Combating Domestic Terrorism: A Problem-Solution Analysis Abstract The biggest problem faced today in United States Homeland Security is combating both domestic terrorism and lone wolf terrorism. This report will focus on the problems faced today by United States Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in combating domestic terrorism, while providing solutions on […]
In 2001 security agencies in the United States proposed using prediction markets to assess the likelihood of a terrorist attack. That government program was cancelled in 2003 due to criticism from US Congress. Put forward a case for or against the use of markets to predict the likelihood of this type of event. Prediction markets […]
2.1 Symmetric Encryption Schemes: With symmetric-key encryption, the encryption key can be calculated from the decryption key and vice versa. With most symmetric algorithms, the same key is used for both encryption and decryption, as shown in Figure 1.1. Implementations of symmetric-key encryption can be highly efficient, so that users do not experience any significant […]
The concept of security is not a new one; scholars have catalogued its emergence from as far back as the Neolithic Revolution where the establishment of permanent settlements naturally led to the growth of territories, city states and later nation states and Empires[1]. Borne from this civil development was the concept of security; security of […]
“‘Brexit’ and the ‘migration crisis’ are just the most recent examples of migrants being presented as a threat.’” Discuss with reference to securitisation literature. In recent years, there has been a seemingly exponential increase in the British public’s hostility towards migration. For the most part, migrants are no longer viewed in a positive light by […]
Female Agency & Motivations Before venturing into gendered approaches to countering terrorism, it is useful to provide a brief summary of female motivation and mobilization. Despite the stereotypes and passivity often associated with women, studies suggest they are driven to engage in terrorism for many of the same reasons as men: political motives, sociopolitical […]
Weapons of Math Destruction To what extent, does Cathy O’Neil in Chapter 5 of Weapons of Math Destruction argue that police should be allowed to use crime predictive technologies for the purpose of keeping communities safe? Do you agree or disagree with this? Do you believe it is an example of systems of power as […]
INTRODUCTION WikiLeaks is an international non-profit organization that publishes leaks and secrets from different sources. The history of the organization tells that over past eleven years it has leaked or published about 10 million secret government documents through its website. CIA is the Central Intelligence agency and is US based one. It is the only […]
Introduction Whistleblowing is the act of an attempt by an employee or former employee to confess the malpractice or iniquity in or by an organisation. Nowadays, many companies have produced their own policies on “whistleblowing” due to the presence of informers, snitches and sources who may disclose vital information for their own benefit or as […]
Traditional State Power limitation in dealing with Transnational Terrors Networks: and the role of Social Media Governments have been phased with challenging situations when implementing effective counterinsurgency measures against rebel groups that override national boundaries; even despite superior power. For example, the Afghan government and U.S./NATO coalitions forces and their inability to defeat Taliban and […]