Central Washington University Comparative Analysis Research Paper

Selecta current international event/topic and, using the comparative analysistechnique, you will develop a series of possible outcomes related tointernational homeland security and specifically to US homelandsecurity.Comparative analysis is used in bothgovernment and business to determine a course of action. In simplestterms, you identify an issue or problem, list a few alternativesolutions or options for resolution (two or more), then compare the prosand cons of each option, and finally make a conclusion orrecommendation. The Comparative Analysis will be afive-to-seven double-spaced pages prepared using the AmericanPsychological Association (APA) 6th edition style guide. A separatetitle page and reference page must be included which do not count towardthe page count.

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Below are a list of sample topics/issues.

• Border security
• Critical infrastructure protection
• Cyber/Technology
• Emergency management (disaster, pandemic)
• Domestic intelligence operations
• Domestic military operations
• Domestic surveillance
• Due process/Judicial system
• Federalism (Federal, state, regional, private sector)
• Immigration
• Information/Intelligence sharing
• Interrogation techniques
• Law enforcement operations
• Legal/Policy coordination agreements/protocols (international, regional, multi-lateral, bilateral)
• Privacy/civil liberties
• Role of media
• Terrorism (domestic and international)