Organizational Unit:
National Security Affairs (NSA)

Series

American Sociological Section on Peace and War Newsletter

Date Established

1976

Date Dissolved

2025

Description

The mission of the Department of National Security Affairs (NSA) is to deliver advanced education and research to promote the security of the United States and its allies, and enhance the effectiveness of the U.S. Navy. NSA brings an outstanding faculty of political scientists, historians, and economists together with students from all branches of the U.S. military, defense-related civilian agencies, and international officers in an engaging learning environment designed to deepen knowledge of regional and security affairs, while fostering critical thinking, intellectual independence, and a global perspective.

In 2025, this department became the Institute for Regional and International Security (IRIS): https://hdl.handle.net/10945/74402

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Department

Website of the organization

https://nps.edu/web/nsa

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Effective electronic security: process for the development and validation from requirements to testing
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2013-06) Prokop, James A.; Fernandez, Lauren; National Security Affairs (NSA); Morag, Nadav
An electronic physical security system will often fail to meet user expectations or even basic needs. The inability to easily determine if the system is effective is a key symptom of this failure. This paper explored the process for development, implementation and testing of an electronic security solution. This was accomplished by asking What is a simple and repeatable systems engineering process that promotes an effective electronic physical security system? An effective solution was not identified within the literature review process. The Requirements, Alternative, Design, Implementation, Testing and Commissioning (RADITC) process was developed as an alternative solution for the development and validation, from requirements to testing, of an effective physical security solution. The new process is based on two existing processes. The first is a commercial best practice as articulated by Thomas J Whittle. This provides a good foundation of activities. A second more complex life cycle management process used by the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provided steps and concepts that are missing from the commercial best practices in use today. This resulted in an effective, easy to use and repeatable process.
NSA Department Welcomes COL Uwe Hartmann
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2017-10-29) School of International Graduate Studies (SIGS); National Security Affairs (NSA)
The NSA Department extends a warm welcome to its newest faculty member and alumnus, Colonel Uwe Hartmann, phD from Germany. prior to coming to back to the Naval postgraduate School, COL Hartmann as the branch head of principles Military Doctrine and Command and Control of Land Forces at Army Command in Strausberg, Germany and more recently a course member at the NATO Defense College in Rome, Italy. In 2001, he received his Master’s Degree in National Security Affairs (an NSA program) from NpS. COL Hartmann’s teaching interests include NATO, the European Union, strategic thinking and leadership. He has published extensively over the years and has served as the co-editor of Yearbook on the Leadership philosophy of the German Armed Forces (Jahrbuch Innere Fuehrung).
Sheltering the genie: The LIC Threat to Nuclear Systems
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 1990-08) Shemella, Paul; National Security Affairs (NSA)
The decreasing tension between the United States and the Soviet Union obscures a harsh reality, in a world where the probability of a nuclear exchange between the two superpowers is at its lowest point since the early 1950s, Amelear weapons are more vulnele than ever to "low intensity" threats. Some terrorist organizations have become sophisticated enough to actually steal or destroy a warhead, while the Special Purpose Forces of the Soviet Union retain the facility to curtail the reliability of American strategic systems from within the United States or Europe. These two very real threats are derived from the same factors - the openness of American society, and the enormous difficulty of providing security for these weapons. Because it is difficult to separate terrorism issues, the analysis of possible outcomes goes beyond the weapons themselves to include nuclear materials and power plants.
Homeland security: what are the advantages and disadvantages of different local homeland security organizational structures?
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2015-06) Fitzpatrick, William Mark; Smith, Paul Jonathan; Fernandez, Lauren; National Security Affairs (NSA)
After the attacks of September 11, 2001, and the creation of the federal Department of Homeland Security in 2002, many local agencies formed their own homeland security entity. Since that time, significant economic downturns have resulted in reductions in the amount of homeland security funding available to local jurisdictions. Another issue involves the lack of a common definition of homeland security and what it entails and how daily operations are conducted to forward the mission. A jurisdiction wishing to continue to support a homeland security entity needs to make sound decisions as it pertains to these issues in an effort to provide the greatest service to its communities. This thesis analyzed three homeland security organizational structures located within the Metro Atlanta, GA, area to find their advantages and disadvantages using a case study method. The analysis for these structures was based on the mission of each structure, as evaluated based on the 2014 Quadrennial Homeland Security Report, or the mission of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or both if applicable, their operational functions as they pertain to the mission, and an inspection of each jurisdiction’s financial records relating to the overall department budget, homeland security budget, and grant monies. Advantages were noted for all structures along with recommendations that included the addition of mission-specific experts, the improvement of information sharing, jurisdictional relationships, cyber protection, and the proper development of a mission statement.
The Holy See and the Middle East the public diplomacy of Pope John Paul II
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2006-03) Stake, Ronald Patrick.; Baylouny, Anne Marie; Freistetter, Werner; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.); National Security Affairs (NSA)
the dignity of the human person and the principle of solidarity shaped the Holy See's perception of its interests and the substance of the Pope's diplomacy. In making the argument, the thesis considers the Holy See's role in international relations; the development of modern Catholic social teaching since Pope Leo XIII's 1891 encyclical, Rerum Novarum; and case studies of John Paul II's diplomacy with respect to Israel, Lebanon, and the wars with Iraq.
Conflict resolution: a comparative analysis of three African case studies.
(1986-06) Culora, Thomas J.; Winterford, David; National Security Affairs (NSA); Amos, John William II
Conflict Resolution is a process in which two or more players, holding dissimilar perceptions of a central issue in a dispute, employ strategies consonant with the resources they hold to obtain their goals in the conflict. This thesis examines this process in three contemporary conflicts on the African continent--the Sudan civil war, the Zimbabwe/Rhodesia independence crisis, and the continuing conflict in Namibia. A checklist was developed to establish a theoretical framework for examining the key elements in each conflict. The interaction of these elements--the issues, goals, strategy, resources and limitations and the patterns that evolve from this interaction is analyzed from the perspective of the African continent and within the context of conflict resolution. The primary objective of this project is to provide a comparative analysis of the three conflicts selected for study to gain increased insight into the dynamics of each case and to expand upon the theoretical and practical understanding of conflict resolution.
NSA's Dr. Chris Matei Explores Chilean Intelligence after Pinochet
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2017-02-15) Grant, Catherine L.; School of International Graduate Studies (SIGS); National Security Affairs (NSA); National Security Affairs (NSA)
NSA’s Dr. Cris Matei, along with coauthor Dr. Andrés de Castro García, has recently had an article published in International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence
READ @your library Feroz Khan (bookmark)
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2012) Khan, Feroz; Dudley Knox Library; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.); National Security Affairs (NSA); Kerno, Karen
READ @your library Thomas Johnson (bookmark)
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-04) Johnson, Thomas; Dudley Knox Library; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.); National Security Affairs (NSA)
PREPARING FOR THE 2028 SUMMER OLYMPICS IN LOS ANGELES: MITIGATING HOMELESSNESS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2024-06) Lim, Elijah; Bellavita, Christopher; Dahl, Erik J.; National Security Affairs (NSA)
The issue of homelessness continues to affect individuals, communities, organizations, and governmental agencies in Los Angeles, California. This thesis aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the issue and propose evidence-based recommendations for the City of Los Angeles to address and alleviate the significant homelessness problem ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics. The research explores various strategies and policies implemented in North America to mitigate homelessness and evaluates their effectiveness. By analyzing the strengths and limitations of different approaches and considering criteria such as housing accessibility, cost-effectiveness, health and well-being, stakeholder support, scalability, and social justice, this thesis offers a comprehensive framework for addressing the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles. The thesis delivers recommendations based on these approaches and an implementation plan that includes stakeholder engagement, data collection, policy development, pilot programs, and a phased rollout. The thesis concludes that any effort to mitigate homelessness in Los Angeles requires a multi-pronged solution tailored to the needs and challenges of each diverse geographical area.