Updated August 21, 2012
Research Links on Defense and Security are divided into:
Reports and testimonies from DHS office, 1997-present.
News for security topics like business, cybersecurity, disasters, government, immigration, infrastructure, public safety and health, and transportation.
Air Force websites and other military resources
Books and research materials based on time frame and specific wars, histories of units, suggested reading, online museum exhibits, images and art.
Online book, full text: from wars during colonial period to Vietnam War.
"An archive of expert analysis on U.S. and international security and defense policy."
Creation, 9/11 ten year anniversary, agenda, Hurricane Katrina, consolidation of executive branches, former secretaries.
Establishment of various defense-related offices.
For timeline, see March 10, 2011, "Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2010."
Collection of defense and national security resources from a librarian at the Naval Postgraduate School Library and Homeland Security Digital Library.
Primary source documents (Executive Orders and U.S. Policies), dictionary and glossary, resources by security topics, statistics.
Resource guide of "naval history from the American Revolution through the present."
General, Hazards, Immigration, Law Enforcement, Public Health, Terrorism, Transportation.
From Military, Air Force, Prisoners of War offices; also veterans data.
Free online book
Tracking events and policy for homeland security.
"Open-source unclassified information between civilian and military actors working on complex crises in order to enhance their sense of shared awareness."
See CFR.org Research Links on Proliferation for nuclear issues.
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Latest stories regarding secret attacks with drones; includes news, interactive timeline, infrographics, and data on drone attacks in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia.
Contains background on U.S. use of drones, Congressional considerations, and the future of drones. See also Federation of American Scientists page about drones.
(August 2011)"Here we look at the many ways in which these complex machines have infiltrated the combat arena." See from same issue: "Drone warfare and the Geneva Convention."
Reports from Congressional Research Service, DoD, Congressional Budget Office, and more.
By CFR staff, Micah Zenko and Emma Welch: "best publically-available information and commercial satellite imagery to pinpoint the twelve most prominent bases from which drones are likely flown."
Description and history of U.S. drone use, types of drones, possible side effects of drone use, and lessons learned.
An Analysis of U.S. Drone Strikes in Pakistan, 2004-2012; includes map of locations, charts of strikes and deaths of high value targets, links to in-depth analysis.
"In full accordance with the law, and in order to prevent terrorist attacks on the United States and to save American lives, the United States Government conducts targeted strikes against specific al-Qaida terrorists, sometimes using remotely piloted airc
Papers of the War Department 1784-1800.
Simulations for military personnel, videos, lectures, audio archives of 9/11 stories, booklists, profiles on homeland security professionals.
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Reforming U.S. Drone Strike Policies
The author analyzes the potentially serious consequences, both at home and abroad, of a lightly overseen drone program and makes recommendations for improving its governance.
The biggest threat to America's security and prosperity comes not from abroad but from within, writes CFR President Richard N. Haass in his provocative and important new book. More
Capitalism and Inequality: Why both the left and right get it wrong
General Stanley McChrystal on the U.S. war on terror
The U.S.-Pakistan alliance: Why it should end
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The Battle of Bretton Woods
The remarkable story of how the blueprint for the postwar economic order was drawn. More
Invisible Armies
A complete global history of guerrilla uprisings through the ages. More
Tested by Zion
The full insider account of the Bush administration and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. More
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