Special Book Review Issue, September 2022
For the September 2022 issue, Homeland Security Affairs has produced a collection of book reviews by CHDS faculty. Each faculty member was asked to identify and review a book that they have used in a CHDS class and which they believe provides a significant contribution to Homeland Security as an academic discipline.
Comparative Analysis of CT/CVE Policies: USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Sweden, and North Macedonia
We conducted a comparative analysis of five countries’ CT/CVE policies—USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Sweden and North Macedonia—to identify common values and themes.
By Alberto Montrond, Anna Ekström, Rachel Nielson, Metodi Hadji-Janev and Elena Savoia
Mitigation Saves? High Discount Rates Undermine FEMA’s Efforts to Promote National Resilience
The essay discusses consequences of the unjustifiably high 7% discount rate that FEMA applies in its evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of proposed hazard mitigation projects, raising particular concern about the misleading inconsistency with which FEMA reports the benefits of hazard mitigation.
By Luke Dodds
Validating Deterrence Models for Scanning Technologies
The use of scanning systems (e.g., radiation portal monitors and X-ray imagers) at border checkpoints is said to act as a deterrent to the smuggling of radiological/nuclear materials, drugs, and other illicit items. Can such deterrent effects be measured?
By George Thompson
From the CHDS Theses Executive Summaries
Outstanding Thesis Award Winner, March 2022
The Space Between: Policy Implications for the Conceptualization of Cyberspace as a Domain
Disagreement on what cyberspace is leads to inconsistencies in policies meant to govern cyberspace, as the concerns and focus look different depending on how the policy views cyberspace. Therefore, assessing how cyberspace has been understood in the past is necessary when determining what future policy may look like if the use of cyberspace as a concept persists.
By Jonathan Miller
Embedding Meteorologists and Hydrologists into Emergency Operations
As alert systems have evolved over the years, it has served to enhance timely coordination between emergency managers and meteorologists.
By Julie Malingowski, Cameron Carlson, Linda Kiltz and Nicole Jacobs
Securing America’s Borders Through the Lens of Cost-Wise Readiness
CBP launched an agency-wide strategic initiative Cost-Wise Readiness (CWR) program, adopting best practices from across government and industry.
By Pat Lorzing
Integrating Preparatory Consequence Management and Law Enforcement Operations During “Left of Boom” Terrorist Threats
This article offers a new planning approach enabling all levels of government to integrate cohesively to maximize their ability to stop the terrorist while minimizing the potential consequences.
By Scott J. Glick
