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Transforming Uganda’s Security Sector: The Need for a Gender Sensitive Approach
The recognition that gender matters in security has shaken the Westphalian security model that prioritized state over human security. Indeed, concerns related to the security of individuals and communities have diluted earlier assumptions that a secure state automatically translates into a safe population. Gender has moved hand-in-hand with human security but consistently struggled to gain its own space in security discussions in the post-Cold War period where dependability between security and development is loudly pronounced. This paper argues that although state-centric security practices are non-dismissible, in transforming Uganda’s security sector, a gender-sensitive approach is critical for ensuring effective security service delivery and responsiveness to unique women, men, girls’ and boys’ security needs. The paper relied on secondary sources of data such as the National Gender Policy, Security Sector Development Plan; Ministerial reports; Development Community’s reports such as UNDP and OECD and literature related to gender and security by different authors. Throughout the review of the literature, the task was three-fold; a) to explain why gender has been negated in security; b) to appreciate the need to shift from security sector reform to security sector transformation and c) to advance the need for transforming Uganda’s security sector through a gendered lens.
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The Art of War in an Age of Peace
An informed modern plan for post-2020 American foreign policy that avoids the opposing dangers of retrenchment and overextension.
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The Markets for Force
The Markets for Forceexamines and compares the markets for private military and security contractors in twelve nations: Argentina, Guatemala, Peru, Ecuador, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Russia, Afghanistan, China, Canada, and the United States. Editors Molly Dunigan and Ulrich Petersohn argue that the global market for force is actually a conglomeration of many types of markets that vary according to local politics and geostrategic context. Each case study investigates the particular characteristics of the region's market, how each market evolved into its current form, and what consequence the privatized market may have for state military force and the provision of public safety. The comparative standpoint sheds light on better-known markets but also those less frequently studied, such as the state-owned and -managed security companies in China, militaries working for private sector extractive industries in Ecuador and Peru, and the ways warlord forces overlap with private security companies in Afghanistan.
An invaluable resource for scholars and policymakers alike,The Markets for Forceoffers both an empirical analysis of variations in private military and security companies across the globe and deeper theoretical knowledge of how such markets develop.
Contributors:Olivia Allison, Oldrich Bures, Jennifer Catallo, Molly Dunigan, Scott Fitzsimmons, Maiah Jaskoski, Kristina Mani, Carlos Ortiz, Ulrich Petersohn, Jake Sherman, Christopher Spearin.
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Innovating in a secret world : the future of national security and global leadership
\"Our national security increasingly depends on access to the most sophisticated and advanced technology. Yet the next time we set out to capture a terrorist leader, we may fail. Why? The answer lies in a conflict between two worlds. One is the dynamic, global, commercial world with its thriving innovations. The other is the world of national security, in which innovation is a matter of life or death. The conflict is about secrecy. Innovating in a Secret World is a detailed examination of the U.S. government and innovation landscapes and of the current trends in often secret national security-related research and development (R&D). Based on case studies, detailed research, and interviews with executives at Fortune 500s, startup entrepreneurs, and military directors and program managers, this accessible and timely book is a must-read. Tina P. Srivastava evaluates whether the strategy of technology innovation in the world of national security unintentionally leaves certain innovations behind or unintentionally precludes certain classes of innovators from participating. She identifies the unintended consequences and emergent behaviors of this conflict. This examination unfolds in a complex, dynamic system that includes the legal framework in which technology innovation must exist. For more than a decade Srivastava has been on the front lines of cutting-edge technology innovation. She suggests focusing on an emerging class of R&D strategy called \"open innovation\"--a strategy that broadens participation in innovation beyond an individual organization or division traditionally assigned to perform R&D activities. Through compelling stories of commercial and early government applications, she shows how open technology innovation strategies can enable, accelerate, and enhance technology innovation. Successful incorporation of open innovation into the previously closed U.S. government R&D landscape can yield profound benefits to both national security and global leadership.\"-- Provided by publisher.
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The art of war in an age of peace : U.S. grand strategy and resolute restraint
An informed modern plan for post-2020 American foreign policy that avoids the opposing dangers of retrenchment and overextension Russia and China are both believed to have \"grand strategies\"-detailed sets of national security goals backed by means, and plans, to pursue them. In the United States, policy makers have tried to articulate similar concepts but have failed to reach a widespread consensus since the Cold War ended. While the United States has been the world's prominent superpower for over a generation, much American thinking has oscillated between the extremes of isolationist agendas versus interventionist and overly assertive ones. Drawing on historical precedents and weighing issues such as Russia's resurgence, China's great rise, North Korea's nuclear machinations, and Middle East turmoil, Michael O'Hanlon presents a well'researched, ethically sound, and politically viable vision for American national security policy. He also proposes complementing the Pentagon's set of \"4+1\" pre'existing threats with a new \"4+1\": biological, nuclear, digital, climatic, and internal dangers.
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The Legal Perspective on Artificial Intelligence in Health and Security Sectors between Innovation and Rights Protection
Artificial intelligence has now become integral to both the security and healthcare industries, delivering revolutionary technologies for the purpose of improving service delivery and efficiency. With increased usage of AI come monumental legal hurdles, most notably privacy, responsibility, and protection of human rights. This presentation aims to analyze the legal framework that governs AI in the two industries crucial to society, examining the models of regulation attempting to balance technological advancements with safeguarding human rights. In the health sector, AI is revolutionizing patient care, right from diagnosis to treatment protocols, and raising eyebrows about the proper use of data, transparency of decision processes, and responsibility of AI enabled medical devices. And also, the security industry is faced with the dilemma of balancing AI's potential to enhance public safety while risking infringement upon personal freedoms, privacy, and civil liberties. This presentation analyzes existing legal frameworks, determines the differences between how AI is regulated in health and security, and compares their effectiveness at mitigating the risk and complexity posed by these technologies.
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