Книга представляет интерес для тех, кто интересуется работой разведывательных служб. Для того, кто читал книги В.Суворова "Аквариум" и "Армия взгляд изнутри" первые семь глав не представляют особого интереса. Они более широко раскрывают главу "Бермудский треугольник" из книги "Армия изнутри".

Кл.слова:
армія -- історія -- СРСР

Основу цієї книги складає листування Тютюнника, відомого українського військового діяча, генерала Армії УНР. Ці оригінальні матеріали публікуються вперше й мають важливе наукове та суспільно-політичне значення, оскільки проливають світло не лише на життя і діяльність одного із найвизначніших українських військових діячів, а й містять чимало інформації про українські визвольні змагання на початку 1920-х років, становище української політичної еміграції в Польщі, Чехословаччині й Румунії, суспільно-політичне життя в УСРР і діяльність радянських органів держбезпеки.

Кл.слова:
армія УНР -- військовий діяч

I could not have produced this book without the assistance and support of others. It began life as a doctoral thesis completed at the University of Oxford under the supervision of Dapo Akande and Professor Guy Goodwin-Gill. Dapo’s sharp intellect, close attention to detail and extensive knowledge of international law undoubtedly pushed me to produce a better thesis and book. He regularly went beyond the call of duty by providing feedback from the other side of the world, whether by email between Yale and The Hague or by skype between Oxford and Australia, and his flexibility and tireless availability enabled me to pursue a range of endeavours while still maintaining a strong level of supervision throughoutmydoctorate. I amalsoextremely grateful tomy supervisor during the final term of my doctorate, Professor Guy Goodwin-Gill, who invested a considerable amount of time and energy to comprehend the entire project at a late stage. His feedback on the final drafts ofmy thesis and his general advice on the road to publication were invaluable. Dr Sarah Percy and DrRoger O’Keefe examinedmy masters thesis at the University of Oxford, and their exacting standards helped me to improve my work and develop it into a doctoral proposal. My doctoral thesis examiners, Professors Vaughan Lowe and Nigel White, also provided helpful comments, and I am grateful for their assistance. The Rhodes Scholarship funded my studies at Oxford for three full years. I will forever be indebted to the Rhodes Trust for the financial support, self-confidence and phenomenal professional and personal opportunities that the Scholarship provided. I was also fortunate to receive a Wingate Scholarship during the final stages of my doctorate. Parts of Chapters 3, 4 and 5 of this book develop work that appeared in ‘Common Article 1: AMinimumYardstick for Regulating PrivateMilitary and Security Companies’ (2009) 22 Leiden Journal of International Law 779–99. I gratefully acknowledge the journal’s permission to reprint the relevant passages.

Кл.слова:
охорона -- найманці -- конфлікт

Cities are the new battleground of our increasingly urban world. From the slums of the global South to the wealthy financial centers of the West, Cities Under Siege traces the spread of political violence through the sites, spaces, infrastructure and symbols of the world’s rapidly expanding metropolitan areas. Drawing on a wealth of original research, Stephen Graham shows how Western militaries and security forces now perceive all urban terrain as a conflict zone inhabited by lurking shadow enemies. Urban inhabitants have become targets that need to be continually tracked, scanned and controlled. Graham examines the transformation of Western armies into high-tech urban counter-insurgency forces. He looks at the militarization and surveillance of international borders, the use of ‘security’ concerns to suppress democratic dissent, and the enacting of legislation to suspend civilian law. In doing so, he reveals how the New Military Urbanism permeates the entire fabric of urban life, from subway and transport networks hardwired with high-tech ‘command and control’ systems to the insidious militarization of a popular culture corrupted by the all-pervasive discourse of ‘terrorism.’

Кл.слова:
парамілітарні організації -- глобальна безпека -- системи контролю