| Description |
1 online resource (23 pages) |
| Series |
Egmont paper ; 95 |
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Egmont paper ; 95.
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| Contents |
Security and terrorism -- Counterterrorism on the ground in Belgium -- The deixis of security -- Security, a pure or an impure public good? .-- Defence and police mission statements -- The fluctuating priorities of Belgium's sovereign functions -- A PR operation -- Motivation, missions and operational constraints. Motivation, missions and operational constraints -- The challenges faced by the Land Component -- Manoeuvres and training -- In prison -- Cost/efficiency -- Overstretched and harassed police -- Private security -- Security corps -- Gendarmerie -- Conclusion -- Bibliography |
| Summary |
"Since January 2015, the Belgian public has grown accustomed to the presence of soldiers in the streets, following terrorist threats and attacks. Their mission has been prolonged each month by the government and has now become 'permanently temporary'. As a result, Defence has become the most popular public service in Belgium! Nevertheless, Wally Struys expresses serious doubts about the cost-efficiency of this mission in the Belgian cities, considering the mission statement of Defence and its involvement in external operations."-- Publisher description |
| Notes |
"June 2017." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 23) |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Egmont, viewed September 8, 2017) |
| Subject |
National security -- Belgium
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Terrorism -- Belgium -- Prevention
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National security.
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Terrorism -- Prevention.
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Belgium.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Egmont - Royal Institute for International Relations, issuing body.
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| ISBN |
9791096843091 |
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