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Diversitatea şi capcanele definirii riscului
Defining Risk. Diversity and traps

Author(s): MOCANU Mircea
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Security and defense
Published by: INFOSFERA - Revista de studii de securitate si Informații pentru Apărare
Keywords: risk; threat; risk management; intelligence; decision-making

Summary/Abstract: The word Risk is quite common. However, there are many defi nitions in various scientific domains. There is a difference, though, in defining risk from the point of view of the analyst, and from the point of view of the decision-makers: the analysts, and the intelligence domain, view risk from an epistemic prospective, while the decision-makers, during risk management, view risk from a deontic point of view. The term Threat complicates the confusion even further. What should be done about these issues?

  • Issue Year: VIII/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 62-71
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Romanian