Introduction The problem of privacy and national security has recently become a sensitive social topic. On the one hand, the state traditionally performed the national security function because, historically, this was due to the need to maintain the military and law and order. On the other hand, protecting personal data...
Intelligence and Homeland Security Intelligence plays a significant role in homeland security, it helps collect information inside and outside the country in order to identify and eliminate threats to the state, its interests and citizens. The data obtained during the course of intelligence helps the government evaluate international politics to...
Abstract This essay discusses the potential benefits of implementing blockchain technology in the public sector. The technology is seen as a network of trust that utilizes data transfer protocols on the internet, enabling businesses to be conducted automatically and at a lower cost. The decentralized structure of the blockchain ensures...
Abstract Election plays a critical role in a free and fair society and serves as a cornerstone of a country’s democracy. Hence, a resilient and secure electoral process is a critical national interest and this has been of the most priority at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the...
Introduction Throughout the twentieth century, the United States-Canada northern border checks were low-intensity, minimal, and less concerned. Border control concerns were never a priority in bilateral ties or trade. The low-key approach to border staffing was mutually beneficial, accepted, and continued until the 1990s. After the North American Free Trade...
Introduction A national security strategy is a document prepared periodically that outlines the major security concerns of a country. It is a crucial framework that is meant to meet the basic needs and security-related concerns and address external and internal threats to the state. The national security strategy refers to...
Abstract Homeland Security has been crucial in defending the nation from terrorist attacks and mitigating the effects of natural disasters. The pragmatic strategy and resource for the country is considered to be providing protection to the vital infrastructure. As a result, when facilities are destroyed, the effects often go beyond...
Introduction The US has emerged as one of the most powerful nations over the past centuries because of its foreign policy approaches, allowing them to advance its military capacity and economic stability. However, despite being a nation that has strived to achieve sovereign status and rise above its adversaries, the...
Many narcotics are stored in Panama before being sent to other countries. Drug consumption in nations like Panama in Central America is at an all-time high, showing that the region has emerged as a significant provider of cocaine to the United States and Europe. It poses a great security threat...
Introduction The September 11th, 2001 terrorist attack profoundly affected the US. It shifted and broadened the purpose of homeland security from a general “counterterrorism strategy to a national strategy to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from natural, technological/accidental and adversarial/human caused threats and hazards” (Comiskey, 2018, p....
Introduction Borders play a significant role in the security of the US. However, due to increased insecurity and crime rates, the US border enforcement efforts introduced new interventions of border security based on deterrence (Williams, 2020). The change in enforcement strategies involved moving border security agents from the cities around...
Introduction Homeland security has taken significant measures to ensure a safe and stable cyberspace. It is its responsibility to brief the cybersecurity in the United States of America. It has developed standards for cyber incidents (Homeland, 2022). For instance, in any cyber security incident, they must handle the threat and...
The Massachusetts Fusion Center is a part of critical infrastructure with a focus on maintaining a genuine awareness level relating to any and all national threat information. Additionally, this center provides security updates, including suspicious events relating to vital infrastructure by type or geographic areas, through access to a range...
The surveillance infrastructure, which is currently expanding and frequently justified in the name of national security, poses significant challenges to privacy. Numerous government organizations, such as the National Security Agency (NSA), eavesdrop on the private communications of unwary citizens, compile enormous databases of who they call and categorize suspicious behavior...
Introduction Every state exerts its power and authority over a particular territory that is limited by borders. Nations draw significant attention to overseeing their borders, and appropriate agencies are responsible for controlling this issue. In the United States, the Customs Service and the Department of Defense make sure that unauthorized...
The National Security and Defense Program of the United States sets itself the goal of cooperation between America and the allied countries, their joint activities, and their prosperity. Based on the need for peace between nations, the theory of democratic peace was created, which is an essential contribution to the...
It can be highly challenging to design and develop a secure system. The threat modeling provides a viable approach to fortifying the security of a residential system. It entails looking at a system from a conceivable attacker’s perspective, as opposed to a defender’s perspective, making it a critical factor in...
Nowadays, fusion centers that aggregate data related to public safety are open across the United States as a security measure. These massive networks allow governmental agencies to create the most accurate picture of any potentially threatening situation (Goldstein, 2020). Moreover, they provide a way for different services to cooperate by...
Abu Dhabi Police strive to serve the community honestly by providing excellent training. In 1957, the Abu Dhabi Police were established, and the structure and methods of operation of the police have undergone significant modifications since that time (AD police history, n.d.). The police force now has more authority and...
Identification of the Patterns As the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) leader, I would engage in-depth research to understand evolving terrorism and the targeted violence threat environment to combat cyberterrorism. The country’s capacity to respond to emerging cyberterrorism crime depends on understanding the phenomena and adapting as they evolve effectively....
Introduction The national government has promoted the nation’s security and integrity by methodically preparing for the dangers that pose the most significant risk to national security, such as terrorist attacks, cyber pandemics, and major natural disasters. National security and homeland defense are closely related concepts. National security, which is viewed...
Intelligence Features Policing is a key element in efforts to enhance regional security and stability. There are clear challenges that traditional incident-based law enforcement models face in dealing with today’s dangers and threats. Difficulties also exist in responding to new opportunities for crime. They may be due, among other things,...
As the new Director of the Department, I would like to address the mission that stands before us. This mission is formed by our core values: Integrity, Vigilance, and Respect. While these values are important, we need to re-address what they mean in practice. The Department needs to be closer...
Global security has always been one of the main problems of humanity, but in recent decades, due to globalization of the world economy, interdependence of countries, and the development of technology, including the military, it has come to the fore. This is such a complex concept that there are disagreements...
Introduction Homeland security is a United States military department working to improve U. S security. It was incepted in 2003 for community policing and responding to disasters. Over time the organization has broadened its scope of operation to respond to rising issues such as fraud, human trafficking, immigration enforcement, identity...
Introduction Terrorism is one of the topical issues which countries face worldwide, and devise different strategies to counter it. Nevertheless, every year several terrorist attacks still take place even though governments allocate billions of dollars to various security measures. In the modern world, terrorist threats can be posed by both...
The 9/11 attacks were the greatest terror Americans had watched and remain to be today. They were coordinated suicide attacks by Al-Qaeda, leaving nearly 3000 dead in New York City, Shanksville, Washington, and Pennsylvania. The enduring power of the attacks remains even today, with those who were alive then recalling...
Introduction The safety and security of the United States and its citizens were put into question after the events of 9/11. This event has caused a tremendous response from society, leading to the creation of The Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The DHS had to construct and continuously maintain a...
Today, the United States faces multiple national security threats emanating from internal and external sources. These threats can be categorized into threats coming from hostile governments such as North Korea or Russia, terrorism, advanced weaponry proliferation, cybercrime, and disease and natural disasters. Of all these threats, cybercrime poses an imminent...
During the 20th century, the American educational system was confronted with segregation issues which saw many children being denied the opportunity to attend their preferred schools based on their race. In this period, the education system adopted a racially oriented and not student-centered structure. However, with time, the American education...
Introduction Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) became a part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) relatively not long time ago, in 2003. However, the agency’s poorly curated responses to Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and other subsequent disasters are believed to be connected with the agency’s affiliation with the Department...
Introduction Sovereign states may seem safe, but the world’s evolving dynamics in technology and economic aspects cause changes and shifts in the security sector. Geopolitical power, rise in technological developments in communication and defense weapons, conflicts in international interests, and financial instabilities possess critical security risks in many countries. The...
Security broadly refers to the protection of the integral substance of people in a fashion that strengthens human freedoms and human dignity. It means safeguarding the well-being of individuals, families, communities, nations, and the entire globe in which people live from violent and pervasive threats and circumstances. According to Stekic...
Executive Summary Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as an area of interest with more social and economic benefits expectations of expectations. The UAE is at the heart of the AI revolution, becoming a global tech advocate and innovator to transform various sectors, including enhancing national security. However, amidst this increased...
Introduction Currently, the United States is exposed to numerous complex and aggressive threats that revolve around the concept of foreign intelligence and unrecognized actors. The government recurrently attempts to identify and neutralize most of these threats. Counterintelligence represents a dynamic issue that places a serious burden on the shoulders of...
Introduction What types of strategies the Department of Homeland security undertakes to counterterrorism and terrorist threats? The current efforts focus on four core goals, where intelligence sharing between agencies should be improved by the reduction of procedural barriers in order to boost preventative measures against terrorism. Statement of Facts The...
Series such as Treadstone has publicized the Central Investigation Agency (CIA) as a unit in the government where it uses humans as bait for national security purposes, which begs the question, is this what the agency entails? True to its mission, the CIA is tasked with evaluating and investigating matters...
The choice between privacy and security is a hotly debated subject, and the current development in technology elevates it to a new level of moral dilemma. Modern technology allows companies and the government to collect every bit of information about people from phones and social media they use. Those who...
The terrorist attack on the World Trade Center shocked the country to such an extent that the United States undertook dramatic strategic policy changes in the name of strengthening national security. This work examines US foreign policy in its direct connection with the emergency security measures provoked by the tragedy....
The USA Patriot Act was enacted to discourage and penalize terrorists in the United States as well as across the globe. Following September 11, 2001, terrorist assault on the U.S., Congress approved the above the law (Oliver et al., 2015). The act revised the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which had...
Different departments of the federal agencies in the United States were unified to create the Homeland Security department. Creating this Department aimed to make America more secure and ensure that its citizens were safe (Oliver et al., 2019). Developing a coordinated national strategy to protect America from threats and attacks...
Introduction The term “homeland security” is relatively new and relates only to the domestic politics of the United States. However, this concept has been especially influential in the last couple of decades. Considering the extent of domestic terrorism in the nation, the interest to and media coverage of the issues...
Introduction Over the recent past, marketing has grown both in popularity and importance and has become a very important functional area of a business organization. Businesses have been forced to come up with means and ways of ensuring that their products appeal to the consumers (Svend, 2010) which leads to...
In any society, police organizations play a vital role because they represent the government. Therefore, the police form part of the law enforcement agencies in various communities. They are organized into various departments with various jurisdictions to ensure that the citizens receive better security and protection services regardless of their...
The terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 is one of the most tragic events of contemporary history that claim the lives of many people. At the same time, it became a starting point for bringing changes to the Intelligence Community of the United States (Travers, 2016). The reason was that...
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or just Homeland security was created in 2003 by bringing together various government agencies after the 9/11 attacks with the aim of protecting the U.S. against subsequent terror attacks. As a result, the DHS is made up of different government agencies including...
Introduction The terrorist attack of September 11th, 2001 triggered the merger of several US government agencies to form the Department of Homeland Security. Following the terror attack of 9/11, analysis of the procedures of these agencies showed that they were effective in carrying out their respective duties but the only...
