This article begins to fill a gap in homeland security scholarship by identifying the essential role that public-private partnerships are now taking in homeland security and by examining opportunities and challenges for this transformative shift in the field.
By Nathan E. Busch and Austen D. Givens
Public-Private Partnerships in Homeland Security: Opportunities and Challenges →
An innovative design for sharing information and intelligence is found in the form of network fusion, which encourages collaboration across multiple disciplines by leveraging technology to connect the unconnected at classified and unclassified levels.
By Joseph W. Pfeifer
Network Fusion: Information and Intelligence Sharing for a Networked World →
We propose a definition of critical infrastructure deterrence and develop a methodology to explicitly quantify the deterrent effects of critical infrastructure security strategies. We leverage historical work on analyzing deterrence, game theory and utility theory.
By Eric F. Taquechel and Ted G. Lewis
How to Quantify Deterrence and Reduce Critical Infrastructure Risk →
This article reviews the United States Department of Defense, law enforcement, and intelligence agencies’ use of the Maritime Strategic Doctrine and the Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act to combat drug smuggling vessels and boats during counter-drug smuggling operations.
By Terrance G. Lichtenwald, Mara H. Steinhour, and Frank S. Perri
A Maritime Threat Assessment of Sea Based Criminal Organizations and Terrorist Operations →
The National Incident Management System (NIMS) has become a subject of controversy, as many practitioners find severe limitations with the system’s field effectiveness.
By Cynthia Renaud
The Missing Piece of NIMS: Teaching Incident Commanders How to Function in the Edge of Chaos →
This article reports on the main findings of a project sponsored by the National Fusion Center Association to more precisely define the term “Centers of Analytic Excellence.”
By Justin Lewis Abold, Ray Guidetti, and Douglas Keyer
David Brannan reviews the book Fighting Back: What Governments Can Do About Terrorism, by Paul Shemella, ed.
Reviewed by David Brannan
Book Review: Fighting Back: What Governments Can Do About Terrorism →
There has been significant discussion regarding federal and state preparedness for nuclear terrorism within the United States. This is a very broad and complex public policy issue.
By Al Mauroni
Nuclear Terrorism: Are We Prepared? →
Over this past decade, Congress has responded to the growing threat of bioterrorism and risks to US national security with increased funding for biosecurity and public health preparedness. This has included investment in domestic vaccine manufacturing capacity by the United States government.
By Tom Russo
Pandemic Vaccine Distribution Policy for the Twenty-First Century →
Biological agents can be highly contagious and fatal, requiring a timely response to avoid economic loss, loss of life and large-scale panic.
By Sinan Khan and Anke Richter
Dispensing Mass Prophylaxis — The Search for the Perfect Solution →
