Realizing Resilience
Academics and practitioners see resilience as a critical driver of a community’s success or failure in recovering or bouncing back from disasters. Jill Raycroft discusses […]
The Reflecting Pool
Cyber Federalism
Today’s cyber risks to critical infrastructure and public services affect all levels of government. Eric Rosner (MA 1601/2) explores the current state of cybersecurity, examines
Transnational Crime and Malicious AI
Criminals are often early adopters of new technology and artificial intelligence is no different. Kevin Peters (Masters 1705/6), Chief for the National Threat Evaluation and
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Superforecasting: E Pluribus Analysis
Experts draw on years of experience to detect patterns and make predictions when facing novel situations. US Secret Service Assistant Special Agent In Charge James
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Law Enforcement’s Role in Pandemics
COVID19 has swept the globe in little more than 3 months. Health officials have enacted quarantine orders to reduce the disease’s spread but who enforces
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Better Safe Than Sorry
Why does the click-through rate on threatening headlines far exceed those that are more benign? Calling something a threat through a provocative headline or soundbite
Improving Human Performance Through Mindfulness
First responders prepare themselves physically for complex and chaotic situations but what about mental preparedness. Yonkers Fire Department Assistant Chief John Flynn (Masters 1501/ELP 1301)
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The Human-Machine Interface: Promise and Peril
The human-machine interface found in today’s complex machines introduces unprecedented opportunities for promise and peril. Jackie Lindsey (Masters 1601), currently the Cabinet Secretary at the
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Information Laundering
How is it that fringe stories and counterfeit narratives get traction, enter mainstream media, and are accepted as fact? Intelligence expert Samantha Korta (Masters 1605/1606
Unbounded Risk
Providing perfect security in an era of unbounded risk is impossible. In my interview with Jack Anderson (Masters 1401), we talk about caribou scapula divination
Future High: American drug policy in 2030
Jessica Bress is the Director of Continuing Education for the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department. Her thesis explores United States’ drug policy and finds it wholly
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Anti-Intellectualism and the Search for Truth
We live in a world where information is abundant. But in our search for truth we must be careful. Without carefully curating the quality and
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