Security Studies

Blending the journalistic rigor of Masha Gessen with the call to action of We Should All Be Feminists, a startling denunciation of Vladimir Putin’s war on women that reveals how modern Russia’s history of weaponizing sexual violence against women is part of the Russian leader’s strategy to retain political influence and domination.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Transgender Rights vs. Women’s Rights from Conflicts to Co-Existence and learn about basic human rights.

Life has never been easier thanks to the advancement of technology. However, with all new technological advancements also come new risks. The most drastically increasing issue in the world today is not biological warfare, but cyber warfare. Data has become the single most valuable commodity in today’s world, and, of course, there are always people lurking around the corner, trying to get their hands on it.

Timothy W. Crawford's The Power to Divide examines the use of wedge strategies, a form of divisive statecraft designed to isolate adversaries from allies and potential supporters to gain key advantages. With a multidimensional argument about the power of accommodation in competition, and a survey of alliance diplomacy around both World Wars, The Power to Divide artfully analyzes the past and future performance of wedge strategy in great power politics.

This study-guide is an expertly crafted guide designed to assist candidates in preparing for the CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) certification, specifically targeting the CS0-003 exam. This all-encompassing guide covers essential cybersecurity concepts and skills, presented in a clear, structured format for easy understanding.

In the book Four Pillars of Church Safety & Security, best-selling authors James McGarvey and Michael Scully cover how your ministry and church can be successful in learning and applying key critical ingredients.

Throughout his presidency, Ronald Reagan sought "peace through strength" during an era of historic change. In the decades since, pundits and scholars have argued over the president's legacy: some consider Reagan a charismatic and consummate leader, who renewed American strength and defeated communism. To others he was an ambitious and dangerous warmonger, whose presidency was plagued with mismanagement, misconduct, and foreign policy failures.

Unlock the secrets to mastering the NIST 800 risk management process in record time with this powerful 2-in-1 bundle! Introducing Information Systems Security NIST 800 2-in-1, featuring both RMF ISSO Foundation Guide and RMF ISSO: NIST 800-53. This comprehensive series is your ultimate roadmap to success, designed to simplify the complexities of NIST 800-53 security controls and show you the actionable steps required throughout the RMF process.

Author Byron Williams has written one of the most compelling books of 2023. Through the use of short stories and nonfiction essays, Our American Experiment offers a searing exploration of present-day America, while allowing room for the listener to draw his or her own conclusions.

Church safety and security teams are a growing ministry in churches and places of worship. This book is a 31-day devotional, with the intent on strengthening and building individuals as well as teams, for the sake of serving stronger. A devotional from the church safety guys. This book comes with a devotional section covering six key components that every safety and security ministry should be disciples in; Grace, Patience, Prayer, Training, Trust, and Leadership.

Hedwig Dohm (1831-1919) war eine deutsche Schriftstellerin, Frauenrechtlerin und eine der ersten feministischen Theoretikerinnen. Die Großmutter von Katia Mann, der Gattin Thomas Manns, war sie obendrein. Im Jahr 1903 veröffentlichte sie ihr Essay "Die Mütter", in dem sie auf vielfältige Weise unter anderem folgende Themen beleuchtet: das überladene Mutterideal; Einflüsse, die auf Kinder wirken; freie Berufswahl der Frau; Erziehungsfragen. Cover-Illustration von Lea Pfeiffer.

Have you ever wondered if there is a biblical reason to have a church security or safety ministry? Do you have a hard time convincing your church leadership that it is a crucial ministry in our day and age? Are you a pastor that has a hard time believing a "security" ministry is critical? Look no further! Written by one of the Church Safety Guys, The Case for Church Safety and Security is a book that dives into the biblical foundation for a modern ministry in your church.

On June 25, 2013, the US Supreme Court handed down its decision in Shelby County v. Holder, invalidating a key provision of voting rights law. The decision - the culmination of an eight-year battle over the power of Congress to regulate state conduct of elections - marked the closing of a chapter in American politics. That chapter had opened a century earlier in the case of Guinn v. United States, which ushered in national efforts to knock down racial barriers to the ballot.

Xavier James details and explains the most important books and documentaries you need for yourself and your family.

Beyond the Sand and Sea is an extraordinary and inspiring book for anyone searching for pinpricks of light in the darkness. Meticulously reported over three years, it reveals the strength of a family of Somali refugees who never lost faith in America - and exposes the broken refugee resettlement system that kept that family trapped for more than two decades and has turned millions into permanent exiles.

We talk about achieving 'LGBTQ+ equality', but around the world, LGBTQ+ people are still suffering discrimination and extreme violence. How do we solve this urgent problem, allowing queer people everywhere the opportunity to thrive? In We Can Do Better Than This, 35 voices explore this question. Through deeply moving stories and provocative new arguments on safety and visibility, dating and gender, care and community, they map new global frontiers in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights.

Little rules more than free speech! So let's honor, cherish, and advance free speech wherever we go and in whatever we do! Long live free speech!

This is the story of how America's first women soldiers helped win World War I, earned the vote, and fought the US Army. In 1918 the US Army Signal Corps sent 223 women to France. They were masters of the latest technology: the telephone switchboard. General John Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces, demanded female "wire experts" when he discovered that inexperienced doughboys were unable to keep him connected with troops under fire.

Eye-opening accounts of heroic resistance to religious extremism. From Karachi to Tunis, Kabul to Tehran, across the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, and beyond, these trailblazers often risked death to combat the rising tide of fundamentalism within their own countries. But this global community of writers, artists, doctors, musicians, museum curators, lawyers, activists, and educators of Muslim heritage remains largely invisible, lost amid the heated coverage of Islamist terror attacks on one side and abuses perpetrated against suspected terrorists on the other.

Executive Order 9981, issued by President Harry Truman on July 26, 1948, desegregated all branches of the United States military by decree. EO 9981 is often portrayed as a heroic and unexpected move by Truman. But in reality, Truman's history-making order was the culmination of more than 150 years of legal, political, and moral struggle.