In 250 words or more discuss a specific non-state actor that threatens the U.S. today. Which type of non-traditional threat are they? Are they easy to label/categorize? Why or why not? Would it be simpler or more effective to focus on analyzing the ways that the non-state actor might threaten the US rather than to analyze the non-state actor themselves (organization, leadership, etc.)?  Why or why not?

Americans expect their presidents to get things done, to solve problems, to govern effectively, and to be strong leaders. The framers of the Constitution did not envision such presidential leadership. A scholar of the presidency points out that Article II of the Constitution gives the president scant formal power to influence congressional policy-making (Simon, n.d.).  He also notes that the framers intentionally designed a process […]

In your initial post of at least 200-250 words, analyze how the U.S. Constitution implements separation of powers and checks and balances. Briefly explain why the constitutional framers based the new government on these ideas. Evaluate how separation of powers and checks and balances are working out in practice, today, justifying your assessment with persuasive reasoning and examples. 

Lesson 7 presented several national policy matters that have developed over the past 10 to 20 years. Using these examples (from the Lesson Notes), please explain how public policy is formed in the American system of government. How is the problem identified? Who is responsible for determining solutions or setting the public policy agenda? (Hint: Read the examples and ask yourself these questions as you […]

In a 4-page essay (double spaced) answer the following research question: “The DIA is an all-source defense intelligence agency that is designed to prevent strategic surprise and deliver a decision advantage to warfighters, defense planners, and policymakers.  In this day and age of massive budget deficits and increased Congressional Oversight has the DIA become redundant?  Consider the Intelligence Capabilities of the Regional Combatant Commanders, the individual […]

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“Moral regulation is a somewhat advanced concept, which I attempted to explain with various Toronto examples. Essentially moral regulation is the culture which a powerful social group brings to a place to shape that space to suit its own interests. We began with a powerpoint dealing with the meaning of moral regulation and then looked at how moral regulation developed within the Toronto Public Library in the 1880s-1890s […]

Assessing HUMINT Sources. After reading “How the U.S. Fell Under the Spell of “Curveball” by Bob Drogin and John Goetz post your thoughts on who you think is to blame for the Curveball debacle. Was it the CIA for incorrectly assessing Curveball’s credibility or did the policy makers (eager to make a case for war) simply take his information at face value and use it […]

ok here it is: we are to all choose a state to talk a little about discussing the first 6 bullet points, there has to be a total of three different states discussed. The paper needs to discuss the bullet points under write a 1400 to 1750 word paper. I talked about Tennessee in the forum, and added a little info about the state in the […]

Hello, I have attached the syllabus for this class, This Powerpoint Presentation is for Unit ii, if you would like to go down and read under Unit ii. I have also attached the sheet that my professor put up in the bulletin board with instructions on what to include in the presentation. Both of these are the instructions for this presentation and should be everything you […]