By Christopher Adamczyk – Executive Summary – Identitarianism is a complex anti-liberal ideology based on the desire to preserve traditions, culture, and ethnicity against the perceived tide of ethnic replacement, globalism, and liberalism.[1] While certain identitarian leaders have moved away […]
Gods versus Titans: Ideological Indicators of Identitarian Violence →
By Alana Tornello – Executive Summary – Recovery is the disaster after the disaster. The claim has been whispered around the proverbial campfires of emergency management (EM) for decades.[1] Scholars, practitioners, and survivors provide evidence to support this claim, particularly
By Gary Cummings – Executive Summary – In recent years, police officers across the country have increasingly encountered citizens who challenge the constitutional boundaries between civil rights and police power. These so-called “civil rights auditors” and “copwatchers” record government officials,
By Kristopher Thornburg – Executive Summary – The 2017 hurricanes in the southern United States provided an impetus for wider social technology use than during previous disaster responses. Hurricane survivors rapidly turned to social media for help while physically unaffected
Disruptive Emergent Systems in Disaster Response →
By Ronald Dorman – Executive Summary – …Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost[1] One of the most enduring criticisms leveled at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over the years has been the performance of its leaders. DHS has
By Greta Hurt – Executive Summary – Tension and hostility between police officers and society seem to be on the rise, and officers and firefighters alike face violence and other threats on a daily basis. While these agencies strive to
By Samantha Korta – Executive Summary – Today, citizens must navigate an online ecosystem wherein the pathways used to find true information are the same as those used to find false information. These pathways have also been usurped by both
Fake News, Conspiracy Theories, and Lies: An Information Laundering Model for Homeland Security →
By Craig Schwartz – Executive Summary – The police have long recognized the critical observation and decision-making advantages provided by the use of aircraft to give an aerial view. They have used manned aircraft for decades in their public safety
By Jessica Bress – Executive Summary – The United States’ war on drugs has become a war of innovation, as criminals adapt new technologies faster than the government can regulate them.[1] Evaluative analysis of research and literature regarding the U.S.
A New High: A Future Oriented Study of American Drug Policy →
By Hoaithi Nguyen – Executive Summary – Since the spring of 2013, when Edward Snowden leaked classified information regarding the National Security Agency’s (NSA) covert collection of telephony metadata from major communications providers, such Internet giants as Apple and Google
Lawful Hacking: Toward a Middle Ground Solution to the Going Dark Problem →
