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The role of the military in domestic affairs has long been a sensitive issue with internal threats traditionally being the purview of law enforcement agencies, and external threats falling under the responsibility of the military. However, the emergence of new threats such as transnational terrorist networks and criminal cartels increasingly blurs the line between threats that are internal or external to the United States. In this paper, Bert Tussing considers how effectively addressing such threats requires new means of coordination and information sharing between the intelligence community and law enforcement agencies.

Published January 2004

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Bert Tussing graduated with honors from The Citadel in 1975 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. During a 24 year career in the Marines, Professor Tussing served operationally with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing; the 2nd Marine Division; Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One; Marine Helicopter Squadron One (where he was designated a Presidential Command Pilot); and with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable). Over the course of his career he participated in multiple humanitarian relief exercises in the Caribbean; Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada; operations as a part of the Multinational Force in Beirut; Operations Provide Promise and Deny Flight in Bosnia; and the final withdrawal of U.S. forces from Somalia. Following his operational assignments, Tussing was assigned to the Pentagon where he served as Marine Corps Analyst to the Secretary of the Navy in the Office of Program Appraisal. While there, he participated in the Secretary of the Navy’s focus group for the Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces, and served as a consultant on the Defense Science Board on “Tactics and Techniques for the 21st Century.” Professor Tussing was subsequently selected for a Brookings Legislative Fellowship, through which he served on the staff of Representative Steve Buyer, former Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s Personnel Subcommittee. Following the fellowship, he assumed duties as Deputy Legislative Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Professor Tussing joined the Center for Strategic Leadership of the U.S. Army War College in October of 1999. His focus areas include Homeland Defense, Terrorism, and Congress and Military Policy.

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