El Salvador: MS-13 Still a Threat
By Col. Fernando Menjivar Mora Since 1992, El Salvador (see Figure 1) (1) has battled a growing threat from organized
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IACSP Q&A With Bing West
A graduate of Georgetown and Princeton Universities, Francis J. “Bing” West fought as a Marine infantry officer in the Vietnam
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Security Driver: What Habits Do You Want To Change?
By Anthony Ricci, President ADSI Several years back I wrote an article on complacency and drivers becoming creatures of habit.
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Ambush and Surprise Attacks of Officers on Foot
By Jim Weiss, Mickey Davis and Bob O’Brien Policing is a profession where a degree of danger and risk are
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Weaponized Migration
Dr. Rameez Abbas Recent headlines imply a particular story of migrants used as weapons: “E.U. Says Belarus ‘Weaponized’ Middle Eastern
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Islamic State in the Greater Sahara
By Hassane Ousseini Amidst the turn to great power competition, Africa has been identified as an area where the focus
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Workplace Violence Case Study: Assessing the Active Shooter Attacks at Advanced Granite Solutions, Maryland, and Car Dealership, Delaware, October 18, 2017
By Dr. Joshua Sinai To understand how to anticipate and prevent potential active shooter attacks at a workplace by psychologically-disordered
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Five Random 2022 Global Security Predictions
By Luke Bencie and Kacy Cartmell If 2020 was the year of the global pandemic, then 2021 could be considered
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Convergence as a Strategic Security Philosophy
By Luke Bencie and Raquel Ruiz In 2018, President Donald Trump signed the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act into
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The Iranian Cyber Threat: Iranians Indicted for Cyber Operations to Influence the 2020 Presidential Election
By Paul Davis While most of the attention has been on Russian interference in the 2020 election, a federal indictment
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Vulnerability Alert: To Date, Log4j May Be the Most Prevalent Vulnerability in History
By David Gewirtz As of the time of this writing, a cybersecurity flaw known as Log4j is among the worst
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SITREP 2022 1ST QTR
Our monthly conflict tracker warns of two immediate conflict risks. Amid heightened U.S.-Russia tensions, Moscow continued its military build-up along
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IACSP Homeland Security Bookshelf
By Dr. Joshua Sinai This review column capsule reviews ten books on subjects ranging from counterterrorism, homeland security, to military
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Remembering 9/11
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IACSP Homeland Security Bookshelf
By Dr. Joshua Sinai This review column consists of capsule reviews of 13 books. The tables of contents are provided
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IACSP Q&A With Former Navy SEAL Benjamin H. Milligan, Author of “By Water Beneath the Walls: The Rise of the Navy SEALs
Benjamin H. Milligan became a US Navy SEAL in 2001 and served until 2009. He is the author of “By
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Security Driver Mindset – Choose Your Mood Wisely
By Anthony Ricci In this article I’ll be taking a more psychological approach to self-control. We usually concentrate on the
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Strategy In A Post-Pandemic World
By Luke Bencie, Aidan Clark, and Elizabeth Kemker As non-revenue generating entities within most corporate organizations, Security Departments have often
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The Timing Of Terrorism: The Obsessions With Dates
By Christopher C. Harmon Last month was the black anniversary of September 11, 2001. It has many meanings for us,
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Preventing Future Afghanistan Like Disasters In A Post 9/11 World
By Dr. Joshua Sinai The quick and easy takeover by the Taliban of the Afghanistan state in August 2021, following
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Where Have All The Leaders Gone In Today’s Messy Security Environment?
By Luke Bencie, Conner Allen and Davis Masella Former Fortune Magazine editor, Marshall Loeb (and later former Chrysler CEO, Lee
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Antifa Germany And The USA
By Jim Weiss and Mickey Davis Antifa is the most violent, hell-raising, large-sized, organized, and infamous group of rioters in
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Mali, New Theatre Of Russian-French Rivalry, Akhbar al-Aan TV, 23 Sep 2021
By Olivier Guitta Russia has made a clear choice to expand its influence in Africa. In the past three years,
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The Afghanistan Aftermath: Will The U.S. Withdrawal Embolden Terrorists To Attack America?
By Paul Davis A retired intelligence officer who served in Afghanistan on multiple tours expressed his bitterness over the hasty
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Killer Robot Cars: Not A Bad Movie, But The Future Of Terrorism
By David Gewirtz So here’s the situation. You’ve worked hard and made enough money to buy yourself a shiny new
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SITREP 2021 3rd Qtr
Four Conflict Risks Noted A tense power struggle between Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi “Farmajo” and Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble
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The IACSP Q&A with former LAPD Detective Sergeant and Best-Selling Author Joseph Wambaugh
Interview by Paul Davis Joseph Wambaugh, 84, is a 14-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department and a popular
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Safe Driving: Training For Today’s World
By Anthony Ricci It is your first day at one of ADSI’s Advanced Driver Training Programs. You have waited for
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2020: The Fifty-Year Perfect Storm In The Making
By Jim Weiss, Mickey Davis and Bob O’Brien The May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, set
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The Philippines: Defeating Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG)
By Ronel Manalo Despite being the focus of counterinsurgency for four decades, Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) continues to pose severe
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