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There are many issues prevalent in the world today. From slavery in Libya to the climate change debate and Trump’s interactions with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un. Any one of these issues can be categorized as national security threats. However the national security threat I’m choosing to discuss is terrorism. Terrorism is defined as “ the unlawful use of violence and intimidation especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims. Terrorism infiltrates every aspect of a state’s failure to its people. A state has a responsibility to its people to provide security internationally and domestically, provide political institutions, and securing threats of national security. When a act of terrorism is committed on U.S soil or internationally the U.S is at risk for having quality of life depleted, human security is at stake, and power and order isn’t instilled anymore. Terrorism is a significant threat to national security and is  only changing and advancing  day by day. the different acts of terror terrorist groups can commit are interminable. With an advancing world in technology this also poses an advancing world in terrorist acts and attacks. Therefore U.S responses to terrorism and preventive measures to terrorism must be advanced also. The current grand strategy for handling terrorism is one representative of containment. However this current strategy is flawed. The grand strategy I propose for terrorism is having one single government agency assigned to the process of dealing with terrorist threats. There will be a hierarchy of agencies for terrorism. Each agency will be responsible for playing only role in evaluating threats of terrorism. These roles will include collecting, analyzing, encrypting, prioritizing, surveillance, profiling, and evaluating possible threats. For example one agency might gather all possible threats this might be done through computers picking up certain keywords, another agency might follow up on these keywords threats by  collecting  intelligence on each possible keyword, an agency will be responsible for prioritizing the key words and the threat level, then another agency will be responsible for researching and collecting data on the threats, following that another agency will be responsible for connecting the dots from the threats to people, place, or things, and adding any more intel on possible threat where it might take place who might commit it and what group are they working for, then another agency would investigate and run surveillance, then another agency put a profile together, next an agency would review if its a threat or not and send the profile to the president. This strategy for handling terrorism will establish a hierarchy of the agencies running point on terrorist threats, this will create a new government agency for terrorism, the hierarchy of agencies will delegate specific duties that will be representative of their capabilities and power, the newly established terrorist agency will be the most powerful and whom the other agencies must answer to. My proposed grand strategy is organized and in comparison to the current strategy for preventive measure of terrorism The current grand strategy for handling terrorist threats isn’t successful and poses a threat to our national security. This can be seen with the events leading up to 9/11. The investigation of 9/11 reveals the current process for evaluating and preventing threats leaves room for errors and mistakes. This is due to the fact that instead of  agencies working together they are competing for recognition and a bigger budget by solving domestic or international threats. By not delegating specific agencies specific duties opens the door to competition. Not only does the current grand strategy for terrorism breeds competition issues it also involves a lack of communication and unorganization between agencies. 9/11 was not only an act of terrorism it was also a  U.S failure to protect its citizens from a national security threat. In the days before 9/11 Government agencies knew of a eminent attack brewing, however they did not know when, where, or how. The lack of agencies cooperation and communication with one another is why the government did not know where and when an attack was taking place. Different agencies acquired different intelligence however the terrorist plot was not all connected due to the lack of intelligence throughout the agencies. For example, the pilots involved in the hijacking and flying the planes into the world trade center had evidence of being connected to a terrorist group, this was made apparent through his frequent travel history. However the agency that knew he was taking airplane classes did not have probable cause to execute a search warrant because they lacked the intel of him being connected to a terrorist group. 9/11 echoed the problem of different agencies acquiring different intel however unable or lacking the capability of  connecting it all together to form a profile. Not only did 9/11 bring about the problem of miscommunication, it showed the incapability of agencies to connect the analyzed information.  When dealing with terrorist plots and threats agencies must have the capability to distinguish noise from important intelligence. When dealing with terrorist plots in general even besides the 9/11 attack, agencies are constantly facing threats that aren’t eminent, threats that are cover ups, threats that are jokes, and threats that real. Agencies must be equipped with dealing all types of intelligence and  must be able to distinguish the real from the fake. Unlike the current grand strategy my proposal allows for an agency to have one specific role. Instead of having all agencies deal with every aspect of the process of evaluating terrorist threats, one agency is responsible for handling all the noise, while another agency is responsible for distinguishing noise from real threats. This gives agencies the chance to focus on one specific task and excel at it, it also allows for the agencies to take on task that they are equipped to handle. The agency that will be responsible of distinguishing noise from threats will be equipped with appropriate training and resources to do. The goals of the this grand proposal strategy is to acquire sufficient knowledge on all possible threats to prevent the attack from happening. This proposal focuses on not only domestic terrorist plots but international terrorist plots also. The U.S has a responsibility to its citizens to secure their safety domestically and internationally. The proposed preventive measures for handling terrorist threats must be advanced proficient. Becoming so elite requires not only economic resources but military resources also. Economic resources comes into play by  creating a new agency dedicated to handling terrorist threats this agency will oversee all other agencies work to review the threat level and advise the president on action he should take  in response to the threat. Economic resources are also needed for better training and equipment in acquiring intelligence on possible threats. This could be achieved by using military  resources and personnel to gather intelligence on different known terrorist groups.  Armies could be stationed across the world to assimilate in with locals by gaining knowledge of their culture and traditions to build trust. Allowing troops to build connections and trust ensures the safety of the troops but also ensures accurate intelligence. A local will be more forthcoming surrendering his laptop to someone he trusts, over someone who is threatening him with a weapon. On the contrary, with new legislations or proposals follows disapproval and disagreements. Opposition would be faced from the FBI, CIA, DEA, NASA, Homeland Security, and the Department of Defense. These agencies will disagree with financing a new agency to deal with terror threats. Not only will the new agency eliminate the element of competition between agencies of solving a terror plot, it will alost deduct their current budget and any future hopes of increasing that budget. Agencies would not like this idea of cutting out the opportunity to gain bigger budget due to being restricted to just one specific job in the process of solving possible terror threats. The opportunity  to solving a  terror plot would be delegated to one agency only and that agency would be the newly established terror agency. There will also be opposition from  the agencies having to report to the terror agency. This is one of the most important aspect of delegating power to the terror agency. Homeland security was created in response to 9/11 however the head person in charge was suppose to have a authority but instead he just had a title. He was unable to really have a voice or authority over other agencies however this grand strategy proposal will ensure that the newly created terror agency is in charge and oversees all other agencies. The current strategy for preventing and handling terrorist threats is flawed and leaves opportunities of error and mistakes. My proposed strategy eliminates the opportunities the fail and ensures the opportunity to succeed and stop a possible terror attack.

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There are many issues prevalent in the world today. From slavery in Libya to the climate change debate and Trump’s interactions with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un. Any one of these issues can be categorized as national security threats. However the national security threat I’m choosing to discuss is terrorism. Terrorism is defined as “ the unlawful use of violence and intimidation especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims. Terrorism infiltrates every aspect of a state’s failure to its people. A state has a responsibility to its people to provide security internationally and domestically, provide political institutions, and securing threats of national security. When a act of terrorism is committed on U.S soil or internationally the U.S is at risk for having quality of life depleted, human security is at stake, and power and order isn't instilled anymore. Terrorism is a significant threat to national security and is  only changing and advancing  day by day. the different acts of terror terrorist groups can commit are interminable. With an advancing world in technology this also poses an advancing world in terrorist acts and attacks. Therefore U.S responses to terrorism and preventive measures to terrorism must be advanced also. The current grand strategy for handling terrorism is one representative of containment. However this current strategy is flawed. The grand strategy I propose for terrorism is having one single government agency assigned to the process of dealing with terrorist threats. There will be a hierarchy of agencies for terrorism. Each agency will be responsible for playing only role in evaluating threats of terrorism. These roles will include collecting, analyzing, encrypting, prioritizing, surveillance, profiling, and evaluating possible threats. For example one agency might gather all possible threats this might be done through computers picking up certain keywords, another agency might follow up on these keywords threats by  collecting  intelligence on each possible keyword, an agency will be responsible for prioritizing the key words and the threat level, then another agency will be responsible for researching and collecting data on the threats, following that another agency will be responsible for connecting the dots from the threats to people, place, or things, and adding any more intel on possible threat where it might take place who might commit it and what group are they working for, then another agency would investigate and run surveillance, then another agency put a profile together, next an agency would review if its a threat or not and send the profile to the president. This strategy for handling terrorism will establish a hierarchy of the agencies running point on terrorist threats, this will create a new government agency for terrorism, the hierarchy of agencies will delegate specific duties that will be representative of their capabilities and power, the newly established terrorist agency will be the most powerful and whom the other agencies must answer to. My proposed grand strategy is organized and in comparison to the current strategy for preventive measure of terrorism The current grand strategy for handling terrorist threats isn't successful and poses a threat to our national security. This can be seen with the events leading up to 9/11. The investigation of 9/11 reveals the current process for evaluating and preventing threats leaves room for errors and mistakes. This is due to the fact that instead of  agencies working together they are competing for recognition and a bigger budget by solving domestic or international threats. By not delegating specific agencies specific duties opens the door to competition. Not only does the current grand strategy for terrorism breeds competition issues it also involves a lack of communication and unorganization between agencies. 9/11 was not only an act of terrorism it was also a  U.S failure to protect its citizens from a national security threat. In the days before 9/11 Government agencies knew of a eminent attack brewing, however they did not know when, where, or how. The lack of agencies cooperation and communication with one another is why the government did not know where and when an attack was taking place. Different agencies acquired different intelligence however the terrorist plot was not all connected due to the lack of intelligence throughout the agencies. For example, the pilots involved in the hijacking and flying the planes into the world trade center had evidence of being connected to a terrorist group, this was made apparent through his frequent travel history. However the agency that knew he was taking airplane classes did not have probable cause to execute a search warrant because they lacked the intel of him being connected to a terrorist group. 9/11 echoed the problem of different agencies acquiring different intel however unable or lacking the capability of  connecting it all together to form a profile. Not only did 9/11 bring about the problem of miscommunication, it showed the incapability of agencies to connect the analyzed information.  When dealing with terrorist plots and threats agencies must have the capability to distinguish noise from important intelligence. When dealing with terrorist plots in general even besides the 9/11 attack, agencies are constantly facing threats that aren't eminent, threats that are cover ups, threats that are jokes, and threats that real. Agencies must be equipped with dealing all types of intelligence and  must be able to distinguish the real from the fake. Unlike the current grand strategy my proposal allows for an agency to have one specific role. Instead of having all agencies deal with every aspect of the process of evaluating terrorist threats, one agency is responsible for handling all the noise, while another agency is responsible for distinguishing noise from real threats. This gives agencies the chance to focus on one specific task and excel at it, it also allows for the agencies to take on task that they are equipped to handle. The agency that will be responsible of distinguishing noise from threats will be equipped with appropriate training and resources to do. The goals of the this grand proposal strategy is to acquire sufficient knowledge on all possible threats to prevent the attack from happening. This proposal focuses on not only domestic terrorist plots but international terrorist plots also. The U.S has a responsibility to its citizens to secure their safety domestically and internationally. The proposed preventive measures for handling terrorist threats must be advanced proficient. Becoming so elite requires not only economic resources but military resources also. Economic resources comes into play by  creating a new agency dedicated to handling terrorist threats this agency will oversee all other agencies work to review the threat level and advise the president on action he should take  in response to the threat. Economic resources are also needed for better training and equipment in acquiring intelligence on possible threats. This could be achieved by using military  resources and personnel to gather intelligence on different known terrorist groups.  Armies could be stationed across the world to assimilate in with locals by gaining knowledge of their culture and traditions to build trust. Allowing troops to build connections and trust ensures the safety of the troops but also ensures accurate intelligence. A local will be more forthcoming surrendering his laptop to someone he trusts, over someone who is threatening him with a weapon. On the contrary, with new legislations or proposals follows disapproval and disagreements. Opposition would be faced from the FBI, CIA, DEA, NASA, Homeland Security, and the Department of Defense. These agencies will disagree with financing a new agency to deal with terror threats. Not only will the new agency eliminate the element of competition between agencies of solving a terror plot, it will alost deduct their current budget and any future hopes of increasing that budget. Agencies would not like this idea of cutting out the opportunity to gain bigger budget due to being restricted to just one specific job in the process of solving possible terror threats. The opportunity  to solving a  terror plot would be delegated to one agency only and that agency would be the newly established terror agency. There will also be opposition from  the agencies having to report to the terror agency. This is one of the most important aspect of delegating power to the terror agency. Homeland security was created in response to 9/11 however the head person in charge was suppose to have a authority but instead he just had a title. He was unable to really have a voice or authority over other agencies however this grand strategy proposal will ensure that the newly created terror agency is in charge and oversees all other agencies. The current strategy for preventing and handling terrorist threats is flawed and leaves opportunities of error and mistakes. My proposed strategy eliminates the opportunities the fail and ensures the opportunity to succeed and stop a possible terror attack.

NC