Articles Index

Obama Homeland Security and Terrorism Policy
Obama's approach to homeland security and terrorism policy will differ in some substantial ways from that of the Bush Administration, but will not fundamentally uproot the premise that terrorism is a key national security threat.

John McCain on the War on Terror, the Iraq War and Homeland Security
Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain's views on the war on terrorism, the Iraq War and Homeland Security

Obama on Terrorism
Presidential candidate Barack Obama on terrorism, homeland security and the Iraq War.

2008 Presidential Candidates on Terrorism, Iraq War and Homeland Security
Compare what 2008 presidential candidates have to say about terrorism, the Iraq War and homeland security

Terrorism Profiling--Terrorism Profiling Won't Work, According to MI-5
Terrorism profiling wouldn't work, according to an MI-5 study revealing that terrorists in the UK are not demographically distinct.

Philippine Labor Standards are a Terrorism Issue
Over 20 million migrant workers from Southeast Asia work in the Middle East; in a few Arabian Gulf countries there are more visiting workers than nationals. Militant extremists may be more than willing to help this vulnerable, highly exploited population.

Economic Impact of Terrorism and the September 11 Attacks
The economic impact of terrorism can be assessed based on direct and indirect costs of an attack. Assessments of the economic impact of the September 11, 2001 attacks generally agree that the direct cost was less than at first feared.

Medical Research Makes Biological Warfare Headway
Medical researchers took an important step toward an antidote for botulinum toxin, one of the deadliest biological warfare or bioterrorism agents, in May 2008.

Global Consensus on Security is a Challenging Problem
The fifth Worldwide Security Conference, held in Brussels in February 2008, demonstrated the challenges that violent extremism still poses to global security.

Would Solving the Israel-Palestine Impasse Reduce Transnational Terrorism?
The Israel-Palestine conflict is widely understood as a key challenge to stability in the Middle East, as well a driver of transnational terrorism. However, the creation of a Palestinian state is only a first step, since Palestine's symbolic power now has a life of its own.

China Human Rights Violations Parade as Counterterrorism
China takes advantage of the opportunity offered by the Global War on Terror to crack down on the the Turkic speaking, Chinese minority of Uyghur Muslims.

Cyberterrorism: Latest Threat to National Computer Security?
There have been fears of cyberterrorism since the 1990s, but it was the 9/11 attacks made national computer security a high policy priority. What is cyberterrorism, how concerned should be about its threat, and what is being done now to protect national computer security?

New Cyber Command Will Fight Wars and Battle Terrorist Attacks in Cyberspace
Many believe that wars and terrorist attacks in cyberspace are the next major threat. The United States has created a Cyber Command to lead and coordinate cyber warfare. But defining cyber warfare may change our definition of war itself.

John Edwards on the War on Terror, the Iraq War and Homeland Security
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards views on the war on terrorism, the Iraq War and Homeland Security

Rudy Giuliani on the War on Terror, the Iraq War and Homeland Security
2008 Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani's views on the war on terrorism, the Iraq War and Homeland Security

Mitt Romney on the War on Terror, the Iraq War and Homeland Security
2008 Republican presidential candidate Sen. Mitt Romney's views on the war on terrorism, the Iraq War and Homeland Security

Bill Richardson on the War on Terrorism, the Iraq War and Homeland Security
Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson's views on the war on terrorism, the Iraq War and Homeland Security

Sam Brownback on the War on Terrorism, the Iraq War and Homeland Security
2008 Republican presidential candidate Sam Brownback's views on the war on terrorism, the Iraq War and Homeland Security

First Indictment on Extraordinary Rendition on the Horizon
A hearing scheduled in Italy for January 9, 2007, may bring about the first indictment of CIA and Italian intelligence officials for "extraordinary rendition," transporting terrorism suspects for interrogation in third countries. This would be the first formal charge for extraordinary rendition.

Torture and Interrogation in a Time of Terror
Whether the use of torture to elicit information from would-be terrorists is justifiable became a lively topic after 9/11. Explore legal issues related to torture and extraterritorial detention, here.

Order and Liberty in a Time of Terror
Is there an effective way to protect civil liberties and counter terrorism? Criminal Justice expert Marvin Zalman contrasts two "models" of counterterrorism--a "war model" and a "criminal model," and argues that a criminal model better serves the need for both order and liberty.

Marvin Zalman biography
This is a biography of Marvin Zalman, the author of Criminal Procedure: Constitution and Society.