Jacob N. Shapiro
Experience
Jacob Shapiro’s primary research interest is the organization of terrorism and insurgency. His other research interests include international relations, organization theory, and security policy. Shapiro’s ongoing projects study the balance between secrecy and openness in counterterrorism, the impact of international human rights law on democracies’ foreign policy, the causes of militant recruitment in Islamic countries, and the relationship between public goods provision and insurgent violence in Iraq and Afghanistan. Shapiro is a Fellow of the Combating Terrorism Center at the United States Military Academy and a former Naval officer. Ph.D. Stanford University.
Contact Info:
CISAC
616 Serra St.
Stanford, CA. 94305-6165
Phone: (650) 725-2702
Email: jacobshapiro@sbcglobal.net
Fall 2007
"Color Bind: Lessons from the Failed Homeland Security Advisory System"
Journal Article, International Security, issue 2, volume 32
By Jacob N. Shapiro and Dara Kay Cohen
The United States' color-coded Homeland Security Advisory System (HSAS) has failed to motivate relevant actors to take costly protective measures in response to a terrorist alert, particularly after increases in the threat level appeared to be politically manipulated. The HSAS has neither shared relevant information regarding its alerts nor generated enough confidence in the government to convince the public to take necessary actions. An alternative trust-based alert system could succeed where HSAS has failed.
