January 6th Intelligence Failures
Nearly two-and-a-half years after the January 6th U.S. Capitol Riot, the evaluation of our nation’s intelligence services and lessons learned continues as the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & …
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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report
The U.S. Department of State has released the 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report. The Trafficking in Persons Report offers a thorough summary of the global situation regarding human trafficking, as …
Global Extremist Symbols Database
The Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (GPAHE) has a Global Extremist Symbols Database. According to the webpage, this directory is the “first-of-its-kind.” It contains a compilation of global hate …
Arms Control Tomorrow: Strategies to Mitigate the Risks of New and Emerging Technologies
The Arms Control Association (ACA) has recently released a report that is the culmination of a near 2 year project titled, Arms Control Tomorrow. From March 2021 through December 2022, …
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In Case You Missed It: MMWR
The Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) maintains a collection of the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), which collects and analyzes data from the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) …
Building Stronger Supply Chains: Two Years Later
Global supply chains play a crucial role in the seamless functioning of economies, impacting both industries and consumers. During his first month in office, President Biden implemented a comprehensive 100-day …
Gun Violence in 2021: Two Studies
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has announced the release of two reports, “U.S. Gun Violence in 2021: An Accounting of a Public Health Crisis,” an annual report from …
Audit of DOJ’s Strategy to Address Domestic Violent Extremism
This June 2023 Audit of the Department of Justice’s Strategy to Address the Domestic Violent Extremism Threat had two objectives: (1) evaluate the Department of Justice’s (DOJ or Department) efforts …
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Identify and Tackle Online Extremism
The Global Network on Extremism & Technology (GNET) released a report by Elsa Bengtsson Meuller titled A Feminist Theorisation of Cybersecurity to Identify and Tackle Online Extremism. Available in six …
Space Diplomacy and U.S. Leadership
Recognizing that space has become part of our critical infrastructure and is being utilized by private entities and governments worldwide, the Department of State has released “A Strategic Framework for …