New Information & Intelligence Needs in the 21st Century Threat Environment

In the years since the September 11^th terrorist attacks, the US, EU, and its member states have undertaken many steps to improve their information and intelligence sharing in order to protect their societies from an ever-increasing range of natural and man-made national security threats.  The Stimson Center’s project, New Information & Intelligence Needs in the 21^st Century Threat Environment, explores how US and EU information and intelligence systems support homeland security by examining the systems for three types of threats: infectious diseases, natural hazards, and terrorism.  This year-long study was done in close cooperation with the US Department of Homeland Security and the Swedish Emergency Management Agency. 

 

Please join us for the release of the study’s report on October 17 from 2:30-4 pm.  The discussion will center on the key findings of the study and topics including interagency coordination, issues of classification and the challenges of incorporating non-traditional security threats into an evolving homeland security paradigm.  An EU perspective will be offered on issues including crisis decision-making, the emerging EU crisis management framework, multi-level governance and the need for an increased transatlantic dialogue on shared security concerns.

 

Presenters include

Dr. Julie Fischer

Senior Associate, the Stimson Center

 

Bengt Sundelius

Head of the Department of Security and Strategic Studies, Swedish National Defence College; former Head of Research at the Swedish Emergency Management Agency

 

Moderated by

Ellen Laipson

President and CEO, the Stimson Center

The Stimson Center is located at 1111 19th Street, NW.  12th floor, Washington, D.C. 20036. 

 

Please RSVP to dmontez@stimson.org.

 

When:  Friday, October 17, 2008

Where: The Stimson Center is located at 1111 19th Street, NW. 12th floor, Washington, D.C. 20036.

 

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