The strategic environment -- Homeland Security Council -- Intelligence gathering -- The Department of Homeland Security -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) -- National security strategy of the United States of America, March 2006 -- National strategy for combating terrorism, September, 2006 -- National strategy for homeland security, October 2007 -- Border security -- Critical infrastructure protection -- Cyber security -- Agriculture and food -- Transportation security -- 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 -- 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 ideas.