Multi-Layer Network PageRank for Critical Infrastructure Analysis
The multi-layer PageRank algorithm provides a portable and flexible tool that can be modified by practitioners to specific infrastructure networks of interest.
By Jacob Miller, Dr. Bill Kay, Patrick Mackey, Dr. Samrat Chatterjee
A Perfect Storm: Hamas Terrorist Escalation
“Terrorist groups are not only learning organizations. They are also calculating, rational actors who may perceive a change when the level of violence previously used is no longer effectively communicating their political message.”
By David W. Brannan
Comparing Significant Acts of Anti-Government Violent Extremism: A Research Note
In this research note, the authors examine the utility of the new anti-government/anti-authority violent extremism category by comparing event-level characteristics of domestic terrorism incidents committed by AVEs, SCVEs, and MVEs.
By Michael K. Logan, Clara Braun, Seamus Hughes
Security on the Southern Border: What is the National Guard’s Role?
The United States border remains a concern as the number of border crossings has drastically increased over the last few years, highlighting concerns about U.S. immigration policy and the simultaneous issues of international criminal activities.
By Michael K. Logan, Clara Braun, Seamus Hughes
A Review of Four Battlegrounds, Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Paul Scharre
“The intersection of AI and national security offers fertile ground for experts, pundits, and fear mongers alike. Scharre makes clear that it is the nature of the relationship between human and machine that will determine the ways in which AI will contribute to or erode the security of nations.”
By Daniel E. Levinson
CHDS Outstanding Thesis Executive Summaries
