Introduction -- Strategic environment -- Homeland Security Council -- Intelligence gathering -- Department of Homeland Security -- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) -- National security strategy of the United States of America -- National strategy for combating terrorism -- National strategy for homeland security -- Border security -- Critical infrastructure protection -- Cyber security -- Agriculture and food -- Transportation -- Weapons of mass destruction -- Biodefense and WMD medical countermeasures -- National continuity policy -- Identification issues -- Emergency preparedness and response -- National Incident Management System (NIMS) -- National response framework (NRF) -- Authority to use military force -- Detention and treatment of terrorists -- Resiliency and a culture of preparedness -- European homeland security, a work in progress -- China and Japan: approaches to domestic and transnational terrorism -- Teaching suggestions.
