The rise of social media and the broad diffusion of ‘smart devices’ in contemporary society have profound implications for crisis management. The emergence of social media and smart devices pose both major challenges and major opportunities to crisis managers.
By Eric K. Stern
Nationally significant infrastructure facilities whose loss can cripple the essential functions of the entire country would be attractive targets for an enemy nation-state to strike with ballistic missile and airpower capabilities during a strategically-planned campaign against the United States.
By David Riedman
From the Editorial Committee: “Critical Infrastructure Protection: Can We Defend Against Terrorism” has been removed from the site. It contained derivative sections inadequately credited to previously published work.
With the emergence of non-state threats and new operating environments since the end of the Cold War, the relevance of deterrence as a security tool has repeatedly been called into doubt. Modern adversaries often lack territory, militaries, economies, or even identities to threaten and retaliate against.
By Jesse Wasson and Christopher Bluesteen
For more than a decade, the National Incident Management System (NIMS) has served in the United States as the mandated framework for coordinated organization, operational command, and implementation of response to emergencies nationwide. This article examines whether surface transportation agencies are developing the capabilities necessary to fit effectively into NIMS.
By Nicholas B. Hambridge, Arnold M. Howitt, and David W. Giles
