National security

The importance of the National Guard to the nation’s homeland defense and security is well established. Since its inception over 330 years ago, the National Guard has protected states and communities. As weather patterns began to intensify and terrorist threats increased, the National Guard’s role has expanded to assist in the response and recover to both natural and man-made disasters. It is well established that the mere presence of the National Guard after a traumatic event on United…

Under what circumstances should national security hold greater importance than human rights? In order to mitigate the direct threat of terrorist acts, what policies should democratic nations enact? Both civil society and political leaders seek to answer these philosophical questions – especially during times of war – in an effort to reach moral clarity. Issues surrounding torture are controversial and extremely emotional, therefore most individuals may avoid taking a position. American-born film…

National Security and energy security go hand in hand. To have national security a country must also have energy security. Oil dependent nations must have secure access to their necessary oil supply to keep the country running properly. Disturbances in the flow of oil out of the ground and into the hands of the consumers would have a catastrophic effect on global energy markets. Many states spend billions annually on energy security. A lot of that money goes into securing world oil chokepoints,…

promote the general welfare or to establish security. A primary example of rights being compromised for security is the Patriot Act, which was established in 2001 after the 9/11 Attacks. The intent of the Act was to detect terrorism more efficiently; however, it invaded liberties such as the right of privacy and the right to Due Process under the Fourteenth Amendment. While our right of privacy is protected, under the overarching concern of national security, certain Due Process and privacy…

Climate change is quickly becoming a global issue and a national security threat. This phenomenon has been linked to the current drought in East Africa, extreme rainfall in France, and the steady incline of the global surface temperature. Scientific predictions have forecasted mass displacement and large famine, indicating a grave future for the world if current climate trends continue. Multitudes of people will be displaced and natural resources will be wiped out. Specifically studying the…

National security and the protection of a state’s citizens is a primary duty for a government. The protection of human rights is also a great responsibility and central to having a modern democracy. A government though must sometimes restrict the human rights of some of its citizens in order to protect the state and its people. The judiciary has a role in deciding when to intervene in the restriction of the human rights of the citizenry when it feels the government has gone too far. In this…

PRISM is a massive surveillance program established by the United States National Security Agency in 2007 with the goal of obtaining and analyzing information on criminal activity. In 2013, the whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed that the extent of the National Security Agency’s operations were much larger than previously realized (BBC News). It is now known that the National Security Agency has obtained information from the servers of major internet companies (e.g. Google, Facebook, Microsoft…

The United States’ national security has been a problem always,but especially now. Our national security has been violated several times in the last two decades and there are things to solve in order to make our country safer. In order to keep our nation safe our new president has to deal with guns,terrorists groups, and other fatal threats. I sure hope our new president focuses on these problems and solve them. Guns have been allowed in our country since it was founded. The second amendment in…

advancements can be affected and misused. Cybersecurity threats and attacks and not being prepared to defend and respond are issues that involved dramatic changes in technology in military affairs and national strategy. Technology had helped the military affairs to revolutionize when it comes to national security strategy. Combat drones had helped troops for surveillance up in the air. These drones has help troops remain…

people of the U.S. thinks of national protection, most think of the military fighting bad guys in or from foreign countries. The U. S. as a whole does not consider the planning, preparation and execution that is applied into placing measures for…