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Course Description
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Class Schedule
Course Requirements
Grading
Attendance Policy
Honor Code
Class Discussion
Essays
Taking Exams
Bibliography
Course Description:
Study of the forces involved in terrorism and the issues surrounding
homeland security.
Cindy C. Combs. Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century. 7th Edition.
New York: Person/Longman, 2013.
Russell D. Howard, Bruce Hoffman. Editors.
Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Understanding the New
Security Environment, Reading, and Interpretations. 4rd
Edition. New York: MCGraw-Hill, 2012.
The 9/11 Commission Report.
Students will also be required to purchase an electronic subscription to the New
York Times. This may be done by
going to the following website: http://www.nytimes.com/subscriptions/edu/lp1999.html?campaignId=384XU
Being aware of current political developments is important
to good citizenship. Each exam will have at least one question requiring
students to reflect on current political news and relate such developments to
the material we are studying about terrorism and homeland security.
There may also be journal articles assigned from time to time.
Students may want to read material from a number of online sites.
Students should make extensive use of “Homeland Security Affairs” the Journal
of Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security which may
be found online at: http://www.hsaj.org/?home
The National Counterterrorism Center maintains an excellent site at: http://www.nctc.gov/
The Jamestown Foundation maintains a useful site on international terrorism
at: http://www.jamestown.org/
The United States Military Academy has a Combating Terrorism Center at West
Point: http://www.ctc.usma.edu/
Very good articles on terrorism and homeland security may be found at the sites
of The Council on Foreign Relations: http://www.cfr.org/issue/terrorism/ri135
http://www.cfr.org/issue/terrorist-organizations/ri456
The following is a link to a global terrorism data base: http://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/ found at The National Consortium for the Study of
Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism—better known as START - is a
university-based research center committed to the scientific study of the
causes and human consequences of terrorism in the United States and around the
world.
Headquartered at the University of Maryland
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate a capacity for critical and analytical thought about the issues surrounding terrorism and homeland security.
2. Demonstrate an ability to communicate their knowledge and beliefs about terrorism and homeland security both orally and in writing.
3. Discuss the causes of terrorism and the effectiveness of homeland security policies.
4. Identify the principal models used by political scientists in studying terrorism and evaluating homeland security measures.
5. Discuss important political issues associated with terrorism and the measures taken to protect homeland security.
6. Identify information regarding terrorism and homeland security that is necessary and useful for responsible citizenship.
7. Discuss how terrorism and homeland security policies have been shaped by
the dynamic global forces of the past half century.
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Study Guide
Week 1 Introduction to the Study of Terrorism and Homeland
Security
Jan. 14-18
Read: Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Chpt. 1, articles 1, 2
Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century Chpts.
1, 2
Also
read discussion about the definition of terrorism at: http://blog.syracuse.com/news/2008/02/terrorism_expert_bruce_hoffman.html
Special Topics:
M: No classes on Monday until 4:00 p.m.
so our class does not meet this
day
W: What is
Terrorism?
F: Surveying the
Threat
Essay No. 1 Explain the political issues involved in the debate over
how best to define this phenomenon.
After explaining the conceptual problems associated with defining
terrorism, advance and defend the best definition of the phenomenon. This three page essay is due on Friday by
4:00 p.m.
Week
2 Causes, Recruitment, Organizational Issues, and Tactics
Jan. 21-25
Read: Terrorism in the Twenty-First
Century Chpts. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Terrorism and
Counterterrorism Chpt. 1, article 3; Chpt. 2, articles 2, 3, 4; Chpt.
3, articles 1, 2, 3; Chpt. 5, articles 2, 7, 8; Chpt. 6, article 1
Use of Online Sources
Special Topics:
M: No classes today as the University is closed for
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday; see special programs
W:
The “New Terrorism”
F: Making
Terrorists; Organization and Tactics
Essay No. 2
Write a three page essay in which you explain the principal causes of
terrorism. This essay is due on Friday by 4:00 p.m.
Week 3 Terrorism, the Media, Cyberspace, and Public Opinion
Jan. 28-Feb. 1
Read: Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century
Chpt. 8
Terrorism and
Counterterrorism Chpt. 5, articles 5, 6; Chpt. 8, articles 1, 5, 6; Chpt.
9, article 1
Report on cybersecurity: http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/gao-federal-agencies-fail-on-cybersecurity-measures-20111003
(GAO report on cybersecurity: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d12137.pdf
)
“Cybersecurity”
by Patrick Marshall in online CQ
Researcher article found in February 26, 2010 Volume 20, Issue 8.
Go to http://library.cqpress.com/ and access
article at: http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2010022600
Online essay on internet
recruitment: http://www.hsaj.org/?fullarticle=6.1.3
Online 2010 threat
predictions from McAfee: http://mcafee.com/us/local_content/white_papers/7985rpt_labs_threat_predict_1209_v2.pdf
Online article on
prioritizing cybersecurity: http://www.cfr.org/publication/21052/prioritizing_us_cybersecurity.html?breadcrumb=%2Fissue%2F114%2Fhealth_science_and_technology
Online polls about world
public opinion and terrorism: http://www.cfr.org/publication/20023#p1
If you go to the following
site you can access public opinion polls from around the world:
http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/?nid=&id=&lb=hmpg
Take note of the link to
polls from the Middle East and North Africa: http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/brmiddleeastnafricara/index.php?nid=&id=&lb=brme
Also take note of the link
to polls on international security matters: http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/international_security_bt/index.php?nid=&id=&lb=btis
Online articles with polls
results on public opinion in Muslim countries about terrorism: http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/brmiddleeastnafricara/591.php?lb=brme&pnt=591&nid=&id=
Online article with polls
results on public opinion in other countries about 9?11: http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/international_security_bt/535.php?lb=btot&pnt=535&nid=&id=
Major survey of American
Muslim public opinion from Pew Research Center:
http://people-press.org/2011/08/30/muslim-americans-no-signs-of-growth-in-alienation-or-support-for-extremism/
Pew Research Center survey
of Muslim-Western tensions: http://www.pewglobal.org/2011/07/21/muslim-western-tensions-persist/
Special Topics:
M: Terrorist Propaganda and the Media
W: Terrorism and Cyberspace
F: Terrorism; Public Opinion in the United
States and the World
Essay No. 3
Write a three page essay on the intersection between cyberspace and
terrorism. What problems exist in this area? How can those problems
be addressed? This essay is due on Friday by 4:00 p.m.
Week 4 Why is America a Target?
Feb. 4-8
Read: Terrorism
in the Twenty-First Century, Chpt. 9
Terrorism and
Counterterrorism Chpt. 2, article 1
“Homegrown Jihadists” by
Peter Katel in online CQ Researcher article found in Sept. 3, 2010 Volume 20, Issue 30.
Go to http://library.cqpress.com/ and access
article at: http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2010090300
“Hate Groups” by Peter Katel in online CQ
Researcher article found in May 8, 2009, 2010 Volume 19, Issue 18.
Go to http://library.cqpress.com/ and access
article at: http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2009050800
Other sources of material:
http://www.cfr.org/thinktank/iigg/pop/
http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/brmiddleeastnafricara/384.php?lb=brme&pnt=384&nid=&id= http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/views_on_countriesregions_bt/623.php?nid=&id=&pnt=623&lb=
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4431
http://www.globalenvision.org/library/8/703/
http://www.glocaleye.org/terglo.htm
http://www.ijtihad.org/globalterror.htm
http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/btglobalizationtradera/528.php?lb=brme&pnt=528&nid=&id
http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/btglobalizationtradera/349.php?lb=btgl&pnt=349&nid=&id=
http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/btglobalizationtradera/446.php?lb=btgl&pnt=446&nid=&id=
http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/btglobalizationtradera/644.php?lb=btgl&pnt=644&nid=&id=
Check out other online
articles on globalization and terrorism
Check out online articles on American
foreign policy and terrorism
Special Topics:
M: Resisting American Foreign Policies;
America blamed as the Evil Force behind Globalization, Role of Ideologies
W: Domestic Sources of Terrorism
F: NOTE: Your first test will be given on Friday, Feb.8 This essay test will count for 1/6 of your
semester grade.
Week 5 Terrorism - Not Something New - Some Historical
Perspective
Feb. 11-15
Read: Terrorism in the Twenty-First
Century Chpts. 2, 3, 4, 9
Special Topics:
M: Europe and Latin America
ETA: http://www.cfr.org/publication/9271/
FARC: http://www.cfr.org/publication/9272/
Shining
Path
IRA
Also look up articles on The Baader-Meinhoff
Group, The Red Army Faction, and The Red Brigades
W: South Asia and South East Asia
Liberation Tigers of Tmial Eelam (LTTE)
On Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) http://www.cfr.org/publication/9235/abu_sayyaf_group_philippines_islamist_separatists.html?breadcrumb=%2Fissue%2F456%2F
Terrorist Groups in India: http://www.cfr.org/publication/12773/terror_groups_in_india.html?breadcrumb=%2Fissue%2F456%2Fterrorist_organizations
On Terrorist Groups in Pakistan: http://www.cfr.org/publication/15422/pakistans_new_generation_of_terrorists.html
Kashmir Terrorist Groups: http://www.cfr.org/publication/9135/
http://www.cfr.org/publication/17882/profile.html?breadcrumb=%2Fissue%2F456%2Fterrorist_organizations
F: The Legacy of Terrorism in American History
A good source of information
on hate groups in the United states is the Southern Poverty Law Center: http://www.splcenter.org/
Klu Klux Klan (KKK): http://www.splcenter.org/intel/map/hate.jsp?T=26&m=4
Data on Lynching in America by Race and State: http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/shipp/lynchingsstate.html
Essay on Lynching in America: http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1979/2/79.02.04.x.html#b
Christian Identity Movement: http://www.splcenter.org/intel/map/hate.jsp?T=25&m=4
Look up articles on the following:
Armed Forces of National Liberation (FLAN)
Black Panthers
Aryan Nations (AN)
Army of God
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Jewish Defense League (JDL)
Essay No. 4
Write a three page essay in which you discuss the domestic roots of
terrorism in the history of the United States. This essay is due on Friday by 4:00 p.m.
Week 6 Terrorism in the Middle East
Feb. 18-22
Read: Terrorism in the Twenty-First
Century Chpt. 6
For a Frontline (PBS) documentary
about the Revolution in Egypt (which include a segment on the Muslim
Brotherhood) go to the following site:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/revolution-in-cairo/#
Special Topics:
M: Zionism and the creation of Israel
Article on Zionism: http://www.mideastweb.org/zionism.htm
W: Palestinian Groups
Palestine Liberation
Organization
Al-Fatah
Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades http://www.cfr.org/publication/9127/alaqsa_martyrs_brigades_palestinian_nationalists.html
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Hamas: http://www.cfr.org/publication/8968/hamas.html?breadcrumb=%2Fissue%2F135%2Fterrorism
F: Hezbollah
Hezbollah: http://www.cfr.org/publication/9155/
Essay No. 5
Write a three page essay on the competing Palestinian groups and their
conflict with Israel and the problems facing the Palestinian Authority. This
essay is due on Friday by 4:00 p.m.
Week 7 Religion and Terrorism; Origins and Evolution of Al
Qaeda
Feb. 25-March 1
Read: The 9/11 Commission Report,
Chpts. 2, 4, 5
Terrorism and
Counterterrorism Chpt.
3, page 199, article 4; Chpt. 4, articles 1, 2, 3; Chpt. 5, article 4
The following article on
religious fundamentalism and modernity should also be read:
http://nationalinterest.org/article/the-fundamentalists-4891
Special Topics:
M: Religion and Terrorism: From the Muslim
Brotherhood to Al Qaeda
W: Jihad against the Soviet Occupation of
Afghanistan
F: Declaring War on America
Essay No. 6
Write a three page essay explaining how Al Qaeda became more powerful and
why it chose to declare war on America and launch the 9/11 attacks.
SPRING BREAK MARCH 4-8
Week 8 The 9/11 Attacks
March 11-15
Read: The 9/11 Commission Report, Chpts. 1, 7, 8, 9, 10
Report on Al Qaeda’s interest in
a WMD attack: http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/19852/al_qaeda_weapons_of_mass_destruction_threat.html
Special Topics:
M: Planning and Executing the 9/11 Attacks
W: The Intelligence and Security Failures
Leading to 9/11
F: NOTE: Your second test will be
given on Friday, March 15. This essay test will count for 1/6 of your
semester grade.
Week 9 Planning to Protect the Homeland
March 18-22
Read: The 9/11 Commission Report,
Chpts. 3, 6, 11, 12, 13
Online article on risks,
costs, and benefits associated with homeland security efforts: Mueller,
John, and Mark G. Stewart. “Balancing the Risks, Benefits, and Costs of
Homeland Security.” Homeland
Security Affairs 7, Article 16 (August 2011)
http://www.hsaj.org/?article=7.1.16
Online article on grand
strategy: http://www.hsaj.org/?fullarticle=6.1.2
Online article on information
sharing between agencies: http://www.hsaj.org/?fullarticle=6.1.5
Online article on
Homeland Security: http://www.hsaj.org/?fullarticle=6.1.8
Online article on the
issue of randomness: http://www.hsaj.org/?fullarticle=6.1.6
Special Topics:
M: Planning and Preparedness Before 9/11
W: Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission
and Other Reports
F: The Implementation and Critique of
the 9/11 Commission's Recommendations
Essay No. 7
Write a three page essay on the problems facing the development and implementation
of any overarching homeland security strategy. This essay is due on
Friday by 4:00 p.m.
Week 10 Legal Issues;
Intelligence Gathering and Analysis; Department of Homeland Security
March 25-29
Read: Terrorism in the Twenty-First
Century Chpts. 10, 12
Terrorism and
Counterterrorism Chpt. 6, article 2
Article on killing U.S.
citizens abroad engaged in planning terrorists attacks against the United
States: http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/sections/news/020413_DOJ_White_Paper.pdf
“Network
Fusion: Information and Intelligence Sharing for a Networked World.” By Joseph W. Pfeifer in Homeland Security Affairs Volume 8, Article 17 (October 2012)
at: http://www.hsaj.org/?fullarticle=8.1.9
“Prosecuting Terrorists”
by Kenneth Jost in online CQ Researcher article found in March 12, 2010 Volume 20, Issue 10.
Go to http://library.cqpress.com/ and access
article at: http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2010031200
“Homeland Security” by
Peter Katel in online CQ Researcher article found in February 13, 2009 Volume 19, Issue
6.
Go to http://library.cqpress.com/ and access
article at: http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2009021300
“Closing Guantanamo” by
Kenneth Jost in online CQ Researcher article found in February 27, 2009 Volume 19, Issue
8.
Go to http://library.cqpress.com/ and access
article at: http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2009022700
Read about the mission on structure of various U.S. intelligence agencies by
going to their web sites.
and use links to different intelligence agencies at
the bottom of that site.
To access information about Central Intelligence Agency, go to: https://www.cia.gov/
To access information about the
Office of the Director of National Intelligence, go to:
http://www.dni.gov/index.html
To access information about all
the agencies that are part of the United States Intelligence Community, go to:
http://www.dni.gov/overview.pdf
Read about the mission and organizational structure of the Department of
Homeland Security found on web site materials at: http://www.dhs.gov/index.shtm
Online article on Homeland
Security issues: http://www.hsaj.org/?fullarticle=6.1.1
Special Topics:
M: The War on Terror, The Patriot Act, and
the Rule of Law; Putting Terrorists on Trial
W: The Politics of Intelligence Reform
F: The Department of Homeland
Security
On this day we are having a
special guest speaker from the Department of Homeland Security –
As background for this you
would benefit from examining the following sites:
Video Links
Interview CBS News's Leslie Stahl conducted
with counterterrorism "Czar" Richard Clarke in 2000 where Clarke
discussed the U.S.'s Continuity of Government (COG) plan. This interview
aired the night of 9/11.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMfjZVJK_x0&feature=related
Document Links
1. ttp://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/secrecy/RS22674.pdf
CRS Report on Continuity, June 8,
2007
2. http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nspd/nspd-51.htm
NSPD 51/ HSPD 20 - The current guiding Executive Branch directive on Continuity
3 http://www.fema.gov/about/org/ncp/index.shtm
Web link to the FEMA National Continuity Programs Directorate page on FEMA website
4. http://www.continuityofgovernment.org/
COG Commission created by The U.S. Congress in the wake of 9/11.
5. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/3/19
Presidential Succession Act of 1947, as amended (3 U.S.C. § 19). The legal basis for Presidential Succession in addition to the Constitution.
6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Designated_survivor
Gives a good synopsis of the oft mentioned
State of the Union speech practice of locating a Presidential Successor outside
of the National Capital Region (NCR).
Essay No. 8
Write a three page essay on the debate over how to balance security with the
rule of law and protection of personal liberties. This essay is
due on Friday by 4:00 p.m.
Week 11 Preventing Future Attacks
April 1-5
Read: Terrorism in the Twenty-First
Century Chpt. 13
“A Maritime Threat Assessment of Sea Based
Criminal Organizations and Terrorist Operations.” By Trrance
G. Lichtnewald, Mara H. Steinhour,
and Frank S. Perri in Homeland Security Affairs 8, Article 13 (August
2012) at: http://www.hsaj.org/?fullarticle=8.1.13
Special Topics:
M: Aviation Security
W: Border Security ….. We will
have a guest speaker from the Department of Homeland Security so you must read
the material below on United States
Border Security:
Please review the following and familiarize yourself with
the material below so that we may have a good discussion on Wednesday.
F: Port Security (We will
probably move cover some of this on Monday and move other items here to next
week as on the day we may have another guest speaker on the subjects of
Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq)
Mexico
- http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/structure/editorial_0644.shtm
- http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/dhs-orgchart.pdf
-
Dream
Act
Documentary
on immigration and border security on U.S. border with Mexico
Article
on border security
Canada
- Beyond the Border: A Shared Vision for Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/wh/us-canada-btb-action-plan.pdf
Essay No. 9
Write a three page essay on the challenges of securing points of entry into
the United States. This essay is due on Friday by 4:00 p.m.
Week 12 The WMD Nightmare
April 8-2
Read: Terrorism and Counterterrorism Chpt. 5, articles 1, 3
Terrorism in
the Twenty-First Century Chpts. 14
The
following from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists
bioterrorism agents for which fact sheets are available: http://emergency.cdc.gov/bioterrorism/factsheets.asp
Anthrax
Botulism
Brucellosis
Plague
Smallpox
Tularemia
Viral
Hemorrhagic Fevers
The following from the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists chemical emergencies for which
fact sheets are available: http://emergency.cdc.gov/chemical/overview.asp
The following lists different
chemical agents by categories: http://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/agentlistchem-category.asp#biotoxins
Take note of the information
about Ricin: http://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/ricin/facts.asp
The following contains
information about nerve agents with links to more detailed information on Sarin, Soman, Tabun, and VX: http://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/nerve/
The following covers dirty
bombs and nuclear blasts and other radiation emergencies: http://emergency.cdc.gov/radiation/typesofemergencies.asp
Take note of the information
about dirty bombs: http://emergency.cdc.gov/radiation/dirtybombs.asp
Take note of the information
about nuclear blasts: http://emergency.cdc.gov/radiation/nuclearfaq.asp
A very good article on
vulnerability to a Biological terror attack may be found at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/magazine/how-ready-are-we-for-bioterrorism.html?hp=&pagewanted=print
Good research material found
at the WMD Terrorism Research Center: http://www.wmdcenter.org/
“Nuclear Terrorism: Are We
Prepared?” by Albert J. Mauronin in Homeland Security
Affairs, Volume VIII, No. 9 (June, 2012) at: http://www.hsaj.org/?fullarticle=8.1.9
“Homeland Insecurity: Thinking
About CBRN Terrorism” by Albert J. Mauroni in Homeland Security Affairs, Volume VI,
No. 3 (September 2010)
at: http://www.hsaj.org/?fullarticle=6.3.3
Special report to
Congress on WMD proliferation and terrorism:
http://www.cfr.org/publication/17910/world_at_risk.html?breadcrumb=%2Fissue%2F135%2Fterrorism
http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/TheLaw/WMD-report.pdf
Online article on public
worries regarding bioterrorist attacks: http://www.hsaj.org/?fullarticle=6.1.7
Online article on cleaning up
after a WMD attack: http://www.hsaj.org/?fullarticle=6.1.4
Report (from Belfer Center at Harvard University) on Al Qaeda’s interest
in a WMD attack:
http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/19852/al_qaeda_weapons_of_mass_destruction_threat.html
Additional reports on WMD
issues from the Belfer Center at Harvard University:
http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/20014/proliferation_and_terrorism.html?breadcrumb=%2Fpublication%2F19852%2Fal_qaeda_weapons_of_mass_destruction_threat
and more at: http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/20279/armageddon_test.html?breadcrumb=%2Fpublication%2F19852%2Fal_qaeda_weapons_of_mass_destruction_threat
Report from Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Proliferation and Terrorism: http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/images/01/26/report.card.pdf
Examine the National Response Framework (NRF) at: http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nrf/NRFOnePageFactSheet.pdf
Examine the Executive Order of dealing with a biological attack by terrorists: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/executive-order-medical-countermeasures-following-a-biological-attack
Examine National Incident Management System (NIMS)at: http://www.fema.gov/national-incident-management-system
Special Topics:
M: The Technological Issues and
Impact
W: Proposed Solutions to the Threat
F: NOTE: You will have your third
test on Friday, April 12. This essay test will count for 1/6 of your
semester grade.
Week 13 First Responders
April 15-19
Read: Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century Chpt. 13
Read about the National
Incident Management System (NIMS) at: http://www.fema.gov/national-incident-management-system
For the National Response
Framework (NFR) you may go to: http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nrf/nrf-core.pdf
Very important to
go to the following CDC site and read material found on the linked sites
dealing with emergency preparedness and response for bioterrorism, chemical
emergencies, radiation emergencies, mass casualties, and recent outbreaks and
incidents:
http://emergency.cdc.gov/
Special report to
Congress on WMD proliferation and terrorism:
http://www.cfr.org/publication/17910/world_at_risk.html?breadcrumb=%2Fissue%2F135%2Fterrorism
http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/TheLaw/WMD-report.pdf
Special Topics:
M: Getting Ready for Attacks
W: First Responders
F: Recovering from Attacks
Essay No. 10
Write a three page essay explaining the most important challenges facing
first responders. This essay is due on Friday by 4:00 p.m.
Week 14 Grand Strategy; Future Planning; International
Cooperation; Military Action
April 22-26
Read: Terrorism and Counterterrorism Chpt.
6, articles 3, 4; Chpt. 7, articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7; Chpt. 8, articles 2, 3, 4; Chpt.
9. Articles 2, 3, 4; Chpt. 10, articles 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 7, 8
Terrorism in the
Twenty-First Century Chpt. 11, 15
“Afghanistan Dilemma” by Thomas
J. Billitteri in online CQ Researcher article found in August 7, 2009 Volume 19, Issue 28.
Go to http://library.cqpress.com/ and access
article at: http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2009080700
The following is a link to a
global terrorism data base: http://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/
Special Topics:
M: Military Action; Degrading Al-Qaeda;
Killing Bin Ladin
W: International Cooperation; Afghanistan;
Pakistan
F: Developing a Comprehensive Strategy
April 26 Last day of Classes
April 27 Reading Day
April 29- May 3 Final Exam Period
Your final exam will count for 1/6 of your semester grade. It will be a
comprehensive essay examination.
It will be given on
Wednesday, May 1 at 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
May 12 Commencement
Course Requirements:
Three Essay Tests
Ten essays written during the semester
Contribution to class discussion
Final comprehensive exam
Grading:
Your
grade will be based upon three tests given during the course of the semester,
combined score on 10 critical thinking writing exercises, your contributions to
class discussion, and a final exam. Each of these will count for 1/6 of your
semester grade. All tests will involve an essay format. The final examination
will be comprehensive.
Grading: This course
uses the + and – grading scale.
The total
possible number of points to earn for the course is 600. Grades will be assigned according to the
following percentages:
A+ = 98-100%
A = 92-97%
A-
= 90-91%
B+ = 88-89%
B = 82-87%
B-
= 80-81%
C+ = 78-79%
C = 72-77%
C-
= 70-71%
D+ = 68-69%
D = 62-67%
D- = 60-61%
F = 59% and
below
Students with
Disabilities:
If you have
a documented disability and require accommodations to obtain equal access in
this course, please let me know at the beginning of the semester or when given
an assignment for which an accommodation is required. The Director of Disability Support Services
can be reached at x2391.
Attendance Policy:
The attendance policy for this course is the University policy found in
the University Catalog and Student Handbook.
Honor Code:
Students are expected to live by the Longwood University Honor Code. All
work done for the class must be pledged. Your instructor will not tolerate any
form of cheating.
Class Discussion:
Students are expected to make contributions to class
discussion. Your grade in this regard will be based upon participation
during the semester.
Ten Essays:
There will be 10 critical thinking writing exercises. These assignments will be
three pages in length. They will be done in Microsoft Word with a Font size 12
and double spaced. For students majoring
in either history or political science, documentation for these exercises will
be done according to the Turabian format for a
research paper. A shorter version of that style manual can be found on the
History style manual at the following web address: http://www.longwood.edu/philpolhist/resources.htm
Students majoring in other disciplines may follow the documentation style they
are use to employing in their disciplines.
All of these essays will also be turned in at: http://www.turnitin.com/ When you go to this
site you must first establish your own identification and password. You then go to this course entitled Terrorism
and Homeland Security, use the course ID 5942724 and the course password
posc345
Students will turn in a hard copy of the essay on the day the essays are due,
and must also submit an electronic copy to the turnitin.com site or receive a 0
on the assignment.
Your essays also must demonstrate reading beyond what is required for class
assignments and must reflect knowledge of current political events. Each essay is worth 10 points. There are 10 essays due during the semester.
Late papers will lose points.
Taking Exams:
Exams must be taken on time. You are expected to provide
proof for any legitimate reason (illness, participation in a
University-sponsored activity, or recognizable emergency) you have for missing
an exam. Having another test on the dame day or having problems with the
person you are dating are not valid reasons for missing a test.
Bibliography:
Required Reading:
Cindy C. Combs. Terrorism
in the Twenty-First Century. 6th
Edition. New York: Person/Longman, 2012
Russell D. Howard, Bruce Hoffman. Editors.
Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Understanding the New
Security Environment, Reading, and Interpretations. 4rd
Edition. New York: MCGraw-Hill, 2012.
The 9/11 Commission Report.
Electronic subscription to the New York Times
Suggested Reading or Reference:
Students may make use of the excellent and very extensive bibliographies provided in the texts.
Here is a list of e-books available through the Greenwood Library:
AMATEUR SOLDIERS, GLOBAL
WARS [ELECTRONIC RESOURCE] : INSURGENCY AND MODERN
CONFLICT / MICHAEL C. FOWLER. Internet Resource.
CYBER-THREATS, INFORMATION
WARFARE, AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION [ELECTRONIC RESOURCE] : DEFENDING THE U.S. HOMELAND / ANTHONY H. CORDESMAN WITH
JUSTIN G. CORDESMAN. Internet Resource.
FROM SECULARISM TO JIHAD
[ELECTRONIC RESOURCE] : SAYYID QUTB AND THE
FOUNDATIONS OF RADICAL ISLAMISM / ADNAN A. MUSALLAM. Internet
Resource.
HANDBOOK
OF CHEMICAL WARFARE AND TERRORISM [ELECTRONIC RESOURCE] / STEVEN L. HOENIG. Internet
Resource.
HOLIEST WARS [ELECTRONIC RESOURCE] : ISLAMIC MAHDIS, THEIR JIHADS, AND OSAMA BIN LADEN / TIMOTHY R. FURNISH ; FOREWORD BY MICHAEL RUBIN. Internet Resource.
INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM IN
THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD [ELECTRONIC RESOURCE] / EDITED BY MARIUS H. LIVINGSTON
WITH LEE BRUCE KRESS AND MARIE G. WANEK. Internet Resource.
MARTYRDOM [ELECTRONIC
RESOURCE] : THE PSYCHOLOGY, THEOLOGY, AND POLITICS OF
SELF -SACRIFICE / EDITED BY RONA M. FIELDS ... [ET AL.] Internet Resource.
MODERNIZATION, DEMOCRACY,
AND ISLAM [ELECTRONIC RESOURCE] / EDITED BY SHIREEN T. HUNTER AND HUMA MALIK ; FOREWORD BY AHMEDOU OULD-ABDALLAH. Internet
Resource.
ON TERRORISM AND COMBATING
TERRORISM [ELECTRONIC RESOURCE] : PROCEEDINGS OF AN
INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR, TEL-AVIV, 1979 / EDITED BY ARIEL MERARI. Internet
Resource.
REVOLUTIONARY APOCALYPSE
[ELECTRONIC RESOURCE] : IDEOLOGICAL ROOTS OF TERRORISM
/ LUCIANO PELLICANI. Internet Resource.
THE AGE OF
TOTAL WAR, 1860-1945 [ELECTRONIC RESOURCE] / JEREMY BLACK. Internet
Resource.
THE DEADLY SIN OF TERRORISM
[ELECTRONIC RESOURCE] : ITS EFFECT ON DEMOCRACY AND
CIVIL LIBERTY IN SIX COUNTRIES / EDITED BY DAVID A. CHARTERS. Internet
Resource.
THE FUTURE OF ISLAM IN THE
MIDDLE EAST [ELECTRONIC RESOURCE] : FUNDAMENTALISM IN
EGYPT , ALGERIA
, AND SAUDI ARABIA / MAHMUD A. FAKSH. Internet Resource.
THE GATHERING BIOLOGICAL
WARFARE STORM [ELECTRONIC RESOURCE] / EDITED BY JIM A. DAVIS AND BARRY R. SCHNEIDER.
Internet
Resource.
Other
Materials:
William C. Banks, Renee de Nevers, Mitchel B. Wallerstein. Combating Terrorism: Strategies and Approaches.
Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2008.
Thomas J. Bradley. Editor. Homeland Security. Annual
Editions. Second Edition. Dubuque, Iowa:
McGraw-Hill, 2008.
Vincent Burns and Kate Dempsey Peterson. Terrorism:
A Documentary and Reference Guide. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Security International, 2005.
William M. Evan. War & Peace in an Age of Terrorism: A Reader.
New York: Pearson/Longman, 2006.
James A. Fagan. When Terrorism Strikes Home: Defending the United
States. New York: Pearson/Longman, 2006.
James J. F. Forest. Editor.
Homeland Security: Protecting America's Targets. Three Volumes. Volume I: Borders and Points
of Entry; Volume II: Public Spaces and Social Institutions;
Volume III: Critical Infrastructures. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Security International, 2006
James J. F. Forest. Editor. The Making
of a Terrorist: Recruitment, Training, and Root Causes. Westport,
Connecticut: Praeger Security International, 2005.
Fawaz A. Gerges. The
Far Enemy: Why Jihad Went Global. New York: Cambridge University
Press. 2005.
Daniel Goldstein. Securing America's Future.
National Strategy in the Information Age.
Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Security
International, 2005.
Christopher Hewitt. Political Violence and Terror in Modern America: A
Chronology. Connecticut: Praeger Security
International, 2005.
Russell D. Howard, James J. Forest. Editors. Weapons of Mass
Destruction and Terrorism. New York: McGraw Hill, 2008.
Richard J. Kilroy, Jr., Editior. Threats to Homeland Security: An
All-Hazards Perspective. Wiley & Sons, 2008.
Bernard Lewis. What Went Wrong: The Clash Between Islam and Modernity
in the Middle East. New York: Haper/Collins,
2003.
Brigitte L. Nacos. Terrorism and
Counterterrorism: Understanding Threats and Responses in the Post - 9/11 World. Second Edition.
New York:
Pearson/Longman, 2008.
Dennis Okerstrom. Peace, War, and Terrorism.
New York: Pearson/Longman, 2006.
Richard A. Posner. Preventing Surprise Attacks:
Intelligence Reform in the Wake of 9/11. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2005
Barry R. Schneider and Jim A. Davis. Combating Weapons
of Mass Destruction: Avoiding the Abyss. Connecticut: Praeger Security International, 2006.
Jessica Stern. Terrorism in the Name of God: Why Religious
Militants Kill. New York: Harper/Collins Publisher, 2004.
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