Over the past decade, extreme weather conditions have continued to escalate with pockets of devastation across the United States. These conditions, sparked by long-term changes in climate, put stress on local areas to deal with disasters. However, the instability brought from increasing catastrophes also has far reaching effects across social,...
Unsurprisingly, Congress and Hollywood have differing opinions regarding Edward Snowden.
Obesity, drug abuse, and crime: Why 71% of youth may not qualify for the U.S. military service.
15 years after 9/11, threats remain and solutions grow more complex.
Day in and day out the librarians and content analysts of the Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) walk past an image that hangs on the wall of our break room. The image is actually two images. On the top is a picture of the New York City skyline with the...
New report: “America’s Insatiable Demand for Drugs,” addresses health and safety implications for US borders
New study says white nationalists and Nazi sympathizers are winning over more Twitter followers than ISIS
The National League of Cities (NLC) has published a primer for local officials on drones, federal regulations, and suggestions for creating local governance. In “Cities and Drones: What Cities Need to Know About Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)“, the authors provide a guide on implementing drones into cities and fostering innovation,...
Amidst the Olympic and election coverage, a portion of America is quietly experiencing one of the worst natural disasters since Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast in 2012. Flooding, while not as provocative in the news as hurricanes and earthquakes, can cause just as much damage and loss of life....
“Building and Maintaining Trust in the Governance of Migration” – that was the title of the 14th plenary meeting of the Transatlantic Council on Migration which took place in the summer of 2015 in Rome. As a result of this meeting, the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) has released their latest...
