Critical issues in homeland security : a casebook /

"Critical Issues in Homeland Security: A Casebook encourages analytical and careful examination of practical homeland security problems through the presentation of contemporary cases involving major state or national events. Case studies demonstrate the complexity of challenges within the domai...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Ramsay, James D., Kiltz, Linda Ann
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder, CO : Westview Press, [2014]
Temas:
United States. > Department of Homeland Security > Case studies.
United States. > Department of Homeland Security
National security > United States > Case studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Terrorism.
Diplomatic relations
National security
Politics and government
United States > Politics and government > Case studies.
United States > Foreign relations > Case studies.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > Études de cas.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > Études de cas.
United States
Electronic books.
Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword; Acronyms; Illustrations; Introduction; PART I: LEGAL AND POLICY CHALLENGES IN HOMELAND SECURITY; 1. Law and Policy; Case 1.1 The Use of Drones in Counterterrorism: The Case of Anwar al-Awlaki; Case 1.2 Presidential Declaration of Disaster Decisions: The Case of Turndowns; 2. Terrorism; Case 2.1 The 1993 World Trade Center Bombing: A Success or a Failure for the FBI?; Case 2.2 Terrorist or Ecosaboteur? The Case of Briana Waters; 3. Environmental Security; Case 3.1 Arctic Security: Oil, Polar Bears, Melting Ice Caps, and US National Security.
  • Case 3.2 The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Environmental Security of the US Gulf Coast Region and BeyondPART II: OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES IN HOMELAND SECURITY; 4. Intelligence; Case 4.1 The Attack on Mumbai, India; Case 4.2 Using a Principal Agent in Intelligence Collection in Afghanistan; 5. Critical Infrastructure Protection; Case 5.1 Catastrophic Pendemic: Cases in Ethical Decision-Making; Case 5.2 The Impact of Cyber-Security on Critical Infrastructure Protection: The Advanced Persistent Threat; 6. Transportation Security; 6.1 The Howard Street Tunnel Fire (Baltimore).
  • Case 6.2 The Impact of the 9/11 World Trade Center Attack on Transportation7. Emergency Management; Case 7.1 The San Bruno Gas Pipeline Explosion; Case 7.2 Lessons Learned from the 2010 Haiti Earthquake; Conclusion; Further Resources; Acknowledgments; About the Editors and Authors; Index.

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