Department of Homeland Security

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was established shortly after 9/11. It brings together 22 different agencies to protect the United States. Through the years, U.S. embassies all over the world have been targets of protests and violence by terrorist groups and displeased citizens trying to make a point or simply causing chaos and mayhem.

Consider these issues of relevance when responding to Case Assignment 1:

U.S. embassy attacks 2010–2018:

April 5, 2010: Peshawar, Pakistan
October 28, 2011: Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
September 11, 2012: Cairo, Egypt, and Benghazi, Libya
September 14, 2012: Sana’a, Yemen, and Tunis, Tunisia
February 1, 2013: Ankara, Turkey
September 13, 2013: Herat, Afghanistan
September 28, 2015: Tashkent, Uzbekistan
February 21, 2018: Podgorica, Montenegro
July 26, 2018: Beijing, China
December 1, 2018: Guadalajara, Mexico
Helpful Hint: Check out the U.S. Department of State website at https://www.state.gov/.

Discuss ONE of the three topics listed below. Include details and examples as they pertain to one or more U.S. embassy attacks. Support your work using the provided reading and your own additional research.

What does the United States need to do to:

Prevent an attack at a U.S. embassy in the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, Asia, and South and North America?
Respond to an attack at a U.S. embassy in the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, Asia, and South and North America?
Recover from an attack at a U.S. embassy in the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, Asia, and South and North America?