It is crazy to think of the many countries/people that have tried to infiltrate our election system in the past!

Agreed, all these departments should focus on the topic of fair elections to ensure no outside party is intervening.

Agreed, the recommendations are very helpful and should be used more often to ensure proper, fair elections.

I found it very interesting that you brought up the topic on cybersecurity! With technology expanding, we must be careful of these cyber attacks.

Agreed! It is very important that the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security take the time to look into these claims.

Joint Report from DOJ and DHS on Foreign Interference Targeting 2020 Federal Elections I remember back in 2020 when there would be rumors about countries like Russia that had interfered with the elections in the United States. It was interesting to me because I always wondered how a country/people could even do something like that? Shouldn't our elections system be fair and free from outside interventions? However, following the election, the Department of Justice, including the FBI, and the Department of Homeland Security, including CISA, investigated the public claims and determined that they are not credible, thus it was mere rumors.

FBI Case Example: Research Partnerships From all situations, even bad ones, one must be able to look back on it and be able to grow from that situation. After the dilemma with the Chinese citizen expressing to others his desire to return to China to advance his career and work on research projects related to his work at the U.S. company, the lessons the United States learned are crucial to improving career, economic and political agendas. One of the things I found interesting is that the Chinese citizen had access to such a large amount of important documents, data, and hard drives. Sure, he was working for an important American brand, but should not there be better regulations within the company to keep important data from leaving the building or being easily accessed by personnel?

National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism Part 2 (p. 15 - 30) "Domestic terrorism can take many forms, inspired by a wide range of violent ideologies whose common, dangerous feature is the resort to violence rather than the peaceful expression of views and resolution of differences." It is interesting to see how we, as humans, can react to differing opinions. Many groups of people, use violence, which in turn becomes terrorism, as a way to express their beliefs and act upon them. But why do humans do this? Why do we go from one extreme to another trying to explain what we believe? Instead, so many of our issues could be resolved if we voiced our concerns, and peacefully expressed our views. This means tackling racism, mental health, cultural stereotypes and so many other social issues that prevent humans from empathizing with one another and learn how to communicate and understand one another.

@Peyton Houghton-Papas Very true!

@Patrick McGivern Agreed!

Being ever-changing, we must constantly find ways to prevent terrorism.

History repeats itself, thus it is key to look back to prevent future issues.

National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism Part 1 (p. 1 - 14) While reading the article, I found it very interesting when it said, "We must be clear-eyed about this challenge: the unlawful violence that constitutes domestic terrorism is the result of a complex, multi-layered set of societal dynamics." I agree with the article that violence/terrorism comes from a long complex line of societal dynamics. Racism, bigotry, gender violence, etc, and are types of social dynamics that can lead to higher levels of terrorism and violence. Understanding the dynamics and relationship between these societal roles is key to fighting back terrorism.