Professionalization of Emergency Management
This video by Emily Kaster, developed around her Naval Postgraduate School Master’s thesis, Are We There Yet? Exploring Professionalization of Emergency Management in the State …
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Terrorist Manifestos
A collection of resources that focuses on terrorists’ use of detailed manifestos, which “outline ideology, motivation, and tactical choices” for their violent attacks (ICCT). The …
Threats from Nation States
This self-study course from Dr. Seth Jones examines the current and future threat to the U.S. homeland from China, Russia, and Iran. The United States …
Realizing Resilience
Resilience is a term ubiquitously used to gauge how communities fare during and following disasters. Academics and practitioners see resilience as a critical driver of …
Putin and Other Dictators: A Psychological Portrait
What is the appeal of Russia’s Putin and other modern dictators? What is their psychological profile, and what should we expect as events play out …
Biodefense
A collection of resources that focuses on mitigating the effects of biological hazards by strengthening biodefense policy. This list includes national biodefense and health security …
Public Health and Homeland Security Beyond the Great Influenza of 2019
This self-study course examines public health challenges that will present threats to our homeland security long after COVID-19 fades from our daily lives. Pandemics, health equity, …
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Cognition & Information
This self-study course helps to understand the mechanisms by which we make sense of information. The goal of the course is to shed some light …
How Social Isolation is Leading to Radicalization
Sasha Larkin speaks about how loneliness and social isolation is increasingly becoming the new normal among active shooters, citing the Route 91 Harvest music festival …
Black, Blue, and Female
Dione “Dee” Neely talks about the many challenges of being a Black woman pursuing and maintaining a career in law enforcement. She points to data that …
The Future of Life: When Biology Is Technology
Dr. Tiffany Vora discusses moving into an era where biology and technology are not separate, noting the massive strides made in translating genetic code into …
Three Dangerous Men: Russia, China, Iran and the Rise of Irregular Warfare
Recorded the day before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, CHDS instructor and defense expert Dr. Seth Jones discusses the irregular threats to the United States that …
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