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 […]
Editor’s Notes for Volume XX →
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
Editor’s Notes for Pracademic Affairs Volume II →
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,
Editor’s Notes for Volume XVIII →
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,
Volume XVII Notes from The Editor →
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,
Pracademic Affairs Volume I Editor’s Notes →
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
Volume XVI Notes from The Editor →
The December 2018 Issue of Homeland Security Affairs features a research article proposing a system for detecting terrorist-deployed nuclear weapons in American cities, an essay reviewing the literature on the causes of suicide terrorism, and an essay exploring the creation of
Notes from the Editor Volume XIV →
The University and Agency Partnership Initiative (UAPI) is a cornerstone element of the CHDS mission of serving as “the Nation’s Homeland Security Educator.” Its mission: facilitate educational collaboration among institutions and agencies to support development of academic programs that enable
Director’s Introduction to the UAPI Summit Special Issue →
The June 2017 Issue contains an essay which analyzes and critiques current critical infrastructure protection policy as it relates to the threat from terrorist attacks, and a research article which explores the impact of ‘smart device’ technology and social media on crisis
Volume XIII Notes from the Editor →
To mark the fifteenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the Center for Homeland Defense and Security is publishing three reflective essays by distinguished affiliated practitioners and academics. Joe Pfeifer is a graduate of the CHDS master’s degree program and is an
Note from the Editor: Reflections on the 15th Anniversary of 9/11 →
