Category: Homeland security

The goal of the Week 3 Assignment is to select a research topic and brainstorm your approach to it. Description: In COMM120, the Weeks 3 and 5 Assignments all work towards and contribute to the Week 7 Final Project. The Week 3 Assignment: Topic and Brainstorming has you choose a topic that you will use…

A fundamental issue established at the outset of this course is the fact that becoming involved in terrorist activities is a process where numerous factors can affect the mindset and actions of an individual. We have covered many of these issues and influences, so concerning this matter, compare and contrast at least two different radicalization…

Instructions This assignment is the first portion of a three-part series of research papers employed over the course of this class, with papers due in weeks 3, 6, and 8. This week, you will select a terrorist organization likely to conduct a major and imminent attack within the United States and complete an in-depth profile…

Write a research paper addressing the following global terrorism issues: In week 3, we discussed the Dilemmas in the Deterrence of Terrorists (Chapter 4 in The Counter Terrorism Puzzle). Why is deterring terrorists a challenge? Do you think terrorists can be deterred? Address both sides of the argument (through diplomacy, information, military, economic, financial, intelligence…

For this Assignment, you are to write a policy paper that demonstrates your understanding of the all hazards concept and provides a critical analysis of this concept at each level of government. Directions: For this assignment, complete the following steps: Download the attached Assignment template [download] to write your paper. Locate sources to aid in…

A formal thesis proposal shall be prepared in accordance with the standards of the academic discipline. The formal proposal must provide a clear and lucid description of a question or problem and a proposed method of answering the question or solving the problem. Capstone thesis faculty must approve the proposal before students move on to…

Week 6 Intelligence Collection & Civil Liberties In light of the post-9/11 intelligence reforms and the expansion of surveillance capabilities, how should the US intelligence community strike a balance between the imperative of homeland security and the protection of civil liberties, particularly when dealing with whistleblowers who expose classified information? In your response, consider the…

Assignment 3 Here is where you will pull together your research proposal. You will combine your Assignments 1 and 2 (revised using the grading feedback you received on those assignments) and add Assignment 3 after the literature review. Use headings and subheadings to differentiate the sections, have one title page, one introduction for the paper…

The goal of this paper is for you to write your opinion on Global Terrorism without using first or second person (narrative will be in THIRD PERSON!). In this paper, you get the opportunity to write your point of view on the material reviewed during the week and the best part is that there is…

The goal of this paper is for you to write your opinion on Global Terrorism without using first or second person (narrative will be in THIRD PERSON!). In this paper, you get the opportunity to write your point of view on the material reviewed during the week and the best part is that there is…