From Claremont Review of Books The Dutch-American writer Nicholas Spykman observed in 1944 that “geography is the most fundamental factor in foreign policy because it is the most permanent.” Many thinkers treated geography and geopolitics as passé fields of study after America’s victories in the Cold War and against Iraq in the early 1990s. Instead, many U.S. policymakers […]
Education
Real-World Intelligence Methods Focus of New Textbook
Promoting results-oriented intelligence approaches and emphasizing widely used analytical intelligence methods, CRC Press recently released the textbook Intelligence Analysis Fundamentals. The book focuses on understandable intelligence community concepts and approaches for those considering intelligence and/or law enforcement careers, but it’s also modifiable for instructors to apply to various course levels as a reinforcement tool. “[Intelligence […]
Criminal Justice vs. Homeland Security Degrees
From In Homeland Security Note: This article originally appeared on In Public Safety. Deciding what degree to pursue is a big decision for students. It depends somewhat on what career the student wants to pursue, but not entirely. Many fields require a bachelor’s degree, but do not require a major in a certain field of […]
How to Stop Radicalization of Children on a Global Scale
Children are increasingly terror victims on the world stage—not only as targets but also as perpetrators—according to panelists at the Heritage Foundation forum “Islamist Ideology and the Radicalization of Children: What Can be Done?” on June 14. “‘[R]adicalization of children,’ these are three words that should never go together,” said Emilie Kao, director of the […]
Immigrants ‘Better Educated, but Not Better Off’
Though immigrant education levels have dramatically increased over the past decade, immigrants’ socioeconomic status is virtually unchanged, according to a report by the Center for Immigration Studies. “The share of newly arrived immigrants with at least a college degree increased from 34 percent in 2007 to 49 percent in 2017; and the share without a […]