Political Science : Political Freedom & Security

"We believe Al Qaeda continues to have a terrorist infrastructure in Canada, one with documented links to the U.S. While many border security measures have been implemented since 9/11, the vast expanse of the 4,000-mile-long U.S. northern border, with eighty-six points of entry and various unofficial crossings, may still provide opportunities for operatives to penetrate U.S. national security, particularly if Western passports are used.". --The FBI, in a classified bulletin . " Cold Terror will shock the conscience of a nation. In terrifying detail, it shows how the world’s terrorists have made themselves at home in Canada—and how they have been made welcome by cowardly politicians.". --David Frum, Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and author of, with Richard Perle, An End to Evil: What’s Next in the War on Terror. "Stewart Bell’s clarion call for action needs to be heeded before the ticking Canadian terrorist time bomb blows up closer to home. If Canadian terrorists aren’t stopped before they use weapons of mass destruction in the United States, we’ll have far bigger problems than keeping the border open for trade.". --Patrick Grady, The Globe and Mail. more...

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Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism: A Comprehensive Training Guide has been developed by the Financial Market Integrity Unit of the World Bank to support the World Bank’s Capacity Enhancement Program on AML/CFT. The modules are comprised of the following eight Modules:Module 1 - Effects on Economic Development and International StandardsModule 2 - Legal Requirements to meet International StandardsModule 3a - Regulatory and Institutional RequirementsModule 3b - Compliance Requirements for Financial InstitutionsModule 4 - Building an Effective Financial Intelligence UnitModule 5 - Domestic (inter-agency) and International CooperationModule 6 - Combating the Financing of TerrorismModule 7 - Investigating Money Laundering and Terrorist FinancingThe program offers countries the tools, skills and knowledge to build and strengthen their institutional, legal and regulatory frameworks for developing a robust AML/CFT regime.MODULE 1. EFFECTS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS1. Understanding money laundering and terrorist financing2. The implications of money laundering and terrorist financing for development3. International standards and standard setters4. Assessing compliance with international standardsMODULE 2. LEGAL REQUIREMENTS TO MEET INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS1. What are the international conventions and treaties that deal with AML/CFT?2. What legal and institutional arrangements satisfy international standards?3. What are the legal issues related to international cooperation? 4. Where can one find model laws?MODULE 3A. REGULATORY AND INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AML/CFT1. Responsibility for effective supervision2. Institutions subject to AML/CFT compliance3. The principal regulatory and institutional requirements4. Internal audit and compliance programs5. Professional associations: what are their roles?6. Enforcement of AML/CFT requirementsMODULE 3B. COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS1. Understanding money l more...

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The United States Air Force materiel sustainment system (MSS) is continually caught between two countervailing pressures: demands for increased efficiency and lower costs on one side versus demands for increasingly effective support to combat operations and peacetime training on the other. Furthermore, the demands on the MSS are unpredictable and change rapidly. The authors contend that implementation of a common operating picture (COP) would make the Air Force MSS both more efficient and more flexible and responsive to changing needs. They describe such a COP, developed around four principles: effects-based measures, which enable the creation of diagnostic measures to monitor system performance; schwerpunkt, a German concept that emphasizes the importance of a shared frame of reference for accomplishing organizational objectives; decision-rights theory, which provides a framework for decentralizing decisionmaking; and a nonmarket economic framework in which Air Force Headquarters and the Global Logistics Supply Center would mediate between the supply and demand sides of the MSS. The authors discuss how this COP might be applied to depot-level reparable component sustainment, using that specific example to illustrate how the COP could improve the overall MSS. more...

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The spectre and fear of another terrorist attack looms large for most of the world's citizenry and for the domestic law agencies charged with protecting these citizens and countries. This book explores how various countries have dealt with or are dealing with homeland security in the aftermath of terrorist attacks. more...

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This book examines the response to right-wing extremism in the US from both the government and non-governmental organisations and provides a detailed portrait of contemporary extreme right in the US. more...

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