The White House has released the National Strategy to Secure 5G (Strategy) which outlines the United States’ plan for securing its 5G (fifth generation) communications infrastructure as the technology evolves. Just as businesses and consumers will look to benefit from 5G technology, so too will criminals and foreign adversaries be...
As part of our ongoing mission of collecting and disseminating relevant and important HS related information, the Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) has developed a special collection focused on the growing threat of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Our new COVID-19 Special Collection includes over 1,800+ resources from leading public health organizations...
New In Focus now available on COVID-19 Journal Resources. A collection of Journals who have made COVID-19 articles Open Access, or free of charge, as a commitment to making research and data on the disease easily accessible, at least while the pandemic is ongoing. Additionally, the list contains selected websites that have also...
This week, the U.S. Department of State released the newest edition of its annual publication, the 2019 issue of “Country Reports on Human Rights Practices“. Each year, the State Department provides an update regarding human rights on all countries which receive assistance from the United States, as well as all...
Last year, the National Defense Authorization Act created the U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission to address the continually evolving cyber landscape and strategic dilemma facing the United States. Specifically, the Commission was asked the two following questions: (1) What strategic approach will defend the United States against cyberattacks of significant consequences?...
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation has released Policing Protests Lessons from the Occupy Movement, Ferguson & Beyond: A Guide for Police which details best practices for law enforcement handling protest movements. The document touches on the history of political protest in the United States, noting “the rapid emergence of the...
The Centre on Radicalisation and Terrorism at the Henry Jackson Society released a new report analyzing the nature of contemporary far-right terrorism. Significantly, this type of extremism appears to be on the rise with a significant increase in far-right terrorist attacks across the Western world since 2016-17. Furthermore, as the...
Freedom House released a new report highlighting an alarming decline of democracies around the globe. According to the report, Freedom in the World 2020: A Leaderless Struggle for Democracy, the setbacks are apparent not only in authoritarian states, but also among countries that traditionally protect basic rights and freedoms. Significantly,...
In mid-February, the Executive Office of the President and the Office of National Drug Control Policy released the 2020 Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy. The 2020 Strategy addresses the issue of smuggling drugs across the United States-Canada border. The Strategy identifies different types of illegal drugs being brought into the United...
The National Security, Military and Intelligence Panel (NSMIP) of the Center for Climate and Security released a report warning the public of “high-to-catastrophic” threats to domestic and global security originating from climactic changes. Consisting of representatives from national security, military, and intelligence fields, the panel analyzed security impacts of global...
