Category: homeland security

Intellectual Property and its Impacts

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These questions are to be answered individually with supporting references.

1. Please address the following as they pertain to Intellectual Property:

What is Intellectual Property (IP) and how does counterfeit merchandise impact the U.S. economy?
What safety and health concerns are posed by counterfeit products? What was the specific impact at the height of COVID?
How does IP theft, especially from China, pose an existential threat to national security?
2. Discuss the action that needs to be taken to ensure that illegal migrants are treated with inclusion and respect around the world as an element of border security? From a security perspective, what would you specifically recommend the current administration do to ensure this.

3. How have the IMO’s Maritime Cyber Security, the SAFE Port Act, the Small Vessel Security Strategy, and the Marine Transportation Security Act impacted port security? This essay should be presented in the form of a compare and contrast format.

4. Compare the similarities and differences of the external borders of European Union (EU) with that of the U.S./Mexico border & the U.S./Canada border. Which of these (similarities/differences) have had the most positive or negative impact on border security? Has the commission of a new EU Board and Coast Guard Agency been a blue print for the United States?

 

 

 

 

The Impact of the Darién Gap on U.S. Border Security: Challenges and Strategic Responses

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Research Topic: “The Impact of the Darién Gap on U.S. Border Security: Challenges and Strategic Responses”

Research Question: “How does the Darién Gap influence migration patterns and border security challenges faced by the United States, and what strategies can effectively mitigate the risks associated with this route, considering the balance between humanitarian concerns and national security?”

Hypothesis: “Implementing a comprehensive strategy that combines enhanced surveillance, international cooperation, and targeted development aid in the regions surrounding the Darién Gap will significantly reduce the flow of unauthorized migration through this route to the United States, thereby improving border security while addressing the humanitarian concerns of migrants.”

White Paper: Impact of Open/Closed Borders in the Age of COVID-19

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White Paper on the impact of open/closed borders and COVID
Assume you are the new Secretary of Homeland Security. You are drafting a Policy Document referred to as a “White Paper” for the Biden Administration to highlight the impact of open/closed borders in the age of COVID-19 on migration, asylum seekers, and economic recovery. In this white paper, consider the following to frame your paper.

Define what YOU believe an “OPEN” vs “CLOSED” border means especially when dealing with those seeking asylum. Reminder, that you can provide your opinion without using “I think” or something similar.
How do you believe illegal migrants can be treated humanely and with dignity/inclusion?
How does an “open” vs a “closed” border impact the United States economy?
What are your recommendations for the next 12-24 months on specific steps that the new administration needs to take?

 

The Department of Homeland Security

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The Department of Homeland Security, created in 2002, created the second-largest government agency in the country (second only to the Department of Defense). The creation of this agency was highly controversial in the United States Congress for two primary reasons. First, the cost of administration of the new agency immediately created a new, huge financial obligation of the government that did not exist previously and, secondly, the new agency became an “umbrella” agency that managed twenty-two previously autonomous agencies already assigned the basic mission directives of security within the United States.

Are these alleged criticisms valid, or did a new need exist?

Securing border under the present administration in the USA

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The United States Government is striving to have a “secure” border under the present administration. What would be the consequences/impact to the United States if the border was suddenly made less open and more “secure”? This is a strategic security question and not a political one. What is the role of the Department of Defense in border and coastal security? What is the DOD’s relationship with the Department of Homeland Security as it pertains to border security? Why was there such an increased?

The evolution of homeland security in the United States

Posted on | by Brian Leakey

Create a two to three-page summary that assesses the evolution of homeland security in the United States. Be sure to assess the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, the creation of the Department of Homeland Security through Executive Order 13228, The USA Patriot Act of 2001, the USA Patriot Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005, and the USA Freedom Act of 2015.

The evolution of homeland security in the United States

Posted on | by Brian Leakey

Create a two to three-page summary that assesses the evolution of homeland security in the United States. Be sure to assess the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, the creation of the Department of Homeland Security through Executive Order 13228, The USA Patriot Act of 2001, the USA Patriot Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005, and the USA Freedom Act of 2015.