Publications of David H. Schanzer    :chronological  combined  bibtex listing:

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Journal Articles

  1. D.H. Schanzer, J.E. Eyerman. ""Improving Strategic Risk Management at the Department of Homeland Security." IBM Center for the Business of Government Magazine." (Spring, 2010). [online]
  2. Schanzer, DH. "Book Review: "Open Target: Where America Is Vulnerable to Terrorist Attack by Clark Kent Ervin"." Survival 48.2 (Summer, 2006): 165-172. [repository]
  3. Schanzer, DH. "Book reviews." Survival 48.2 (June, 2006): 165-172. [doi]
  4. Schanzer, DH. "Case Note: Supreme Court - Leading Cases: Lyng v. UAW." Harvard L. Rev. 242 (1988).
  5. D.H. Schanzer. "Continental Security - A Skeptic's View, Homeland Security Affairs Journal." (2012). [available here]
  6. Schanzer, DH. "Continental Security - A Skeptic’s View." Homeland Security Affairs (2012). [available here]
  7. "filler: Georgetown Journal of International affairs." Orbis 47.1 (December, 2003): II-II. [doi]
  8. Schanzer, DH. "Hurricane Katrina: Anatomy of a Disaster." The Optimist 1.7 (January, 2006). [repository]
  9. Schanzer, DH; Eyerman, JE. "Improving Strategic Risk Management at the Department of Homeland Security." IBM Center for the Business of Government (2010). (IBM Center for the Business of Government - [strategic-risk-management-government-look-homeland-security) [improving-strategic-risk-management-department-homeland-security]
  10. Kurzman, C; Schanzer, D; Moosa, E. "Muslim American terrorism since 9/11: Why so rare?." Muslim World 101.3 (2011): 464-483. [doi]
  11. Schanzer, DH. "No Easy Day: Government Roadblocks and the Unsolvable Problem of Political Violence: A Response to Marc Sageman's "The Stagnation in Terrorism Research"." Terrorism and Political Violence 26.4 (January, 2014): 596-600. [doi]
  12. Williams, J. "Staying Of the Snowden Bandwagon." (December, 2013).
  13. Schanzer, DH. "The War on Terror: A Fifth Year Status Report." Carolina Banker (December, 2005).

Chapters in Books

  1. Schanzer, DH. "Terrorism as tactic." Constructions of Terrorism: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Research and Policy. January, 2017: 38-52.

Book Reviews

  1. Schanzer, DH; Nichols, T. The Cost of the Knife: A Review of The Way of the Knife by Mark Mazzetti.  Georgetown Journal of International Affairs 16.1 (2015): 204-10.

Policy Briefs

  1. Schanzer, DH; Kurzman, Charles, ; Moosa, Ebrahim, . "Anti-Terror Lessons of Muslim-Americans."  January, 2010: 61 pages. [repository]
  2. Schanzer, DH; Eyerman, Joe, . "Improving Strategic Risk Management at the Department of Homeland Security."  April, 2010 [repository]
  3. Schanzer, DH; Kurzman, C. "Law Enforcement Assessment of the Terrorist Threat."  Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security, June, 2015
  4. Schanzer, DH; Kurzman, C. "Muslim-American Involvement with Violent Extremism, 2016." Muslim-American Involvement with Violent Extremism, 2016. Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security, January, 2017  [abs]
  5. Schanzer, DH; Miller, E; Toliver, J. "Promising Practices for Using Community Policing Strategies to Prevent Violent Extremism: How to Create and Implement a Community Outreach Program." Promising Practices for Using Community Policing Strategies to Prevent Violent Extremism: How to Create and Implement a Community Outreach Program. Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security, December, 2016
  6. Schanzer, DH; Ludington, S; Visscher, W. "Report of the Privacy Subject Matter Experts Panel on the Violent Intent Modeling and Simulation Program."  June, 2009
  7. Schanzer, DH. "The Way Forward on Combating al Qai’da Inspired Violent Extremism in the United States: Suggestions for the Next Administration."  October, 2012
  8. Schanzer, DH; Eyerman, J. "United States Attorneys’ Community Outreach and Engagement Efforts to Counter Violent Extremism: Results from a Nationwide Survey." United States Attorneys’ Community Outreach and Engagement Efforts to Counter Violent Extremism: Results from a Nationwide Survey. Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security, December, 2016

Op-eds

  1. Schanzer, DH. "Closing the Doors on Gitmo"..  Philadelphia Inquirer, (October, 2008).
  2. Schanzer, DH. "Data Analysis With Safeguards,".  News & Observer (June, 2006).
  3. Schanzer, DH. "FEMA’s Home,".  Raleigh News & Observer,(also published in Des Moines Register, New Orleans Times Picayune). (May, 2006).
  4. Schanzer, DH. "Islamaphobia is threatening America," Pittsburgh Post Gazette.  August, 2010.  (also published in the Baltimore Sun, the Durham Herald Sun, and Newark Star Ledger.)
  5. Schanzer, DH. "Why America Is Losing to al-Qaida,".  Baltimore Herald Sun,(also published in Durham Herald Sun., Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, New Jersey Star Ledger) (print). (July, 2007).
  6. D.H. Schanzer. "Words for Evildoers".  "Raleigh News & Observer, (also printed in the Newark Star Ledger) (May 23, 2008). [Article]
  7. Schanzer, DH. 9/11 Museum Should Not Conflate Islam and Terrorism.  Huffington Post (May, 2014). [repository]
  8. Schanzer, DH; Hayden, CD. A Force To Deal With Disasters.  Raleigh News & Observer (2006).
  9. Schanzer, DH. A sensible debate about radical Islam.  Atlanta Journal Constitution (February, 2011). [repository]
  10. Schanzer, DH. Acting Like Americans on Ramadan.  Huffington Post (July, 2012). [repository]
  11. D.H. Schanzer. Acting Like Americans on Ramadan, Huffington Post.  July 20, 2012 [PDF]
  12.  America At Risk: Closing the Security Gap.  2010. [online]
  13. Schanzer, DH. Beware of Easy Answers to the 'Who Dropped the Ball?' Question.  Huff Post (May, 2013).
  14. Schanzer, DH. Blunt threat now a credible option.  Raleigh News and Observer (December, 2006). [repository]
  15. D.H. Schanzer. Blunt Threats Now a Credible Option.  News and Observer (December 17, 2006). [online] [Article] [abs]
  16. Schanzer, DH. Boston Bombing Suspects Raise New Terrorism Questions.  National Geographic Daily News (April, 2013).
  17. Schanzer, DH; Sullivan, J. Cancel the Midterms.  The New York times on the Web (November, 2014).
  18. Schanzer, DH. Capture won't snuff al-Qaeda.  Raleigh News and Observer (September, 2007). [repository]
  19. Schanzer, DH. Cheney's misfiring security critique.  Raleigh News and Observer (April, 2009). [repository]
  20. Schanzer, DH. Closing the Doors on GITMO.  Philadelphia Inquirer(also printed in the Raleigh, News & Observer, Oct. 20). (October, 2008). [repository]
  21. Schanzer, DH. Commemorating 9/11.  Huffington Post (September, 2013). [repository]
  22. Schanzer, DH. Data Analysis With Safeguards.  South Florida Sun Sentinel, New Jersey Star-Ledger(also published in South Florida Sun Sentinel, New Jersey Star-Ledger). (June, 2006). [repository]
  23. Schanzer, DH. Detect bombs, not scissors.  Raleigh News and Observer (December, 2005). (also published in Securityinforwatch.com) [repository]
  24. Schanzer, DH. Don’t Forget: Leakers of Classified Information Are Criminals.  Huff Post Media (May, 2013).
  25. Schanzer, DH. FEMA's home.  Raleigh News & Observer (April, 2006). [repository]
  26. Schanzer, DH. Guantanamo’s Collapse.  Huff Post (May, 2013).
  27. Schanzer, DH. Homegrown terrorism threat was overhyped.  April, 2014. [repository]
  28. Schanzer, DH. Homeland Security must learn from this.  Raleigh News and Observer (September, 2005). (also published in Contra Costa Times and St. Paul Pioneer Press) [repository]
  29. Schanzer, DH. If we were serious about ports' security.  Raleigh News and Observer (February, 2006). [repository]
  30. Schanzer, DH; , Eyerman, J, . Immigration Reform: Don’t Rush to Build Biometric Exit System.  Huff Post (May, 2013).
  31. Schanzer, DH. In the aftermath of Abbottabad.  News and Observer (May, 2011). [repository]
  32. Schanzer, DH. Interrogate Boston Bomber for Intelligence & Then Prosecute Him.  Huff Post (May, 2013).
  33. Schanzer, DH. Iraq Is Not a ‘Terrorism’ Problem.  Huffington Post (June, 2014).
  34. Schanzer, DH. Islamophobia is threatening America.  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (August, 2010). [repository]
  35. Schanzer, DH. Israel Can’t Afford to Lose Jews Like Me.  Huffington Post (August, 2014).
  36. Schanzer, DH. It’s time to confront the ‘counterjihadists’.  The Globe and Mail (July, 2011). [repository]
  37. Schanzer, DH. King Hearings: A Polarized Flop.  Government Security News (March, 2011). [repository]
  38. D.H. Schanzer. King Hearings: A Polarized Flop, Government Security News.  March 11, 2011 [PDF]
  39. Schanzer, DH. King Hearings: A Polarized Flop, Government Security News.  March, 2011.
  40. Schanzer, DH. Mostly Quiet on the Western Front.  Foreign Policy (April, 2013).
  41. Schanzer, DH. National Security and the 2012 Elections.  C-SPAN (2012). [Securityandthe2]
  42. Schanzer, DH. Obama Makes the Case, But Has No Realistic Plan to Close GITMO..  Islamic Commentary (May, 2013). [repository]
  43. Schanzer, DH. Oct. 15, The Forgotten Bioterror Anniversary.  St. Paul Pioneer Press (2005). (also published in the Raleigh News & Observer, Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
  44. Schanzer, DH. Our troubled path to greater security.  Raleigh News and Observer (September, 2011). [repository]
  45. Schanzer, DH. Policy on terror trials in need of an overhaul.  Philadelphia Inquirer (March, 2010). [repository]
  46. Schanzer, DH. Shedding light, not heat, on torture.  Raleigh News and Observer (May, 2009). [repository]
  47. D.H. Schanzer. Speech: National Security and the 2012 Elections, University of North Carolina & CSPAN.  2012 [Securityandthe2]
  48. Schanzer, DH. Staying Off the Snowden Bandwagon.  December, 2013. [repository]
  49. Schanzer, DH. Strategies for the Struggle Against Terror.  Raleigh News & Observer, (also published in Newark Star-Ledger, Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, and quoted in Detroit Free Press) (September, 2006).
  50. Schanzer, DH; Nichols, T. Take a Deep Breath and Build a Coalition to Confront ISIS.  Huffington Post (September, 2014).
  51. Schanzer, DH. Take a hard look before investing billions in security technology.  Durham Herald Sun (January, 2010). [repository]
  52. D.H. Schanzer. Take a Hard Look Before Spending Billions on Security Technology.  Durham Herald Sun (January 2, 2010). [Article]
  53. Schanzer, DH. The Big Question Raised by the Bradley Manning Case.  ISLAMICommentary (March, 2013).
  54. Schanzer, DH. The distorted ethics of kiss and tell.  Durham Herald Sun (June, 2008). [repository]
  55. Schanzer, DH. The Forgotten Bioterror Anniversary.  St. Paul Pioneer Press (October, 2005). [repository]
  56. Schanzer, DH. The Meddling Media.  Raleigh News and Observer (January, 2008). [repository]
  57. Schanzer, DH. The War on Terror: A Fifth Year Status Report.  Carolina Banker (Winter, 2005). [repository]
  58. Schanzer, DH. Time for Full Disclosure of CIA Interrorgations.  March, 2014. [repository]
  59. Schanzer, DH. Time for intelligence interrogations.  Raleigh News and Observer (May, 2010). [repository]
  60. Schanzer, DH. Time to Reset Police-Muslim Relations.  Huffington Post (March, 2012). [repository]
  61.  Transforming the Southern Border: Providing Security & Prosperity in the Post 9/11 World.  2010. [online]
  62. Schanzer, DH. We must work with Muslim-Americans.  St. Petersburg Times (January, 2010). [repository]
  63. Schanzer, DH. Why America is losing to al-Qaida.  September, 2007. [available here]
  64.  Winning the War on Terror.  2010.
  65. Schanzer, DH. Words for the evildoers.  Raleigh News and Observer (May, 2008). [repository]

Reports

  1. D.H. Schanzer, C. Kurzman, E. Moosa.. ""Anti Terror Lessons of Muslin Americans"."  2010 [Article]
  2. D.H. Schanzer, S. Ludington, W. Visscher. ""Final Report - Report of the Privacy Subject Matter Experts Panel on the Violent Intent Modeling and Simulation Program."."  June, 2009
  3. D.H. Schanzer. "The Way Forward on Combating al Qai'da Inspired Violent Extremism in the United States: Suggestions for the Next Administration, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, Duke Islamic Studies Center."  October, 2012 [The Way Forward on Combating AlQaida Inspired Violent Extremism in the United St]

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