Research Papers/Topics in Intelligence and Security Services

The Challenges of Ethical Practice in Intelligence Collection

ABSTRACT  Ethical practice in intelligence collection has been challenged to the point that individuals and even groups are becoming more hesitant to cooperate with the intelligence community. There is therefore the need to identify the specific ethical challenges confronting the intelligence community with the hope of offering approaches that can help to overcome such challenges. The paper is review based and it relied on the Just War theory as basis for analysis as it addresses the questio...

Artificial Intelligence Handshake With Country's Backbone - Defence

Abstract:  Technology is all about tactics, and tactics boost the development of technology. Artificial intelligence technology is a factor that fast-tracks the innovation and development of the Army. In this review paper, we firstly list the different aptitude levels by introducing their equivalent applications, it focuses on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS) against the environment of fastening advances in the arena of AI, and its significance to the Indian securit...

Afghanistan: A Future Threat to US Interest Due to Durrand Line

ABSTRACT The result of this paper have fully addressed the hypothesis--the perceptions of the four national “actors--Afghanistan, India, Iran, and Pakistan,” regarding the issue of Durand Line as the international border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, differ significantly and willeventually lead to extreme armed conflict resulting in an “all-out-war,” wherein the involvement of Afghanistan in this issue can be considered as Afghanistan becoming a future threat to US Interest. The a...

Determinants Of Physical Violence On Married Women By Their Spouses In Kisii County, Kenya

ABSTRACT Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Kenya is an endemic that has affected the lives of women across the country. Violence against women can cause long-term physical and mental health problems. Violence and abuse affect not just the women involved but also their children, fami-lies, and communities. These effects include harm to an individual’s health, possibly long-term harm to children, and harm to communities such as lost work and homelessness. As a result many initiatives have been c...

THE QUEST FOR POWER THROUGH BRUTE POLITICAL VIOLENCE

Vigilantism in Ghana has become a frequent occurrence in the country, with at least more than 10 vigilante-related riots observed at different locations in the country since 2002. Their activities normally heighten during political programs and election years. Vigilantism in the country has gradually grown in nature and type and has now become a dominant threat to the country’s national security. Consequently, this article sets out to examine the changing dynamics of vigilantism in Ghana ...

EMERGING CONFLICT TRENDS IN AFRICA TODAY

Africa has witnessed a number of conflicts. It is unfortunate that these conflicts have followed a particular kind of trend. This article seeks to uncover this trends with the view of analysing and forecasting approaches in which this conflicts can be resolved.

Violent Extremism : Building a National Strategy For Prevention

Building a national strategy to counter/prevent violent extremism. 

Emotional Intelligence and Conscientiousness as predictors of Job Performance

Abstract   The objectives of this research is to investigate the predictive power of Emotional Intelligence, its four composite scales and Conscientiousness among the inspector, rank and file of the Nigeria Police Force. A survey design method was adopted and data were collected through self-administered questionnaire from a sample of 189 personnel of the categories identified. The standard multiple regression analysis was performed to determine the predictive power of each of the independ...

Global Terrorism and Challenges of Contemporary International Relations.

ABSTRACT   Global terrorism have in recent times assumed a very dangerous dimension. The various ways and manner in which terrorists attempt to achieve their goals have altered the operation of the contemporary international relations. This constitutes a striking problem to contemporary international relations.  Against this background therefore, this work is primarily aimed at pin-pointing the major causes of global terrorism and its implications in the contemporary global politics.  In...

WORLD WAR 1 AND 2 SHIFTS IN MILITARY STRATEGIES

1.1     INTRODUCTION The purpose of military strategy is to win wars; the scholarship over the last thirty years has shown that the period from 1914 through 1918 introduced the biggest changes in war fighting strategies, tactics and technologies in all human history. With a few significant exceptions, almost everything about how large-scale combat operations are conducted today traces its origins to World War I. If an infantry battalion commander of August 1914 were to jump ahead a sc...

HOW TO RUN BACKGROUND CHECK ON INDIVIDUAL/COMPANY

I know what you're thinking--but hear me out. Plenty of reasons for doing background check exist, and not all of them are sketchy. Checking into the history of a prospective employee or even a new acquaintance or love interest is easy in this digital age. A simple Internet search can net substantial and interesting results. Better yet, working with a third party service ensures all reporting and disclosure rules are followed to the letter of the law. Either way, background information helps p...

The Partnership Between the Public and Private Security Companies on Policing in Nigeria

ABSTRACT Without criminal acts, there will be no policing and enforcement mechanisms in our society. It is therefore important to say that crime and criminality lubricate the management of social disorders and social institutions including families, schools, governments, commercial, and private institutions. The study aims to examine the role of private and public sectors in policing and crime control in Lagos State, a case study of Special Anti-Robbery Squad, zone 2, Onikan Police Command, L...

MONEY LAUNDERING AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES AND PROSPECTS

ABSTRACT The over-riding aim of this research work is to examine money laundering and national development: issues and prospects, a case study of EFCC, ICPC and Fraud Unit of Nigeria Police. The problem of money laundering in Nigeria has persisted even with the establishment of statutory institution to check and control its menace. Unfortunately, these institution has not served better. Nigeria had expected that the institutions will do achieve government objectives with the failure of those ...


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