Selective Security
Selective Security

Author: Adam Roberts

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-28

Total Pages: 97

ISBN-13: 1135871485

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In contrast to the common perception that the United Nations is, or should become, a system of collective security, this paper advances the proposition that the UN Security Council embodies a necessarily selective approach. Analysis of its record since 1945 suggests that the Council cannot address all security threats effectively. The reasons for this include not only the veto power of the five permanent members, but also the selectivity of all UN member states: their unwillingness to provide forces for peacekeeping or other purposes except on a case-by-case basis, and their reluctance to involve the Council in certain conflicts to which they are parties, or which they perceive as distant, complex and resistant to outside involvement. The Council’s selectivity is generally seen as a problem, even a threat to its legitimacy. Yet selectivity, which is rooted in prudence and in the UN Charter itself, has some virtues. Acknowledging the necessary limitations within which the Security Council operates, this paper evaluates the Council’s achievements in tackling the problem of war since 1945. In doing so, it sheds light on the division of labour among the Council, regional security bodies and states, and offers a pioneering contribution to public and governmental understanding of the UN’s past, present and future roles.

Information Security and Privacy
Information Security and Privacy

Author: Josef Pieprzyk

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-05-26

Total Pages: 489

ISBN-13: 3319600559

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The two volume set LNCS 10342 and 10343 constitutes the refereed Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Conference on Information Security and Privacy, ACISP 2017, held in Auckland, New Zealand, in July 2017. The 45 revised full papers, 2 keynotes, 8 invited papers and 10 short papers presented in this double volume, were carefully revised and selected from 150 submissions. The papers of Part I (LNCS 10342) are organized in topical sections on public key encryption; attribute-based encryption; identity-based encryption; searchable encryption; cryptanalysis; digital signatures. The papers of Part II (LNCS 10343) are organized in topical sections on symmetric cryptography; software security; network security; malware detection; privacy; authentication; elliptic curve cryptography.

Theory of Cryptography
Theory of Cryptography

Author: Martin Hirt

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-10-24

Total Pages: 586

ISBN-13: 3662536447

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The two-volume set LNCS 9985 and LNCS 9986 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Theory of Cryptography, TCC 2016-B, held in Beijing, China, in November 2016. The total of 45 revised full papers presented in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 113 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections named: TCC test-of-time award; foundations; unconditional security; foundations of multi-party protocols; round complexity and efficiency of multi-party computation; differential privacy; delegation and IP; public-key encryption; obfuscation and multilinear maps; attribute-based encryption; functional encryption; secret sharing; new models.

Real-Time Data Analytics for Large Scale Sensor Data
Real-Time Data Analytics for Large Scale Sensor Data

Author: Himansu Das

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2019-08-31

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 0128182423

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Real-Time Data Analytics for Large-Scale Sensor Data covers the theory and applications of hardware platforms and architectures, the development of software methods, techniques and tools, applications, governance and adoption strategies for the use of massive sensor data in real-time data analytics. It presents the leading-edge research in the field and identifies future challenges in this fledging research area. The book captures the essence of real-time IoT based solutions that require a multidisciplinary approach for catering to on-the-fly processing, including methods for high performance stream processing, adaptively streaming adjustment, uncertainty handling, latency handling, and more. - Examines IoT applications, the design of real-time intelligent systems, and how to manage the rapid growth of the large volume of sensor data - Discusses intelligent management systems for applications such as healthcare, robotics and environment modeling - Provides a focused approach towards the design and implementation of real-time intelligent systems for the management of sensor data in large-scale environments

The United Nations and Collective Security
The United Nations and Collective Security

Author: Gary Wilson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-02-03

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1136028242

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The role of the United Nations in collective security has been evolving since its inception in 1945. This book explores collective security as practiced within the legal framework provided by the United Nations Charter, with a particular focus upon activity undertaken under the auspices of the UN Security Council, the body conferred by the Charter with the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. Although the book is primarily grounded in international law, where appropriate it also draws upon relevant political insights in order to present a clear picture of the UN collective security system in operation and the factors which impact upon the way in which it functions. Offering a comprehensive analysis it considers the full range of measures which can be utilised by the UN in the performance of its collective security remit including military enforcement action, peacekeeping, non-military sanctions and diplomacy. The book considers each of these measures in detail, assessing the legal framework applicable to the form of action, the main legal controversies which arise in respect of their appropriate utilisation, and the UN’s use of this collective security ‘tool’ in practice. The book draws conclusions about the main strengths and shortcomings of the various means through which the UN can attempt to prevent, minimise or end conflict.

Advances in Cryptology – EUROCRYPT 2010
Advances in Cryptology – EUROCRYPT 2010

Author: Henri Gilbert

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2010-05-29

Total Pages: 706

ISBN-13: 3642131905

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These are the proceedings of Eurocrypt 2010, the 29th in the series of Eu- pean conferences on the Theory and Application of Cryptographic Techniques. The conference was sponsored by the International Association for Cryptologic Research and held on the French Riviera, May 30–June 3, 2010. A total of 191 papers were received of which 188 were retained as valid submissions. These were each assigned to at least three Program Committee members and a total of 606 review reports were produced. The printed record of the reviews and extensive online discussions that followed would be almost as voluminous as these proceedings. In the end 35 submissions were accepted with twosubmissionpairsbeingmergedtogive33paperspresentedattheconference. The ?nal papers in these proceedings were not subject to a second review before publication and the authors are responsible for their contents. The ProgramCommittee, listed on the next page, deservesparticular thanks for all their hard work, their outstanding expertise, and their constant c- mitment to all aspects of the evaluation process. These thanks are of course extended to the very many external reviewers who took the time to help out during the evaluation process.It was also a greatpleasure to honor and welcome Moti Yung who gave the 2010 IACR Distinguished Lecture.

Protection of Civilians
Protection of Civilians

Author: Haidi Willmot

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2016-04-14

Total Pages: 425

ISBN-13: 0191045497

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The protection of civilians is a highly topical issue at the forefront of international discourse, and has taken a prominent role in many international deployments. It has been at the centre of debates on the NATO intervention in Libya, UN deployments in Darfur, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and on the failures of the international community in Sri Lanka and Syria. Variously described as a moral responsibility, a legal obligation, a mandated peacekeeping task, and the culmination of humanitarian activity, it has become a high-profile concern of governments, international organisations, and civil society, and a central issue in international peace and security. This book offers a multidisciplinary treatment of this important topic, harnessing perspectives from international law and international relations, traversing academia and practice. Moving from the historical and philosophical development of the civilian protection concept, through relevant bodies of international law and normative underpinnings, and on to politics and practice, the volume presents coherent cross-cutting analysis of the realities of conflict and diplomacy. In doing so, it engages a series of current debates, including on the role of politics in what has often been characterized as a humanitarian endeavour, and the challenges and impacts of the use of force. The work brings together a wide array of eminent academics and respected practitioners, incorporating contributions from legal scholars and ethicists, political commentators, diplomats, UN officials, military commanders, development experts and humanitarian aid workers. As the most comprehensive publication on the subject, this will be a first port of call for anyone studing or working towards a better protection of civilians in conflict.

Public-Key Cryptography – PKC 2019
Public-Key Cryptography – PKC 2019

Author: Dongdai Lin

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-04-08

Total Pages: 686

ISBN-13: 3030172597

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The two-volume set LNCS 11442 and 11443 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 22nd IACR International Conference on the Practice and Theory of Public-Key Cryptography, PKC 2019, held in Beijing, China, in April 2019. The 42 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 173 submissions. They are organized in topical sections such as: Cryptographic Protocols; Digital Signatures; Zero-Knowledge; Identity-Based Encryption; Fundamental Primitives; Public Key Encryptions; Functional Encryption; Obfuscation Based Cryptography; Re- Encryption Schemes; Post Quantum Cryptography.​

Provable Security
Provable Security

Author: Willy Susilo

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2013-10-15

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 3642412270

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Provable Security, ProvSec 2013, held in Melaka, Malaysia, in October 2013. The 18 full papers presented together with 1 invited talk were carefully reviewed and selected from 44 submissions. The papers cover the following topics: key exchange protocols, security models, signature and signcryption schemes, authenticated encryption, theory, and public key encryption.