Las tramas represivas : Continuidades y discontinuidades en un estudio de caso. La Dirección General de Informaciones de la Provincia de Santa Fe, 1966-1991

El artículo estudia un organismo de inteligencia que actuaba a escala provincial (la provincia de Santa Fe), que no era parte de la órbita policial o militar y que funcionó ininterrumpidamente entre 1966 y principios de los años 90. Se analizan sus objetivos y funciones, normativa, estructura y agentes, su actuación y sus prácticas, registrando las continuidades y los cambios que experimentó a lo largo de sus varias décadas de existencia. Pretende contribuir con un estudio de un caso particular al conocimiento de una de las zonas grises, tal vez la más opaca, del ejercicio de la represión en la Argentina: la referida a la actuación de los servicios de inteligencia

La política aparecida : Los sesenta

Este trabajo intenta un acercamiento al problema de la política en la década de los sesenta desde el punto de vista de lo que se considera aquí un doble proceso: la implantación de un espectro de prohibiciones y proscripciones desde el estado que bloqueaban los accesos a la política institucionalizada, al tiempo que la radicalización progresiva de algunos sectores de la sociedad daba cuenta de que la política se colaba por los intersticios que dejaba el poder: la política aparecida. Se realiza un breve repaso por las dimensiones más sobresalientes de este proceso y se utilizarán como fuentes documentos producidos o recolectados por la inteligencia policial, que reflejan, a través de informes, volantes, panfletos y otros tipos documentales, las posiciones adoptadas por distintos actores radicalizados, así como por el estado

La política aparecida : Los sesenta

Este trabajo intenta un acercamiento al problema de la política en la década de los sesenta desde el punto de vista de lo que se considera aquí un doble proceso: la implantación de un espectro de prohibiciones y proscripciones desde el estado que bloqueaban los accesos a la política institucionalizada, al tiempo que la radicalización progresiva de algunos sectores de la sociedad daba cuenta de que la política se colaba por los intersticios que dejaba el poder: la política aparecida. Se realiza un breve repaso por las dimensiones más sobresalientes de este proceso y se utilizarán como fuentes documentos producidos o recolectados por la inteligencia policial, que reflejan, a través de informes, volantes, panfletos y otros tipos documentales, las posiciones adoptadas por distintos actores radicalizados, así como por el estado

Las tramas represivas : Continuidades y discontinuidades en un estudio de caso. La Dirección General de Informaciones de la Provincia de Santa Fe, 1966-1991

El artículo estudia un organismo de inteligencia que actuaba a escala provincial (la provincia de Santa Fe), que no era parte de la órbita policial o militar y que funcionó ininterrumpidamente entre 1966 y principios de los años 90. Se analizan sus objetivos y funciones, normativa, estructura y agentes, su actuación y sus prácticas, registrando las continuidades y los cambios que experimentó a lo largo de sus varias décadas de existencia. Pretende contribuir con un estudio de un caso particular al conocimiento de una de las zonas grises, tal vez la más opaca, del ejercicio de la represión en la Argentina: la referida a la actuación de los servicios de inteligencia

The NSA: the impact of the wiretapping scandal on German-American relations. OSW Commentary No. 124, 14.01.2014

Edward Snowden revealed that America’s National Security Agency (NSA) had tapped Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone and had collected date en masse. This has caused the largest crisis of confidence in relations between Germany and the US since the Iraq war. Due to the technological advantage which American intelligence services have, Germany wishes to continue close co-operation with the US but is making efforts to change the legal basis of this co-operation dating back to Cold War times. Berlin would like to secure part of provisions similar to the Five Eyes alliance – agreements signed between the US, the UK, Canada, New Zealand and Australia in the second half of the 1940s, aimed at intelligence sharing and a ban mutual bugging. This could spell the end of the last (not including the military presence) relic of Germany’s dependence on the US which emerged following World War II and took shape in the shadow of the Cold War. The process of Germany’s emancipation in trans-Atlantic relations, which began after Germany’s reunification, would be complete. The US is however opposed to such far-reaching changes as it is interested in continued co-operation with Germany without limiting it. Were it not to sign agreements satisfactory for Berlin, this would lead to a protracted crisis of confidence in German-American relations.

British Double Agents and Operation Fortitude: A New Perspective

On June 6th, 1944, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy as a part of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of France. While they experienced pockets of stiff resistance, Allied troops sustained far fewer casualties than they had expected. The reason for this was due to Operation Fortitude, a deception mission that intended to fool Hitler about the time and location of the Allied invasion mission. The use of double agents by British Intelligence services was essential for the effective execution of Fortitude. The story of the double agents goes beyond their success during Fortitude. Double agents were initially recruited as German agents, but key agents immediately turned themselves in to British authorities upon reaching the nation. These agents decided to become involved with British Intelligence due to broader circumstances that were happening in Europe. The emergence of Fascist regimes disrupted the political landscape of Europe and led to widespread condemnation from political and social spheres. Their development as double agents became crucial to their effectiveness during Operation Fortitude. Their successful infiltration of German Intelligence allowed them to convince Hitler and German High Command that the main Allied invasion force would come at the Pas de Calais instead of Normandy. The result was that the Allies met an unprepared German defense force on D-Day and were able to advance past the beaches. The work of the double agents during Fortitude saved thousands of Allied lives and was vital to the success of Operation Overlord.

Balancing creativity and risk intelligence in professional knowledge-intensive business services

The main strengths of professional knowledge-intensive business services (P-KIBS) are knowledge and creativity which needs to be fostered, maintained and supported. The process of managing P-KIBS companies deals with financial, operational and strategic risks. That is why it is reasonable to apply risk management techniques and frameworks in this context. A significant challenge hides in choosing reasonable ways of implementing risk management, which will not limit creative ability in organization, and furthermore will contribute to the process. This choice is related to a risk intelligent approach which becomes a justified way of finding the required balance. On a theoretical level the field of managing both creativity and risk intelligence as a balanced process remains understudied in particular within KIBS industry. For instance, there appears to be a wide range of separate models for innovation and risk management, but very little discussion in terms of trying to find the right balance between them. This study aims to shed light on the importance of well-managed combination of these concepts. The research purpose of the present study is to find out how the balance between creativity and risk intelligence can be managed in P-KIBS. The methodological approach utilized in the study is strictly conceptual without empirical aspects. The research purpose can be achieved through answering the following research supporting questions: 1. What are the characteristics and role of creativity as a component of innovation process in a P-KIBS company? 2. What are the characteristics and role of risk intelligence as an approach towards risk management process implementation in a P-KIBS company? 3. How can risk intelligence and creativity be balanced in P-KIBS? The main theoretical contribution of the study conceals in a proposed creativity and risk intelligence stage process framework. It is designed as an algorithm that can be applied on organizational canvas. It consists of several distinct stages specified by actors involved, their roles and implications. Additional stage-wise description provides detailed tasks for each of the enterprise levels, while combining strategies into one. The insights driven from the framework can be utilized by a vast range of specialists from strategists to risk managers, and from innovation managers to entrepreneurs. Any business that is designing and delivering knowledge service can potentially gain valuable thoughts and expand conceptual understanding from the present report. Risk intelligence in the current study is a unique way of emphasizing the role of creativity in professional knowledge-intensive industry and a worthy technique for making profound decisions towards risks.

Soviet intelligence and security services : a selected bibliography of Soviet publications, with some additional titles from other sources /

"Organization of Soviet State security:" 3 folded sheets in pocket, v. 2.

Law enforcement and related jobs with Federal agencies : intelligence, investigation, enforcement, protective services.

Mode of access: Internet.

Implications for the Department of Defense and military operations of proposals to reorganize the United States intelligence community : hearings before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, second session, August 16 and 17, 2004.

Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.

The Emotional Intelligence of National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) Vending and Coffee Services Industries Executives: A Pilot Study

The authors report the pilot study focused on identifying the emotional intelligence (El) of leaders in the automatic merchandising and coffee service industries. The data were collected from 39 executives, members of National Automatic Merchandising Association (NM), who attended 2005 Executive Development Program on the campus of Michigan State University. Three elements of EI- IN, OUT, RELATIONSHIP for these leaders are discussed.

An ecosystem of products and systems for ambient intelligence – the AAL4ALL users perspective

Developed societies are currently facing severe demographic changes: the world is getting older at an unprecedented rate. In 2000, about 420 million people, or approximately 7 percent of the world population, were aged 65 or older. By 2050, that number will be nearly 1.5 billion people, about 16 percent of the world population. This demographic trend will be also followed by an increase of people with physical limitations. New challenges will be raised to the traditional health care systems, not only in Portugal, but also in all other European states. There is an urgent need to find solutions that allow extending the time people can live in their preferred environment by increasing their autonomy, self-confidence and mobility. AAL4ALL presents an idea for an answer through the development of an ecosystem of products and services for Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) associated to a business model and validated through large scale trial. This paper presents the results of the first survey developed within the AAL4ALL project: the users’ survey targeted at the Portuguese seniors and pre-seniors. This paper is, thus, about the lives of the Portuguese population aged 50 and over.

Comparison between deterministic and meta-heuristic methods applied to ancillary services dispatch

This paper proposes two meta-heuristics (Genetic Algorithm and Evolutionary Particle Swarm Optimization) for solving a 15 bid-based case of Ancillary Services Dispatch in an Electricity Market. A Linear Programming approach is also included for comparison purposes. A test case based on the dispatch of Regulation Down, Regulation Up, Spinning Reserve and Non-Spinning Reserve services is used to demonstrate that the use of meta-heuristics is suitable for solving this kind of optimization problem. Faster execution times and lower computational resources requirements are the most relevant advantages of the used meta-heuristics when compared with the Linear Programming approach.