Learning & Research
New Self-Study Course: Transportation Security
This updated course provides background on the foundational doctrine of risk management that authorities use to manage threats concealed within massive transport flows of people and goods, examines the evolving nature of traveler security and the expansion of the Transportation Security Administration, describes cargo security efforts in different transportation modes, and finally analyzes the security challenges presented by surface transportation, including rail and passenger vehicles.
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Outstanding thesis research
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SElf-study courses
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This course examines how decentralized finance reshapes the boundaries of national power, the regulatory frameworks struggling to keep pace, and the hard tradeoffs between financial innovation and security.
Irregular Warfare 301: IW Campaign Planning
IW 301 is built to educate practitioners on the form, functions, and features of IW campaigning with a focus on the development of a regionally based, integrated interagency IW campaign plan.
Human Trafficking and the Homeland Security Enterprise: A Primer
Course creator Ben Greer has assembled expertise in their respective fields to bring deep meaningful discussion and context to this rapidly evolving criminal activity.
APEX & Alumni presentations
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RESOURCES BY TOPIC
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Initiating Change at Agencies
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HSDL In-Focus
Each In Focus collection from the Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) highlights research resources highly relevant to current events or foundational topics.
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Recommended reads
Books CHDS faculty are assigning in the classroom.
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HOMELAND SECURITY Timeline
Timeline of significant homeland defense and security events from 1920-present.
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The Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) is the nation’s premier collection of resources related to policy, strategy, and organizational management for homeland defense and homeland security.
Homeland Security Affairs is the peer-reviewed online journal of the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS).