Included in the State Department budget is funding for “Contributions to International Organizations (CIO).” CIO provides the US contribution to the operating budgets of many international organizations. For example, the US provides 22% of funding for the United Nations. There is a belief in some circles that the US should withhold funding for organizations that adopt policies contrary to US values. Is this a legitimate view? (Writer- Please answer Yes.) Why or why not?
Support your responses with examples and recommendations.
Required:
There are no right or wrong answers but you must support your response with critical thinking, relevant examples, and cited sources.
Write a substantive response (300 words minimum not including citations) to the discussion question.
Category: homeland security
Critical infrastructure
Identify a specific critical infrastructure. Examples would be a nuclear plant (e.g., Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station), a utility system (e.g., Duke Energy),
or a critical network (e.g., Metro New York 9-1-1 system or Amtrak), to name a few. Determine the sector with which the infrastructure is associated and why
CIP efforts are needed.
Note that in the rubric for this assignment, the creativity and thought put into your selection is worth a substantial portion of your grade. You are encouraged
to choose a local infrastructure with which you are familiar or have a personal or professional vested interest in to gain the most benefit from this
assignment. Choosing an infrastructure with complex factors and a broad public impact will give you greater opportunity to apply knowledge learned in this
course. Choosing a smaller or limited infrastructure (e.g., your local shopping mall) is not recommended.
Briefly identify any known or expected threats (natural, technological, and manmade events or disasters) that could impact the selected critical infrastructure
and would require specific resiliency plan actions.
Identify at least three resources that can meet the following criteria:
assist in developing a threat assessment for the critical infrastructure, and
identify strategies to implement for safer facilities and networks.
Intro to Homeland Security and Defense
Drawing upon resource material provided and discovered while conducting your own research, answer BOTH the following in a research paper of at least 4 full pages (but no more than 6 pages): 1) Fully describe the overall concepts of homeland security and homeland defense. Construct a response that fully provides the following related to these two broad-based initiatives: Primary missions, tasks, responsibilities, operations, etc. for homeland security and defense. Highlight those areas that are shared and common interests between the two (joint endeavors between HLS and HLD?) Lastly, recommend your own definition for homeland security. 2) Adhering to the overarching theme and approach of the current National Security Strategy, provide your own recommendations regarding how the top threat you identified in this week’s discussion should be addressed moving forward. Offer specifics as to how key elements of your proposal would be approached and make sure to employ the Ends, Ways, and Means strategy framework. Be aware of the fact that “homeland security” and resources needed to carry it out are made up of much more than just DHS. This agency is only one part of the larger Homeland Security Enterprise that includes representatives from all level of government, private sector partners and others. Technical Requirements: – Written according to the APA 7th edition style and format (parenthetical in-text citation formats only; not end notes or footnotes); – Use Times New Roman 12 point font (use the example paper attached to the midterm assignment instructions as a template for proper formatting); – 1 inch margins on all sides with no paragraph indentation other than the first line by .5 inches – Double space all text (no extra lines or spaces after a paragraph or section headings and no added font sizes or lines either) – Turn your paper in as a Word Document and title your assignment “LastnameHLSSXXXMidterm” or ‘Progress’ or ‘Final’ on the end as appropriate. – Make sure your paper content meets the minimum acceptable length of 4 FULL pages of text, not including the Title or Reference pages.
Intro to Homeland Security and Defense
Drawing upon resource material provided and discovered while conducting your own research, answer BOTH the following in a research paper of at least 4 full pages (but no more than 6 pages): 1) Fully describe the overall concepts of homeland security and homeland defense. Construct a response that fully provides the following related to these two broad-based initiatives: Primary missions, tasks, responsibilities, operations, etc. for homeland security and defense. Highlight those areas that are shared and common interests between the two (joint endeavors between HLS and HLD?) Lastly, recommend your own definition for homeland security. 2) Adhering to the overarching theme and approach of the current National Security Strategy, provide your own recommendations regarding how the top threat you identified in this week’s discussion should be addressed moving forward. Offer specifics as to how key elements of your proposal would be approached and make sure to employ the Ends, Ways, and Means strategy framework. Be aware of the fact that “homeland security” and resources needed to carry it out are made up of much more than just DHS. This agency is only one part of the larger Homeland Security Enterprise that includes representatives from all level of government, private sector partners and others. Technical Requirements: – Written according to the APA 7th edition style and format (parenthetical in-text citation formats only; not end notes or footnotes); – Use Times New Roman 12 point font (use the example paper attached to the midterm assignment instructions as a template for proper formatting); – 1 inch margins on all sides with no paragraph indentation other than the first line by .5 inches – Double space all text (no extra lines or spaces after a paragraph or section headings and no added font sizes or lines either) – Turn your paper in as a Word Document and title your assignment “LastnameHLSSXXXMidterm” or ‘Progress’ or ‘Final’ on the end as appropriate. – Make sure your paper content meets the minimum acceptable length of 4 FULL pages of text, not including the Title or Reference pages.
The background of Department of Homeland Security
What is the background of Department of Homeland Security?
What are the agencies and its responsibilities in the Department of Homeland Security?
What are some challenges in the Department of Homeland Security?
Whats the importance of the Department of Homeland Security?
The background of Department of Homeland Security
What is the background of Department of Homeland Security?
What are the agencies and its responsibilities in the Department of Homeland Security?
What are some challenges in the Department of Homeland Security?
Whats the importance of the Department of Homeland Security?
The background of Department of Homeland Security
What is the background of Department of Homeland Security?
What are the agencies and its responsibilities in the Department of Homeland Security?
What are some challenges in the Department of Homeland Security?
Whats the importance of the Department of Homeland Security?
Defining Homeland Security
Why is there confusion in defining Homeland Security?
Describe the interdepartmental structure of the Department of Homeland Security.
Explain the comparison of intelligence gathering to academic research, as indicated in the text. Explain how this process is directly applicable to gathering intelligence.
Define national security intelligence and criminal intelligence. What is the difference between national security and law enforcement? According to Richard Best, what two channels of information should law enforcement plan and develop?
Why do symbols hold special importance for terrorism and counterterrorism?
What did Nancy Tucker suggest as the failure of the 9/11 intelligence analysis? Discuss the response of Congress to these failures.
Defining Homeland Security
Why is there confusion in defining Homeland Security?
Describe the interdepartmental structure of the Department of Homeland Security.
Explain the comparison of intelligence gathering to academic research, as indicated in the text. Explain how this process is directly applicable to gathering intelligence.
Define national security intelligence and criminal intelligence. What is the difference between national security and law enforcement? According to Richard Best, what two channels of information should law enforcement plan and develop?
Why do symbols hold special importance for terrorism and counterterrorism?
What did Nancy Tucker suggest as the failure of the 9/11 intelligence analysis? Discuss the response of Congress to these failures.
Defining Homeland Security
Why is there confusion in defining Homeland Security?
Describe the interdepartmental structure of the Department of Homeland Security.
Explain the comparison of intelligence gathering to academic research, as indicated in the text. Explain how this process is directly applicable to gathering intelligence.
Define national security intelligence and criminal intelligence. What is the difference between national security and law enforcement? According to Richard Best, what two channels of information should law enforcement plan and develop?
Why do symbols hold special importance for terrorism and counterterrorism?
What did Nancy Tucker suggest as the failure of the 9/11 intelligence analysis? Discuss the response of Congress to these failures.