Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI).
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Release : 2006
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Author : Mary Beth Nikitin
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 31,62 MB
Release : 2008
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ISBN : 1437943691
This report looks at the background and current status of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI), which was formed to increase international cooperation in interdicting shipments of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
Author : Charles Wolf (Jr.)
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 48,17 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0833045792
"The purpose of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) is to prevent or at least inhibit the spread of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems, and related materials to or from states or non-state actors whose possession of such items would be a serious threat to global or regional security. So far, 91 countries have officially affiliated with PSI and participate in its activities. However, five key nations, whose addition would enhance PSI's effectiveness, have so far been reluctant to do so. The authors look at the situation from the perspectives of these five "hold-out" nations -- Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Pakistan, and China -- to assess the disadvantages (costs) and advantages (benefits) that, when weighed against each other, have induced them to refrain from PSI affiliation. They then set out ways in which each country's costs-and-benefits balance might be altered to enhance the prospects of its deciding to affiliate with PSI in the near future. They also describe ideas that might be developed and steps that might be taken to enhance PSI's inclusiveness and effectiveness in the future." -- provided by publisher.
Author : Mary Beth Nikitin
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File Size : 49,32 MB
Release : 2012
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This report looks at the background and current status of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI), which was formed to increase international cooperation in interdicting shipments of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
Author : Charles Wolf
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 43,22 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0833046969
This training manual--which consists of nine lecture and seminar sessions that can be used together or alone, in full or in part--is intended for use by the U.S. Geographic Combat Commands in training personnel assigned to them for participation in PSI activities. Its purpose is to help the Commands deal with normal issues arising from staff turnover and with any insufficiencies in the Commands1 institutional memory.
Author : Mark R. Shulman
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Page : 72 pages
File Size : 49,2 MB
Release : 2006
Category : International law
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The author examines the Proliferation Security Initiative--a multinational activity launched in 2003 to enable the United States and like-minded countries to interdict the flow of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). This Initiative also may bring dramatic changes the international security system by enabling concerned states to interdict international trade in WMD regardless of the location or nationality of their owners. As such, the Proliferation Security Initiative not only addresses one of the most urgent threats to peace and security that the world has ever witnessed, but it does so in an innovative way that has the potential to change the basic paradigm of peace and security by legitimizing the proportional and discriminating use of force to prevent a great harm. The author argues that the Initiative can be most successful by building broad support through increased transparency and a greater willingness to address forth-rightly the legal challenges that it faces.
Author : Aaron Dunne
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Page : 49 pages
File Size : 18,34 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Arms control
ISBN : 9789185114757
The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) was conceived in 2003 as a response to a growing threat of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. As it marks its 10th anniversary, the initiative faces a continually evolving set of challenges in its efforts to target the transport of consignments of proliferation concern: despite the participation of over 100 states, a number of key states remain opposed, and questions about its legality, activities and effectiveness persist. This Policy Paper summarizes and clarifies the commitments that a state enters into when it endorses the PSI Statement of Interdiction Principles, examines the legal bases that underpin the initiative, identifies some of the key challenges that it faces, and explores the operational realities of undertaking PSI activities. By doing so, it will help inform the decision making of states considering participation in the PSI, but it will also be of interest to a wider audience and contribute to a better understanding of the PSI more generally.
Author : Joseph A. Christoff
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Page : 61 pages
File Size : 14,39 MB
Release : 2009-06
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ISBN : 9781437911886
The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) was announced in 2003 to enhance U.S. efforts to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction. In 2006, it was recommended that agencies establish clear PSI policies and procedures and performance indicators. In 2007, Congress enacted a law calling for the admin. to expand and strengthen PSI. This report assesses: (1) the extent to which the admin. issued a PSI directive and submitted required PSI-related reports; (2) steps U.S. agencies have taken to establish clear PSI policies and procedures, structures, budgets, and performance indicators; and (3) U.S. agencies' efforts to increase cooperation and coordination with PSI countries and develop a strategy to resolve interdiction issues. Ill.
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Page : 93 pages
File Size : 28,73 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Asia
ISBN : 9780415395120
Author : Thomas Melito
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Page : 44 pages
File Size : 22,66 MB
Release : 2012-06-20
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ISBN : 9781457830242
In 2003, the Bush Admin. announced the PSI to enhance U.S. efforts to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). PSI is a set of activities with participation by multiple U.S. agencies and other countries. Congress recommended that the DoD and State establish policies, procedures, and indicators to measure results and required that they submit annual reports. This report assesses: (1) the progress relevant agencies have made since 2008 in establishing recommended PSI policies and procedures and issuing required annual reports; and (2) the extent to which PSI activities have enhanced and expanded U.S. counterproliferation efforts. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find report.