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Based on his first-hand experiences and observations of how the Department of Homeland Security is failing to make America safe, Ervin shows the real threats we face--from nuclear attack to homegrown terrorism. Pushed out by the White House for refusing to sugarcoat its failures, Ervin candidly discusses the circumstances of his departure. He takes the reader inside the decision-making councils of this newest department of the U.S. government, and shows how his team's prescriptions for urgent change were ignored--leaving the US vulnerable to another terrorist attack.
First published in 2006. This Issue of ‘Survival’ Volume 48, Number 2, Summer 2006 includes articles that pose the question of Populist resurgence in Latin America, Sources and Limits of Chinese 'soft power'; demilitarising the 'War on Terror', nuclear terrorism; Europe's Jihadist dilemma; chaos in North Caucasus and Russia's future; and the emerging consensus for preventive war.
Annotation When the United States tightened its immigration policies in response to concerns over terrorism, Microsoft's Bill Gates and General Electric's Jeffrey Immelt warned that some of these restrictions were harmful to US economic interests. Further, academic and business leaders warned that the restrictions were causing many of the world's most promising international students of science and engineering to go elsewhere. Under pressure from the academic, science and business body, in February 2005 the US State Department eased the Visa Mantis Program by extending the validity of science-related visas from one year to up to four years. Will more rational policy reforms follow? US Immigr...
International Trade, explains the functions and history of international trade, along with providing a worldwide outlook on the future. In addition, firsthand accounts of real people are featured in which their stories are brought down to a personal level for the reader. Additional features include: a table of contents, glossary, index, color photographs, discussion points, and recommended books and websites for further exploration.
Provides a comprehensive account of past and current homeland security reorganization and practices, policies and programs in relation to government restructuring.