About
The Homeland Security Project focuses on resiliency, border security, and the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to address strategic questions regarding a massive and diverse policy enterprise that touches the life of every American.
Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters
In her latest book, The Devil Never Sleeps, Juliette Kayyem lays the groundwork for a new “fail safely” approach to dealing with disasters.
“Most disaster management focuses on the period before the disaster, where prevention and protection efforts are meant to avert a crisis,” says Kayyem, Faculty Director of the Belfer Center’s Homeland Security Project. “But despite those best efforts, the boom will arrive.”
The Latest
In a new documentary, Juliette Kayyem and PBS Science Correspondent Miles O’Brien embark on a multifaceted journey through the aftermath of the death, destruction, and devastated communities tornadoes leave behind.
American Tornadoes: Minutes to Survive, Years to Rebuild
Our Work
Featured reports, papers, policy briefs and testimonies
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Reports & PapersImproving Migrant Child Welfare at the Southwest Border
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Reports & PapersCombatting Forced Labor in Global Supply Chains
Our Experts
Exploring the challenges and choices around protecting the American homeland
