New CTSP Course Announcement - Fall 2008
May 15, 2008
PAPA 6254 - Fall Semester 2008
Advanced Topic: Homeland Security - Theory, Strategy & Doctrine
Instructor: Bruce M. Lawlor D.Sc.
Day/Time: Wednesdays 6:45 - 9:30 PM
Location: 1021 Prince St., Alexandria, VA.
The course will provide an introduction to the theory, strategy, and doctrine of Homeland Security as it is practiced in the United States. It describes the threat, the nature of the war in which the United States presently finds itself, America’s foreign and domestic policy responses to 9/11, and a doctrinal outline of the functions that make up Homeland Security at the strategic and operational levels. This is a multi-disciplinary policy course that will expose students to U.S. Government decision making at the strategic and operational levels. The course is designed to promote subject matter understanding, simplification of issues, and consensus decision making.
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CTSP Announces Occasional Paper Series
April 11, 2008
Alexandria, VA - The Center for Technology, Security, and Policy introduces CTSP’s Occasional Paper Series. The Series is designed to disseminate work carried out by CTSP faculty members and affiliates, scholars, and subject matter experts on issues related to CTSP’s core areas of interest: The Complex Threat Environment, Technology in Support of Public Policy Decision Making, Security in Complex Environments, and Strategy, Planning and Leadership.
- Additional Information on the Occasional Paper Series can be found by clicking here.
- Publishing information, as well as the text of Dr. Lawlor's first Occasional Paper can be found on the CTSP Publications Page.
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Prof. Randy Murch Named to National Academy of Science Committee
April 2, 2008
Alexandria, VA - CTSP faculty member Randy Murch has been named to the newly formed Committee on International Security and Arms Control. The committee, part of the Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board of the National Academy of Science, will be examining ways to both sustain and improve the United States’ Nuclear Forensics Capabilities.
