Domestic security policy under the George W. Bush administration after September 11, 2001

Research idea: The main idea of the research revolves around the fact that George W. Bush's administration was very different from previous administrations, and that this difference was reflected in many laws and procedures and translated into many policies, especially at the domestic level. Objectives: The research aims to monitor the most prominent and important changes that were introduced to internal security policy in the United States after 2001, and seeks to analyze the reasons and factors behind these changes. Methods: The research adopted a historical approach based on monitoring and collecting information and an analytical approach to analyzing the information in order to arrive at a better understanding of the nature and course of the Bush Jr. administration's internal security policy. Results: The research reached a number of conclusions, the most important of which is that an atmosphere of fear and apprehension provides an ideal environment for imposing and implementing strict policies and measures, both domestically and internationally, and that the events of September 11, 2001, contributed to the creation of such an environment. Conclusion: The study concluded that after September 11, 2001, there was an increased reliance on domestic security through the expansion of federal government powers and intelligence coordination, with a focus on targeting and enabling technologies and surveillance, accompanied by confrontations over civil rights. This led to a change in policy-making and interagency cooperation frameworks and the balance between security and freedom.