Challenges of Deploying From a Contested Homeland
What are the challenges of deploying from a contested homeland, and how can the United States address those issues from a "whole-of-nation" resiliency approach?
Cultural Studies
Cultural and sociological analysis – research into the ideology, political, and economic nature of a culture to better understand its people and government for national security purposes.
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Articles
Mass Casualty Exercise Increases Medical Readiness, BALTOPS 24
BALTIC SEA – American, Dutch, and Spanish Sailors and Marines conducted simultaneous medical drills between time zones and geographic boundaries aboard their vessels across the Baltic Region, during exercise Baltic Operations 2024 (BALTOPS 24), June…
Sparking Innovation to Fight Fire Around the World
May is a month to honor and celebrate our brave first responders, starting with the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial ceremony, National Police Week last week, and finally the 50th anniversary of National Emergency Medical Services…
DHS Releases First-Ever Indigenous Languages Plan to Strengthen Language Access
Last week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the release of its first-ever Indigenous Languages Plan, furthering the Department’s commitment to language access in our service to millions of people every day. The…
Webinars
Managing Public Health During a Migration Crisis
In February 2024, the Homeland Defense and Security Information Analysis Center (HDIAC) led a Tabletop Exercise (TTX) in support of military physicians in a residency program. During this program, students obtained their master’s in public…
Podcast: The Effects of Multilingualism and Socio-culturalism on the Brain
Part 1 This discussion will address the comparative similarities and differences of the multilingual brain with the socio-cultural brain. While the multilingual brain functions unconsciously to create new meanings, new sensitivities, and new cross-cultural information…
The Changing Nature of Alliances: Rising Powers’ Perspectives
Projections regarding the future of the global order have traditionally relied on two assumptions: 1) rising powers are gradually “rising from within” the existing global governance infrastructure; and, 2) U.S.-led institutions are robust. To effectively…
Events
Public Health in a Migrant Crisis Tabletop Exercise
THIS IS AN IN-PERSON, COLLABORATIVE EVENT. In 2022, there were over 100 million displaced persons globally, a number that only continues to grow. Because one region’s instability bleeds into its surrounding areas, it is all…
International Public Safety Association Annual Conference
The 2023 International Public Safety Association Annual Conference will bring together public safety officials – law enforcement, fire, EMS, telecommunications, emergency management and allied emergency responders from around the United States and internationally. Some sessions…
HIMSS Global Health Conference
The HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition is an influential health information technology event where 40,000+ professionals throughout the global health ecosystem meet to build relationships during networking events, learn from experts in hot-topic education…