You must use the template I provided for this assignment since it will make it a lot easier for you.

You must use the template I provided for this assignment since it will make it a lot easier for you. Failure to do so will result in a return of your paper for you to redo, a reduction in points, or both. I strongly recommend that you simply download it and then upload it under a different name, such as your last name, course number, and assignment number.

 

Choose a topic of your choice that relates to the materials covered during the first three weeks of the course and write a research paper on it. This is your opportunity to explore in-depth a topic that you have a greater interest in than what we covered during the course.

 

Technical Requirements

 

Your paper must be at a minimum of 8 pages (Title, Abstract, and Reference pages do not count towards the minimum limit).

Use scholarly or peer-reviewed sources. A minimum of 5 sources are required for this assignment.

Type in Times New Roman, 12 point, and double space.

Students will follow the current APA Style as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework.

Points will be deducted for the use of Wikipedia or encyclopedic-type sources. It is highly advised to utilize books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc.

All submissions will be graded using the attached rubric.

TOPICS COVERED:

 

Introduction to US Intelligence and Homeland Security Intelligence

 

Clapper, J. (2014). The National Intelligence Strategy of the United States of America. https://www.dni.gov/files/2014_NIS_Publication.pdf

 

Joint Chiefs of Staff. (2015). National Military Strategy of the United States. http://www.jcs.mil/Portals/36/Documents/Publicatio…

 

Joint Chiefs of Staff. (2018). National Military Strategy of the United States. https://dod.defense.gov/Portals/1/Documents/pubs/2…

 

Kazon, O. (2013, June 17). Gentlemen reading each other’s mail: A brief history of diplomatic spying. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/…

 

Kahan, J. (2013). What’s in a name? The meaning of homeland security. Journal of Homeland Security Education. http://www.journalhse.org/sft710/kahanjhsearticlef…

 

 

ODNI. (2018) Members of the IC. https://www.dni.gov/index.php/what-we-do/members-o…

 

Intelligence Reform and the Homeland Security Enterprise

 

9/11 Commission Report (2004). https://9-11commission.gov/report/911Report.pdf

 

Bamford, J. (2015, July 21). Missed calls: Is the NSA lying about its failure to prevent 9/11? Foreign Policy. http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/07/21/missed-calls-n…

 

Bjelopera, J. P. (2013). The Federal Bureau of Investigation and terrorism investigations. Congressional Research Service. https://fas.org/sgp/crs/terror/R41780.pdf

 

Burch, J. (2007). A domestic intelligence agency for the United States? A comparative analysis of domestic intelligence agencies and their implications for homeland security. Homeland Security Affairs. https://www.hsaj.org/articles/147

 

Nelson, R. (2013). Homeland security at a crossroads: Evolving DHS to meet the next generation of threats. https://www.csis.org/analysis/homeland-security-cr…

 

 

Russel, R. (2004). Intelligence failures: The wrong model for the war on terror. https://www.hoover.org/research/intelligence-failu…

 

Homeland Defense Intelligence and Civil Liberties

 

Homeland Security Council. (2007). National Strategy for Homeland Security. https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/nat_strat_home…

 

 

Joint Chiefs of Staff. (2018). Joint Publication 3-27, Homeland Defense. https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/document/17675-joint-