Homeland Security
Our work on homeland security covers a range of topics including emergency management (such as preparing for and responding to incidents, and enhancing the resilience of critical infrastructures and lifeline sectors); transportation security; transnational threats (such as drugs, gangs, and weapons of mass destruction); and US strategy and architecture.Securing the Homeland: Reforming DHS to Meet Today's Threats
Testimony | July 2021Gray Zones, Black Swans and Gray Rhinos – Preparing for Disruption
Insights and Analysis | February 2021Strategic Implications and Critical Infrastructure Vulnerabilities
Insights and Analysis | February 2021The Pandemic Takes Hold in the Critical Infrastructures of Agriculture and Food
Insights and Analysis | February 2021Guiding Principles for Emergency Management on Cybersecurity
Insights and Analysis | November 2020A Multi-Layered Air Defense Model to Protect Shared Air in Critical Infrastructure Sectors
Insights and Analysis | July 2020A Conversation with Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf
Event | April 2020The Threat to U.S. Critical Infrastructure Is Real: It’s Past Time to Act Accordingly
Op-Ed | March 2020Threats Posed by State-Owned and State-Supported Enterprises to Public Transportation
Testimony | March 2020Leaders On The Plains featuring FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich
Event | January 2020Leaders on the Plains featuring TSA Administrator David P. Pekoske
Event | November 2019Former Deputy Secretaries of Homeland Security Look Back and Ahead
Event | September 2019Securing our Nation's Infrastructure featuring Brian Harrell
Event | August 2019The Future of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency featuring Chris Krebs
Event | August 2019The Art of the Inquiry: The LAPD's Journey with Science-Based Interview Techniques
Insights and Analysis | June 2019US and partners must meet China's authoritarian challenge in 5G
Op-Ed | June 2019Strengthening Defense Mission Assurance Against Emerging Threats
Issue Brief | May 2019The Impacts of State-Owned Enterprises on Public Transit and Freight Rail Sectors
Testimony | May 2019The Honorable Kirstjen M. Nielsen State of Homeland Security Address
Event | March 2019With Hacking of U.S. Utilities, Russia Could Move from Cyberespionage toward Cyberwar
Op-Ed | July 2018Perspective: Security and the Management of the Reputation Risk
Op-Ed | February 2018Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity: Technological and Ethical Implications
Issue Brief | November 2017Methods of Analysis and the Utility of New Tools for Threat Forecasting
Issue Brief | November 2017Empty Threat or Serious Danger? Assessing North Korea's Risk to the Homeland
Testimony | October 2017Cloud Security: Challenges and Solutions in the Context of the European Union
Issue Brief | October 2017Tackling the MS-13 Problem: A New Designation for a Hybrid Threat
Op-Ed | April 2017North Korea Cyberspace Offensives Pose Challenges in U.S.-China Relations
Op-Ed | April 2017Federal Support and Guidance in the Establishment of Information Sharing Environments
Issue Brief | February 2017Trump Administration Can Help Finance Sector Shift Cybersecurity Paradigm
Op-Ed | January 2017We Don't Need a Crisis to Act Unitedly Against Cyber Threats
Op-Ed | January 2017Overview and Analysis of PPD-41: U.S. Cyber Incident Coordination
Op-Ed | July 2016Cybersecurity for State and Local Law Enforcement: A Policy Roadmap to Enhance Capabilities
Issue Brief | June 2016Opinion: $19 billion Alone Won't Fix Washington's Cybersecurity Problem
Op-Ed | February 2016Delays in Confirming DHS Management Nominee Put Our Security at Risk
Op-Ed | April 2015Shoot, Move, Communicate: Thinking Through Cyber's Role in Ground Combat
Journal Article | April 2015Fortifying the Internet of Things Means Baking in Security at the Beginning
Op-Ed | March 2015A Blueprint for Cyber Deterrence: Building Stability Through Strength
Journal Article | September 2014Stakeholder Perspectives on Priorities for the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR)
Testimony | June 2014AQAP Loses Its Chief of External Operations: Counterrorism Implications
Commentary Series | July 2013Transportation and Supply Chain Security: Systemic Changes and Policy Opportunities
Issue Brief | May 2013Estonia's Cyber Defence League: A Model for the United States?
Journal Article | May 2013The FY 2014 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security: An Initial Assessment
Commentary Series | April 2013Chinese Telecom Firms Pose a Threat to U.S. National Security
Op-Ed | November 2012A Line in the Sand: Assessing Dangerous Threats to Our Nation's Borders
Testimony | November 2012The Department of Homeland Security: An Assessment of the Department and a Roadmap for its Future
Testimony | September 2012The Future of Homeland Security: Evolving and Emerging Threats
Testimony | July 2012The Next Decade of Countering Threat Finance: Risks, Opportunities, and Limitations
Issue Brief | June 2012Public Health and Emergency Management: Challenges and Opportunities
Policy Report | June 2012The United States is doing something right in the war on terror
Journal Article | February 2012Smart, Savvy, Isightful: Analytic Tradecraft to Enable Homeland Security
Issue Brief | January 2012Thinking About Strategic Hybrid Threats - In Theory and in Practice
Journal Article | January 2012The Hybrid Threat: Crime, Terrorism, and Insurgency in Mexico
Policy Report | December 2011Operationalizing Resilience: A Systems-Based Approach Emphasizing Risk Management is Required
Policy Report | October 2011U.S.-India Counterterrorism Cooperation: Deepening the Partnership
Testimony | September 2011Defense Cyber Strategy Avoids Tackling the Most Critical Issues
Op-Ed | July 2011After bin Laden the Threat Remains: Drones, CIA, and SOF Still the Only Game in Town
Commentary Series | May 2011Supply and Demand: The Case for Community Medical Resilience
Commentary Series | September 2010Critical Lessons from the Federal Response to the Gulf Oil Crisis
Commentary Series | August 2010No Longer On Auto-Pilot: Aviation Security and Intelligence Reform
Commentary Series | January 2010The H1N1 Influenza A Virus: A Test Case for a Global Response
Policy Report | May 2009Canada and the United States: Time for a Joint Threat Assessment?
Commentary Series | April 2009The Homeland Security Council: Considerations for the Future
Policy Report | April 2009Thinking Anew - Security Priorities for the Next Administration
Policy Report | March 2008Stopping Surprise Attacks: Thinking Smarter About Homeland Security
Policy Report | April 2007Prisoner Radicalization: Are Terrorist Cells Forming in U.S. Cell Blocks?
Testimony | September 2006Out of the Shadows: Getting Ahead of Prisoner Radicalization
Policy Report | September 2006Regionalizing Homeland Security: Unifying National Preparedness and Response
Policy Report | June 2006Empowering America: A Proposal for Enhancing Regional Preparedness
Policy Report | April 2006Terrorism Risk Insurance: Assessing TRIA and the Way Forward
Policy Report | December 2005Back to the Future: An Agenda for Federal Leadership of Emergency Medical Services
Policy Report | May 2005Countering Terrorist Financing: We Need a Long-Term Prioritizing Strategy
Journal Article | April 2003Assessing State-Level Civil Preparedness for a Nuclear Attack
Graduate Capstone Project | September 2002Local Emergency Response - Enduring the Rhetoric While Trying to Define Readiness
Op-Ed | September 2002Create a House Select Committee on Homeland Security and Terrorism
Journal Article | February 2002The Threat of Bioterrorism and the Spread of Infectious Diseases
Testimony | September 2001Cyber Threats and Information Security: Meeting the 21st Century Challenge
Policy Report | May 2001Protecting American Interests Abroad: U.S. Citizens, Businesses, and Non-Governmental Organizations
Testimony | April 2001The Threat Posed from the Convergence of Organized Crime, Drug Trafficking, and Terrorism
Testimony | December 2000Cyber Attack: The National Protection Plan and its Privacy Implications
Testimony | September 1999Weapons of Mass Destruction, Terrorism, and U.S. Preparedness
Testimony | October 1998
