DEFENSE AND SECURITY EFFECTS OF THE ECONOMIC CRISIS
DEFENSE AND SECURITY EFFECTS OF THE ECONOMIC CRISIS

Summary/Abstract: Following the end of the Cold War and the events at the beginning of the 21st century, the nature of the threats to national security has changed, the single arch-enemy being replaced by a multitude of shifting, sometimes faceless and unpredictable enemies in the form of terrorism, ethnic and religious disputes, trans-national crime etc. Since 2008, a new aspect has been added to the national security and defense, in the form of the negative effects the current economic crisis may have upon these areas.

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