What is an insider threat? Insider threat has been defined as a malicious hacker who is an employee of office of a business, institution or agency. There can also be outsider threats by a person who poses as an officer or employee by gaining access to false credentials. An insider threat can also go by the term of a cracker or a black hat. Insider threats have damaged the United States for a long time. Today the threat is much easier to pull off due to the fact that we have newer technologies; such
Michael Walzer is an esteemed retired professor from the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Walzer has written many books, essays, and articles. His essay, Excusing Terror, is one that best relates to the current events happening around the world. In this essay, Walzer talks about different reasons that people would want to resort to terrorism. In this essay I will argue Walzers view on Terrorism is correct in that terrorism is wrong because it is akin to murder, it is random
In the article “Is Terrorism Distinctively Wrong?”, Lionel K. McPherson criticizes the dominant view that terrorism is absolutely and unconditionally wrong. He argues terrorism is not distinctively wrong compared to conventional war. However, I claim that terrorism is necessarily wrong. To support his claim, McPherson argues there is nothing morally relevant to make a distinction between terrorism and conventional war waged by states. In other words, from the moral angel, there is no difference
film ends with Algeria gaining the independence it strived for in 1962. The film is important in understanding asymmetric conflicts because despite being the weaker side, Algeria had proved itself to be much stronger than the French and had its newfound independence to show for it. Insurgency is defined as a rebellion against an indigenous government or a foreign occupier. In an asymmetric war there are two sides a strong and a weak side which have two strategies each. The French, who were the “stronger”
connections such that differences between local and global relationships, internal and external, and violence and oppression emanating from the war are intricate to sustain (Clausewitz, 2007, p. 13). In principle, new wars are synonymous to conventional warfare in which the contemporary conventional military armament and combat tactics are no longer utilized in open confrontation between interstate conflicts (Duffield, 2005, p. 25). Many theorists have considered what used to define war and the contemporary
the opening sentences of the chapter “Irregular Warfare and Terrorism” in his book Another Bloody Century of the dangers of oversimplifying the categories of warfare. To look at warfare as either regular or irregular without being absolutely clear on the definitions of each and the context in which the terms are used is fruitless. Regular forces have been known to use irregular type tactics just as irregular forces have used conventional warfare to reach their political goals. It is imperative
I first read the statement above, actually a bit confusing for personnel and soldiers who does not understand the tactics and strategy of guerrilla and conventional warfare. How can guerilla wins if he does not lose, the conventional army loses if it does not win. After I analysis that statement, it is indeed true, as guerrilla warfare is really a protracted war where there is no time limit in the implementation, expected outcomes , namely the guerrilla attacks launched by the enemy will decrease
own doctrines written by his historian, Brigadier General Jomini, on Principles of War (PoW). Tactics were adapted from Napoleonic warfare into our today’s warfare. Many great generals and military experts are constantly studying Napoleon’s strategies, his army organization, and his logistics challenges. The cadres from West Point Academy are using Napoleonic warfare as one of the current military strategies curriculum. In today’s army, many of Napoleonic tactics seem to be common sense, and they
With every form of warfare examined there has been one striking similarity amongst the group, all types of warfare aim to bring about some form of change. Whether that be a societal, political, or economic change all designs of warfare aim to bring about a number of these changes. Nonviolent resistance may not be the first to mind when the term warfare is discussed, though given some inspection it can be reasonable to think of it in this way. Just like the other forms of warfare, nonviolent resistance
There is a general discord among stakeholders on the definition of irregular warfare and where the term and concept fits within the joint and the individual services’ doctrine. The 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review report uses the term “irregular” only once in its one hundred and five pages and only in terms of a focus on building the joint force’s capability and capacity to deal with irregular warfare while maintaining a clear conventional and nuclear global superiority. Currently, the definition
success for all types of conflict. Regular or conventional warfare is defined as war “typically between uniformed, state sponsored armies with high casualties, a high tempo, and a high consumption of resources.” Irregular warfare is a broad term that includes many different aspects of conflict against mostly irregular forces. Some of the aspects of irregular warfare include security force assistance, counterinsurgency, unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, peace keeping, stability operations
today are much different from those of the past. Peter Kiss, a scholar on asymmetric conflict, commented that tactics of the first and second generation of fighting were mainly linear tactics from a large army against another army on a defined battlefield. This type of war peaked in World War I, and gave way to the third generation of warfare, which is synonymous with nonlinear techniques of tricking the enemy. This type of warfare was at its height in 1967 and 1973 with the victories of the Israeli
Asymmetrical warfare has become a commonality throughout 20th and 21st century warfare; often, smaller groups use erratic, scattered, and non-linear methods to fight larger and much better equipped adversaries as a way to level out the playing field. Within these often non-linear, yet partially collective entities; to remain successful, it is necessary for each group align itself with a wide array of global funding and supply mechanisms. The three sources utilized: R.J. Godlewski’s journal article
Agency Theory or Principal Agent Theory is the relationship that involved the contractual link between the shareholders (the principals) that provide capital to the company and the management (agent) who runs the company. The principals will engage the agent to carry out some services on their behalf and would normally delegate some decision-making authority to the agents. However, as the number of shareholders and the complexity of operations grew, the agent, who had the expertise and essential
Disclosed principal is a principal where the identity is disclosed or revealed to a thrid party by the principal agent. The agent is not liable but the disclosed party on the third party contract is. An example of a disclosed principal is a person giving power of attorney to an agent to discuss with a bill collector how to settle the principals debts. They act on behalf of the principals best interest. 2. Undisclosed principal is when an agent acts on the behalf of the principal without the
THE AGENCY What’s behind a convenient death? A group of hired assassins. CONCEPT: THE AGENCY is a professional series about hired assassins. Their moral values are power and money. Love, happiness and life are obstacles the characters must get around. UNIVERSE: THE AGENCY is an elegant and mysterious series, full of personal interests. Its tone is realistic, full of action, in which all the gestures and details have a vital importance. The series goes on through exclusive high standing spaces and
The Author's Depiction of Warfare in Beowulf The poem Beowulf is set in a time when warfare was prevalent. The epic poem is believed to have been composed sometime between the early eighth century and the tenth century, A.D. During this time, war between tribes co-existing within the same region, as well as war between tribes from afar, was a common occurrence. The author of Beowulf acknowledges this fact often. However, it is not clear whether his or her opinion is that of a pacifist or an activist
Impact of Technology on Warfare Technology changes every day, sometimes the events in our life shape what new technology we use. You would have to be living in a hole not know that we are in conflict with Iraq, and this event has changed digital warfare. The U.S. army has come up with a digital warfare system called Army Battle Command System. This system can scan digital street maps, monitor enemy positions, zoom in on individual buildings through satellite imagery and download instructions
Warfare Warfare is a prominent theme in Beowulf . The reasons and conduct for and during warfare are mentioned and displayed throughout the poem. The reason for warfare is usually for retribution. As an act of revenge, battles are fought. The conduct is also very standard and prevalent. All warfare fought by honorable men had to be fought fair. If the opposing side bore no weapons, then the other side also used no weapons. The author of this poem depicts himself/herself to be an advocate of warfare
Commercial Warfare In the presidency of Thomas Jefferson, continuing through Madison’s term, the United States initiated a policy to retaliate against the seizure of ships by the British and French. These three dominant nations entered a period between 1806-1810, known as Commercial Warfare. The Commercial War was a response by Americans to maintain their right of neutral commerce. The Acts by the United States, the Decrees by the powerful Napoleon I, and the Parliamentary orders, throughout