The Graduate Years (2013-2015) (Paperback) | Released: 15 Dec 2015

"The Graduate Years (2013-2015)" is Volume III of Kyle R. Brady: The Collected Works, a collection of the author's academic works, divided into specific and tangible periods, meant for both the curious reader and posterity itself. The individual works that constitute Vol. III not only help trace the source and paths of the author's academic and professional development, but also represent his first real -- arguably successful -- attempts at producing work of interest to the wider world. Every piece was produced with an eye toward a broader academic and professional audience, which has helped separate them from standard graduate work. Progressing sequentially through the pieces, a reader can watch ideas and concepts build upon each other, ultimately growing into a more coherent, pragmatic, and actionable whole. This Volume spans two specific periods: the author's first year of graduate school at Regent University (AY2013), where he was studying Government, and the remainder of his graduate schooling at Pennsylvania State University, his alma mater, where he studied Homeland Security. The difference of focus between the two programs is evident in the topics of his work.Subjects inevitably revolve around homeland security, national security, homeland defense, terrorism, international relations, the intelligence community, the law enforcement community, border security, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, history, and policy matters.Chapters:1 - Iranian Democratization Potential: Comparing Ahmadinejad and Rouhani2 - The Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C): A Tumultuous Turkish Terror3 - A Time for Choosing: The Most Dangerous Enemy, War, and the Freedoms Intended4 - Plagiarism: Definitions, Development, and Integrity5 - History Over Religion: Misperceptions of Primary Influence in the Middle East and North Africa6 - On Libraries and the Modern Era7 - An Asymmetric Israel: Perceived Threats and Response Behaviors8 - Comprehensive Realism: a New Way Forward from the Ashes of Foreign Policy Analysis9 - The Digital Age and the United States of America: a Pervasive Cybersecurity Threat10 - The Persistent Threat to American Transportation Infrastructure: an Unaddressed Homeland Security Issue11 - Better Integrating American Intelligence Agencies and Products: Revising a Recurring Solution for a Recurring Problem12 - The Role of Federal Law Enforcement in Preventing Terrorism and Enhancing Security13 - Secure Management of American Borders in the Modern Era: Developing an Evolving Strategy14 - The Homeland Security Grant Program: Opportunities, Challenges, and Obstacles to Preparedness15 - Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources: Securing the American Internet in the Digital Era16 - Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA): Domestic Military Deployments, Homeland Security, and Public Support17 - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs): The Next Frontier of Terrorism18 - Metropolitan Terrors: The Continued Relevance of the Mumbai Attacks19 - ISIS Arrives in America: A Fictional Scenario to Develop Homeland Security Policies20 - Assessing Operation Jump Start: Intricacies and Nuances of Domestic Deployments21 - Public Transportation, Cyberattacks, and Washington, D.C.: Using Critical Infrastructure as a Weapons Platform22 - The United States, Terrorism, and the Evolving ISIS Threat23 - The 2005 London Train Bombings: Terrorism and the Soft Target of Critical Infrastructure24 - A City Under Attack: A Fictional Scenario and Report to Analyze, Respond To, Mitigate, and Prevent a Multi-stage Terror Attack
About the Author: Kyle R. Brady is a homeland security professional and security-oriented academic with additional interests in philosophy, political science, and technology. Currently beginning the pursuit of his terminal graduate degree in War in the Modern World, with an emphasis on asymmetrical warfare and terrorism, at King's College London, he also holds a Masters of Professional Studies in Homeland Security from Pennsylvania State University (2015), a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science and a Minor in Computer Science from San Jose State University (2012), an Associates of Science in Computer Information Systems from Mission College (2010), and is a high school graduate of Loyola Blakefield (2005). Beyond his academic work, he is also employed in a position very much related to the field. Kyle R. Brady can be found online at http: //blog.kyle-brady.com and http: //docs.kyle-brady.com, on Twitter as @KyleBradyOnline, via brady.k@gmail.com, and through a select number of other venues.