Abstract Across the world, COVID-19 pandemic has seen label of “hero” assigned to an expanded range unexpected figures, from carers supermarket delivery drivers, lauded for their selflessness. In Britain, however, none received levels public veneration experienced by late Captain Sir Tom Moore, who became famous completing a sponsored walk his garden 100th birthday, raising £38.9 million Nation...

The relationship between private security professionals and the military in Israel is complex. While there is growing attention to the fact that security and military actors and their activities are becoming increasingly blurred, the Israeli case shows something different. In this ground-up analysis of the relationship between private security practices and the military, I investigate its const...

We live in an unprecedented age of globalization, where technology, ideas, factors of production and goods are increasingly mobile across national boundaries. The current wave of globalization is distinguished from previous ones in part because of the major role of information technology. Nevertheless, globalization is not irreversible. Openness to international trade, …nance and technology is ...