are the Americans?” While the Latinx-Iraqi interactions evoked frustration, confusion, and ambivalence toward an unexpected cultural reality, Iraqis were ultimately able to bridge differences and recognize many similarities with their Latinx neighbors, such as family values and hospitality. The youths frequently quoted the Arabic proverb “not all your fingers alike,” meaning that it is better to be accepting—after all, not all people are the same, everyone is different, just like the fingers on your hand.

New Zealand

2021 ◽  
pp. 156-170
Author(s):  
Christian Leuprecht
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
National Security ◽  
Intelligence Community ◽  
Advisory Panel ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
Sensitive Material ◽  
Scarce Resources ◽  
The One ◽  
Limited Scope ◽  
Regular Review

As the smallest and most centralized in the Five Eyes community, New Zealand’s intelligence and security community, and the system that holds it accountable, is an outlier. New Zealand’s proximity to Australia is reflected in parallels in intelligence accountability between the two Tasman allies. On the one hand, its relatively smaller size is reflected in certain unique attributes of intelligence accountability, such as its limited scope and access to sensitive material. On the other hand, its more modest size has been beneficial in driving innovation that has subsequently been adopted elsewhere, notably the double lock system for warrants. The chapter reviews the member organizations of the New Zealand’s National Intelligence Community, the particular strategic environment that has informed intelligence and accountability in New Zealand, its rather distinct national security threats, as well as New Zealand’s modest, centralized yet innovative intelligence accountability architecture: the Inspector General of Intelligence and Security, which has an Advisory Panel that is an attribute unique to New Zealand, the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament, and the Commissioner of Intelligence Warrants. New Zealand’s experience draws attention to economies of effort to be harnessed for scarce resources on the big collectors and assessor rather than other government clients that only receive intelligence. New Zealand also differs from other Five Eyes parliamentary intelligence committees in granting only limited access to sensitive operational matters or information. Mandatory regular review of legislation offers an opportunity to assess for efficacy and propose comprehensive improvements to innovate agencies and practices.

scholarly journals Protection of Australia in the Cyber Age

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Warren ◽  
Shona Leitch
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Homeland Security ◽  
Critical Infrastructure ◽  
Security Policies ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
Cyber Warfare ◽  
Critical Infrastructure Protection ◽  
Security Risks ◽  
Infrastructure Protection

Australia has developed sophisticated national security policies and physical security agencies to protect against current and future security threats associated with critical infrastructure protection and cyber warfare protection. In this paper, the authors examine some common security risks that face Australia and how government policies and strategies have been developed and changed over time, for example, the proposed Australian Homeland Security department. This paper discusses the different steps that Australia has undertaken in relation to developing national policies to deal with critical infrastructure protection.

scholarly journals Civil unmanned aircraft systems and security: The European approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 83-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikko Huttunen
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Unmanned Aircraft ◽  
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
Aircraft Systems ◽  
European Approach ◽  
Unlawful Interference ◽  
Security Gap ◽  
The Eu

Abstract Civil unmanned aircraft systems, commonly known as drones, have many useful applications but can also be used to intentionally cause harm. Additionally, drones themselves can be subject to unlawful interference. In this article, I analyze how European Union’s new rules on drones affect such security threats. I argue that the rules on protecting drones from unlawful interference are promising, although the required security features can also be abused by rogue operators. The intentional misuse of drones, however, is not much deterred by the rules that seek to protect persons and property from such misuse. Rules concerning the operator and the pilot assume compliance, the mandatory technical safeguards can be circumvented, and oversight is difficult because drones are mostly operated from outside airports in a distributed manner. One way to fill the security gap is to employ anti-drone technology that detects drones and prevents them from entering sensitive airspace without permission. Although many airports have already adopted such technology, the EU should consider making it mandatory for the busiest airports. Regardless of rules enacted by the Union, though, reliable and safe means of stopping unlawful drone operations should be employed at critical locations. This applies also to areas like prisons and power plants, the protection of which falls within the ambit of national security.

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