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NEWS RELEASES

The House passed a bill (HR1680) on Oct 23, 2007 regulating sales of ammonium nitrate.  See the INSCT MPA Workshop report from 2005 below titled "Legal Controls on Explosive Materials"  that contributed to this effort.

 

STUDENT PUBLICATIONS

 

2008 Summer

2007 Summer

 

This study of the “Chemical Corridor,” compiled by researchers at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University, was submitted to the United States House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security (HCHS) to provide its members with an overview of New Jersey’s current state of preparedness for responding to a chemical catastrophe.

Fall 2006-Spring 2007 Topics

  • National Security Leaks

  • Whistleblower Protection Act

  • Triage During Mass Casualty Events

  • Amending the HIPPA to Mandate Disclosure For the Creation of a National Health Alert Network

2006 Summer

  • Are We Ready: A Practical Examination of the Strategic National Stockpile in Response to Public Health Crises, Report prepared for United States House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security Democratic Staff

Fall 2005-Spring 2006 Topics:

  • Northern Border Security

  • U.S. National Security Strategy

  • Terrorist Financing

  • Outsourcing War

  • National Security, Technology, and Expectations of Privacy

  • Responding to Disasters in the Homeland: The role of the military and federal, state, and local government actors

2005 Summer

  • Legal Controls on Explosive Materials, Report prepared for United States House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security Democratic Staff

Fall 2004-Spring 2005 Topics:

  • The USA PATRIOT Act: How Can We Prevent Terrorism and Protect Civil Liberties?

  • Securing the U.S. Homeland

  • Securing the U.S. Border

  • The Treatment of Detainees in the War on Terrorism

Fall 2003-Spring 2004 Topics:

  • Information Sharing & Homeland Security Conference, Background Papers

  • Commentary on Enemy Combatant Cases

 

Immediate opportunities:

The Student Association on Terrorism and Security Analysis (SATSA) is hosting its 3rd Annual Conference on Peace and Security.  We invite papers from all academic disciplines, such as international relations, public administration, anthropology, law, political science, history, sociology, business management, peace studies, economics, conflict studies, geography, and communications. Chosen papers will be invited for presentation and the Conference to be held on February 24, 2007.  SATSA and the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs at the Maxwell School will publish selected articles presented at the conference. Click here for more information.

 

PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES:

Homeland Security Affairs: The Journal of the Center for Homeland Defense and Security

International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence

International Studies Review

Joint Forces Quarterly

Journal of Homeland Security

Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management

Journal of Intelligence and National Security

Journal of Low Intensity Conflict

Journal of National Security Law and Policy

Journal of Studies in Conflict and Terrorism

Small Wars and Insurgencies

Terrorism and Political Violence

 

CONFERENCE OPPORTUNITIES:

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INSCT is jointly sponsored by Syracuse University's College of Law and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
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