*Political Science: National Security Resources

Anti-Defamation League research center tracking extremist trends, ideologies and groups across the ideological spectrum.

The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) is a disaggregated data collection, analysis, and crisis mapping project. ACLED collects information on the dates, actors, locations, fatalities, and types of all reported political violence and protest events around the world. The ACLED team conducts analysis to describe, explore, and test conflict scenarios, and makes both data and analysis open for free use by the public.

The Grey House Guide to Homeland Security Resources (15th edition) includes data on those agencies and individuals in charge of homeland security on both Federal and State levels. It also includes detailed profiles of private sector companies that provide products and services to the homeland security industry. Also includes 24 DHS organizational charts, comprising all Directorates, Offices, and Agencies; Annual Flow Reports from the DHS: U.S.Lawful Permanent Residents; Refugees and Asylees; and Immigration Enforcement Actions.

The Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) is the nation’s premier collection of documents related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management. The HSDL is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s National Preparedness Directorate, FEMA and the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security.

The National Security Council (NSC) is the President's principal forum for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his or her senior advisors and cabinet officials.

RAND conducts analyses and makes recommendations to strengthen the U.S. Department of Homeland Security across its full set of missions to prevent terrorism and enhance security, secure and manage America's borders, enforce and administer immigration laws, safeguard and secure cyberspace, and strengthen preparedness and resilience. In the area of public safety, RAND research addresses drug policy, crime, prison reform, and prisoner reentry, and other topics.

RAND conducts a broad array of national security research for the U.S. Department of Defense and allied ministries of defense. Research and development centers (FFRDCs) explore threat assessment, military acquisition, technology, recruitment and personnel management, counterinsurgency, intelligence, and readiness. Studies address such topics as terrorism financing and strategies to undermine violent extremism.

Tracking data on more than 1,600 extremist groups operating across the country. Investigative reports, intelligence, and analysis of domestic hate groups.