EXECUTIVE SESSION ON DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS

2004

September 1, 2004

FILLING THE GAPS IN U.S. HOMELAND SECURITY: A To-Do List for the U.S. Government to Keep America Safe from Terrorism

2003

September, 2003

Terrorism, Freedom, and Security: Winning without War

In Terrorism, Freedom, and Security, Philip Heymann continues the discussion of responses to terrorism that he began in his widely read Terrorism and America. He argues that diplomacy, intelligence, and international law should play a larger role than military action in our counterterrorism policy; instead of waging "war" against terrorism, the United States needs a broader range of policies. Heymann believes that many of the policies adopted since September 11 -- including trials before military tribunals, secret detentions, and the subcontracting of interrogation to countries where torture is routine -- are at odds with American political and legal traditions and create disturbing precedents.

September, 2003

Countering Terrorism: Dimensions of Preparedness

By Arnold Howitt, Executive Director, Ash Institute and Robyn Pangi, Former Research Specialist, Executive Session on Domestic Preparedness, International Security Program

The United States now knows that it is vulnerable to terrorist attacks. In Countering Terrorism, experts from such disparate fields as medicine, law, public policy, and international security discuss institutional changes the country must make to protect against future attacks. In these essays, they argue that terrorism preparedness is not just a federal concern, but one that requires integrated efforts across federal, state, and local governments.

May, 2003

A Changing of the Guard: The U.S. National Guard and Homeland Defense

April 29, 2003

US Should Let Italy Jail Abu Abbas

Boston Globe

Simply because we can dismiss the PLO's position doesn't mean that the United States should. Bringing Abbas to the United States to be tried would have significant consequences that should be weighed against the opportunity for a new US-led effort to renew the Middle East peace process.

April 16, 2003