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Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction; Theoretical Approaches to Security Studies; Methodological Approach; Volume Overview; Notes; Chapter 2: Countering Transnational Organized Crime; The Dark Side of Globalization; The over 100-Year Drug War; The Case of Colombia; Evaluation of Aerial Spraying Programs; Underlying Challenges in Colombia; Drug Trafficking and Violence in Mexico; The Peña Nieto Government and Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime; Demand for Drugs; Legalization versus Decriminalization Debate; President Obama's Drug Strategy.
Gangs and Threats to SecurityFBI Violent Gang Initiative; Gangs in Central America: A Threat to US Security?; The Obama Administration's Strategy against TOC; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 3: Immigration and Border Security; Immigration Trends: A Historical View; Immigration and Border Security; Deportations; Waves of Children Crossing the Border: What the Data Show; The Obama Administration on Immigration; The Obama Administration on Border Security; Politicians on Immigration and Border Security; Opinions of Americans: Polling Data; Conclusion; Notes.
Chapter 4: Cybersecurity in the US: Major Trends and ChallengesGlobalization: The Security Challenges of an Interconnected World; Evolution of Cyberterrorism; Cyber-Attacks and the Impact on Businesses; Responses to Cyberterrorism in the US: Elevating the Threat on the Security Agenda; US Government Agencies and Cybersecurity; A Framework for Combating Cybersecurity; Policy Recommendations; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 5: Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorism; General Trends: Data on Suicide Terrorism; September 11, 2001, and the Aftermath; Obama Seeks to End the Wars in the Middle East.
Is the Middle East Safer Today?The Rise of ISIS; Violence in the Middle East: Recent Data Trends; Terrorism versus Violent Extremism and Combating ISIS; Tactics for Combating Violent Extremism during the Obama Administration; Criticism and Debates about US Response to ISIS; US Public Opinion Regarding ISIS; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 6: Energy and Environmental Security; Trends in Energy Consumption; Oil: The Black Gold; Natural Gas; Hydraulic Fracturing; US Energy Strategy during the Obama Administration; Pollution in the US: What the Data Show.
Global Initiatives to Combat Environmental Challenges: The Kyoto ProtocolThe Obama Administration and Environmental Security; Paris Talks; The Grand Old Party (GOP), Global Warming, and Polling Data; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 7: The Rise of External Actors: Paper Tigers or Security Threats?; International Relations during the Cold War: Balance of Power Politics; Sources of Power and Strength; Economic Power; Hard Power; The US and Global Defense Spending; Military Spending Debates in the US: Should Defense Spending Decrease?; The BRICS; The Rise of China: A Paper Tiger or a Major Threat?
Gangs and Threats to SecurityFBI Violent Gang Initiative; Gangs in Central America: A Threat to US Security?; The Obama Administration's Strategy against TOC; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 3: Immigration and Border Security; Immigration Trends: A Historical View; Immigration and Border Security; Deportations; Waves of Children Crossing the Border: What the Data Show; The Obama Administration on Immigration; The Obama Administration on Border Security; Politicians on Immigration and Border Security; Opinions of Americans: Polling Data; Conclusion; Notes.
Chapter 4: Cybersecurity in the US: Major Trends and ChallengesGlobalization: The Security Challenges of an Interconnected World; Evolution of Cyberterrorism; Cyber-Attacks and the Impact on Businesses; Responses to Cyberterrorism in the US: Elevating the Threat on the Security Agenda; US Government Agencies and Cybersecurity; A Framework for Combating Cybersecurity; Policy Recommendations; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 5: Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorism; General Trends: Data on Suicide Terrorism; September 11, 2001, and the Aftermath; Obama Seeks to End the Wars in the Middle East.
Is the Middle East Safer Today?The Rise of ISIS; Violence in the Middle East: Recent Data Trends; Terrorism versus Violent Extremism and Combating ISIS; Tactics for Combating Violent Extremism during the Obama Administration; Criticism and Debates about US Response to ISIS; US Public Opinion Regarding ISIS; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 6: Energy and Environmental Security; Trends in Energy Consumption; Oil: The Black Gold; Natural Gas; Hydraulic Fracturing; US Energy Strategy during the Obama Administration; Pollution in the US: What the Data Show.
Global Initiatives to Combat Environmental Challenges: The Kyoto ProtocolThe Obama Administration and Environmental Security; Paris Talks; The Grand Old Party (GOP), Global Warming, and Polling Data; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 7: The Rise of External Actors: Paper Tigers or Security Threats?; International Relations during the Cold War: Balance of Power Politics; Sources of Power and Strength; Economic Power; Hard Power; The US and Global Defense Spending; Military Spending Debates in the US: Should Defense Spending Decrease?; The BRICS; The Rise of China: A Paper Tiger or a Major Threat?