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Counterterrorism, Defense Policy, Diplomacy, Homeland Security, National Security, Terrorism

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Homeland Security Program

Program Summary

The Homeland Security Program works to heighten public awareness as to the nation's continued vulnerability to terrorism, and to persuade the nation to take the necessary steps to close the gap between how secure we should be and how secure we actually are.

Homeland Security Program Director Clark Ervin and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano
Aspen Security Forum

The 2012 Aspen Security Forum

To answer critical questions about homeland security and counterterrorism, the Aspen Institute's Homeland Security Program, in partnership with The New York Times, presents the third annual Aspen Security Forum, July 25-28, 2012. Read More »

Open Target: Where America Is Vulnerable to Attack

Read the Washington Post book review, America the Unprepared: The Department of Homeland Security's first inspector general warns that we are far from safe. Read More »

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The Homeland Security Program works to heighten public awareness as to the nation's continued vulnerability to terrorism, and to persuade the nation to take the necessary steps to close the gap between how secure we should be and how secure we actually are.

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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, former National Security Adviser Retired General James Jones, and Former Acting CIA Director John McLaughlin Talk About Homeland Security and Efforts to Engage the International Community

January 19, 2012
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Clark Kent Ervin on Aspen Public Radio

September 13, 2011
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The Aspen Institute Homeland Security Group Announces Its Launch

September 11, 2011
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Clark Ervin Quoted in "Study Finds Extensive Waste in War Contracting" (Wall Street Journal)

August 31, 2011
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"Target Counterterrorism Funding the Same Way Terrorists Target Attacks" by Clark Kent Ervin, May 25, 2011

May 25, 2011
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