The Coast Guard in the Arctic
For several years, the U.S. Coast Guard has been on the move in Arctic Alaska. Its leadership, while repeatedly claiming …
Homeland Security
Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA): Port and Coastal Security for the Homeland Is Evolving
Commandant of the Coast Guard Adm. Bob Papp said people usually think of the Navy and Marine Corps when they …
The Coast Guard’s International Training Division (ITD)
The U.S. Navy is the world’s largest, with the only global blue-water fleet, with multiple nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines, …
Maritime Stewardship
The exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the United States, defined by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, …
Intelligence in the Digital Age: Big Data and Big Brother
There is a false sense of anonymity online. The Internet has dramatically altered how much personal information is available to …
Coast Guard Aviation Modernizes and Networks Its Aircraft Fleets
In May 2013, a P-3 Orion patrol aircraft of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) cued the CGC Bertholf to …
Intelligence in the Digital Age: When the NSA Comes Calling
Public awareness can be frantic and fleeting. Just a few weeks ago, the press and public were in a frenzy …
Bill Bratton Returns as New York City Police Commissioner
“You can’t go home again,” has been an American aphorism since author Thomas Wolfe used it as the title of …
Why You Won’t Be Reading The Embassy House
The title of the book was a hint that something might be wrong.
The Embassy House by Sgt. Morgan Jones, …
Will Time’s Person of the Year Be Edward Snowden?
In a few short weeks, Time Magazine will announce its 2013 Person of the Year. The past choices of the …