The national tragedy of 9-11 had numerous effects on the nation. One major effect was that it started the Global War on Terrorism. The nation did not expect to go to war, but the decision to was inevitable. Another major effect that 9-11 had on the nation was that it brought the U.S. intelligence community […]

The attacks on 9-11 prompted a reaction from the U.S. government and a reorganization of the intelligence community. To be sure, the shock effect of having the World Trade Center destroyed while also having the Pentagon attacked and another plane plummet to the ground was sufficient to cause a reaction from the government. However, the […]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the lead agency in counterintelligence activities on American soil. Counterintelligence activities include exposing, preventing, and investigating intelligence activities within the country. FBI counterintelligence works hard implementing its security strategy, but it does not work alone. The FBI often teams up or consults with partners within the government and […]

The terrorist landscape has changed since the 1990s. During the 1990s it was believed that terrorists would not use Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) because to do so would cause the terrorist group to be widely condemned. Such condemnation would then lead to alienation and the loss of political gains, not to mention strong retaliation. […]

Counterintelligence is a necessity in the military, the government, and, in a slightly different form, in business. Counterintelligence serves an important purpose for military, government, and business entities because it offers an important defensive function. Those defensive functions involve security and counterespionage. Accordingly, counterintelligence operations will generally involve security investigations, investigations into financial records, individual […]

Security is a strategic matter. Strategy involves tactics, planning, and intelligence. In the national security arena strategy is ever so important because of the complex nature of the issues that are of national security concern. It is no surprise that there is a need for national security training for those who fill national security positions. […]

No recent issue (aside from 9/11 itself) underscores the importance of good intelligence as does the Iraq Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) issue. The WMD question was largely answered by intelligence; technical intelligence to be specific. However, technical intelligence is known to be based on extrapolations. Technical analysis synthesizes a number of intelligence bits and […]

As recent as 2008 there have been claims that U.S. intelligence has been in a continued state of disrepair. Despite official testimony to the opposite, independent research into U.S. intelligence has suggested that the deficits that existed before 9-11 still exist. Granted, intelligence work is not something that a person or an agency can make […]

In the midst of what has happened recently, the immense value from someone with an anti terrorism degree or a degree in counter terrorism should become all the more apparent. Recently, as you may know, a complex set of events transpired in which an order originating with a covert group with the Iranian government filtered […]

A number of choices exist for the student seeking to pursue online education in the area of intelligence, strategic security, law enforcement, and anti terrorism. One program choice that encompasses those areas while including other important subjects is a national security program. A national security program is multi-faceted and oftentimes interdisciplinary. It is often molded […]