This issue of Homeland Security Affairs examines significant developments in the technological and human dimensions of security challenges facing our nation. The five articles in this issue highlight the interplay between emerging analytical capabilities and evolving security threats and offer […]

Welcome to Volume IV of Pracademic Affairs! We are back with another installment of this exciting forum for practitioners and practitioner-scholars. We are grateful for the many submissions we received for this issue and thank Homeland Security Affairs for their continued

Welcome to Volume Three of Pracademic Affairs! We are back with another installment of this exciting forum for practitioners and practitioner-scholars and are grateful for the many submissions we received for this issue. In “Incorporating Disability, Accessibility, and Functional Needs Populations

In Are U.S.A. School Shootings Black Swans?, Ted Lewis quantitatively analyzes the risk of death by school shootings in the U.S. Then Daniel O’Connor reviews America’s New Map: Restoring Our Global Leadership in an Era of Climate Change and Demographic

Welcome to Volume Two of Pracademic Affairs!  We are excited to continue this important forum for practitioners and practitioner-scholars.  As the threat environment continues to evolve, learning best practices and approaches from our colleagues can only bolster our capabilities in

December 2022 Issue The December 2022 issue of Homeland Security Affairs contains a research article which applies theories of biased decision-making to deterring attacks on maritime infrastructure and an essay which reviews a groundbreaking new book on counterterrorism. In “Risk,

The December 2021 Issue of Homeland Security Affairs features a research article analyzing the differences in how police video is used in Canadian and American cities, a research article assessing the deterrence capability of different scanning technologies at border checkpoints,

Welcome to the inaugural issue of Pracademic Affairs!  We are thrilled to bring this forum to practitioners and practitioner-scholars to have a place, as our mission states, to provide emergency management and homeland security practitioners a welcoming platform to write,

The December 2020 Special COVID Issue of Homeland Security Affairs features eleven essays which chronicle agency and jurisdictional responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and the lessons learned thus far.  The essays focus on how agencies or jurisdictions changed their operations

The December 2019 issue of Homeland Security Affairs features a research article proposing a new paradigm for dealing with transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), an essay reviewing an important new book on catastrophic hurricane response, a research article which provides a