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Global Threat Target-Centered Assessment and Management
Robert Mandel
ISBN: 0-313-35845-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-35845-6
160 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 9/30/2008
List Price: $75.00 (UK Sterling Price: £51.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • "Military planners and intelligence analysts have traditionally used threat analysis… The argument is that, for a variety of reasons, the target-centered approach is better than older forms that focus on the source of the threat… Recommended. Lower-division undergraduate through research collections."
    —CHOICE     4/1/2009
  • "After analysing the nature of modern security threats, Mandel proposes what he calls a 'target-centered conceptual approach' to better recognise, assess, prioritise and manage them. He uses the cases of the Iraq War, the 2004 tsunami, the London Transport bombings and the US illegal-immigration debate to illustrate his approach."
    —International Institute for Strategic Studies     4/1/2009
Description: This book provides a fresh perspective on causes, consequences, and cures surrounding today's most pressing global security challenges. After explaining the changes in post-Cold War threat, it develops a novel target-centered approach to assessment and management that is more useful in coping with current foreign dangers than current best practices.

After explaining the challenge in coping with current global threat, this book begins by analyzing the distinctiveness of post-Cold War threat and of the nature of enemies prevalent in today's world. Then it considers prevailing threat analysis deficiencies and develops an alternative target-centered conceptual approach for recognizing and prioritizing threat. Illustrating the value of this approach are four post-9/11 case studies: the weapons of mass destruction and terrorism threat linked to the 2003 Iraq War, the natural calamity threat linked to the 2004 tsunami disaster, the terrorist threat linked to the 2005 London Transport bombings, and the undesired mass population threat linked to the 2006 American illegal immigration tensions. The study concludes by presenting some target-centered ideas about how to cope better with incoming threat, calling in the end for strategic transformation.
Table of Contents:
  • FIGURES
    PREFACE
    CHAPTER I: THE GLOBAL THREAT CHALLENGE
    CHAPTER II: DISTINCTIVENESS OF POST-COLD WAR THREAT
    CHAPTER III: THE NATURE OF THE ENEMY
    CHAPTER IV: THREAT ANALYSIS DEFICIENCIES
    CHAPTER V: TARGET-CENTERED GLOBAL THREAT ASSESSMENT
    CHAPTER VI: RECENT GLOBAL THREAT CASES
    CHAPTER VII: REFINING THREAT-RELATED DECISION MAKING
    CHAPTER VIII: TARGET-CENTERED GLOBAL THREAT MANAGEMENT
    SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
    ENDNOTES
About the Author: Robert Mandel is Chair and Professor of International Affairs at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. He is the author of numerous books and articles related to international security and conflict issues. He has worked for the Central Intelligence Agency and Defense Intelligence Agency and has testified before the United States Congress.
PDF Catalogs:
Academic Library Fall 2008.pdf
PSI Catalog Fall 2008.pdf
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