Police and Security, Vol. 33 No. 1, 2024.
Review article
https://doi.org/10.59245/ps.33.1.5
Arson as One of the Elements of Economic Operations in the Context of Covert Actions: Examples of the Republic of Croatia and the United States of America
Ante Batistić
; Hybrid Warfare Research Institute
Jozo Bušić
; Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia
Abstract
The paper aims to provide a brief overview of the impact of fire, specifically arson, as one of the elements of economic operations in the context of covert actions, with a special emphasis on indicators for the Republic of Croatia and the United States of America. Through the analysis of scientific and professional domestic and foreign literature, relevant internet sources, and publicly available state documents (laws, guidelines, and national security strategies), the authors attempt to theoretically and practically define the effect of arson on national security, i.e., the economic security of a specific country targeted by the initiator of the secret actions. Additionally, the paper problematizes the connection between arson and national security through the prism of existing theoretical definitions and approaches to national security. The paper aims at detecting possible links between arson as part of economic operations in the context of covert actions, but no conclusions can be drawn about their real "impact" due to the lack of empirical research. Considering the fact that the topic in question has not been studied in the Croatian scientific space, this paper represents a definite step forward in the study of separate areas of activity within secret operations and can be used as a reference point for future research.
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315549
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Publication date:
10.4.2024.
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