National and International Security

Keeping an Open Mind in an Emergency: CDC experiments with 'Team B' (Epilogue)

Publication Date: January 01, 2008

This case describes the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) efforts, in the early 2000s, to develop protocols addressing the growing complexity of public health emergencies. The CDC's chief response to public health emergencies...

Defining Torture in the War on Terror (Sequel)

Publication Date: December 14, 2006

After the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, President George W. Bush launched a military offensive in Afghanistan, which led to the capture of Al Qaeda operatives thought to be behind the attacks. Top US officials debated how to...

Defining Torture in the War on Terror: The Trail of the "Torture Memo" (B)

Publication Date: December 14, 2006

After the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, President George W. Bush launched a military offensive in Afghanistan, which led to the capture of Al Qaeda operatives thought to be behind the attacks. Top US officials debated how to...

Defining Torture in the War on Terror: "Checking with the Professionals" (A)

Publication Date: December 14, 2006

After the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, President George W. Bush launched a military offensive in Afghanistan, which led to the capture of Al Qaeda operatives thought to be behind the attacks. Top US officials debated how to...

The Boeing Tanker Lease Deal (B)

Publication Date: August 09, 2006

In May 2003, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld approved an agreement allowing the Air Force to lease 100 converted Boeing 767 aircraft as aerial refueling tankers. The deal's critics, most prominently Senator John McCain, argued that no, the...

The Boeing Tanker Lease Deal (A)

Publication Date: August 09, 2006

The September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States precipitated US military actions in Afghanistan and Iraq, increasing demand for certain military assets. Domestically, the attacks crippled an already struggling airline industry, hurting...

Hurricane Katrina: Responding to an "Ultra-Catastrophe" in New Orleans (B)

Publication Date: June 19, 2006

When Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast on Monday morning, August 29, it cut a wide swath of destruction in the area; but despite inflicting enormous damage, it initially appeared that the storm had spared low-lying New Orleans the...

Hurricane Katrina: Preparing for "The Big One" in New Orleans (A)

Publication Date: June 19, 2006

When Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast on Monday morning, August 29, it cut a wide swath of destruction in the area; but despite inflicting enormous damage, it initially appeared that the storm had spared low-lying New Orleans the...

The Accidental Statesman: General Petraeus and the City of Mosul, Iraq (Epilogue)

Publication Date: April 10, 2006

This case (1834.0 and related epilogue 1834.1 and abridged case 1834.3)  tells the story of Major General David Petraeus and the US Army's 101st Airborne Division in the months following the March 2003 invasion of Iraq, the fall of Baghdad,...

The Accidental Statesman: General Petraeus and the City of Mosul, Iraq

Publication Date: April 10, 2006

This case (1834.0 and related epilogue 1834.1 and abridged case 1834.3) tells the story of Major General David Petraeus and the US Army's 101st Airborne Division in the months following the March 2003 invasion of Iraq, the fall of Baghdad, and...

To What End? Re-thinking Terrorist Attack Exercises in San Jose (Sequel, part 2)

Publication Date: November 03, 2005

This case study tells the story of San Jose, California, one of the first 27 cities in the country to participate in a federal domestic preparedness program. Between 1997 and 1999, a specially created city task force mounted several full-scale...

To What End? Re-thinking Terrorist Attack Exercises in San Jose (Sequel, part 1)

Publication Date: November 03, 2005

This case study tells the story of San Jose, California, one of the first 27 cities in the country to participate in a federal domestic preparedness program. Between 1997 and 1999, a specially created city task force mounted several full-scale...