What Is Going On?
By Bob O’Brien, Jim Weiss and Mickey Davis Is it just me, or does it seem like America is descending
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The First 48 hours: Synthetic Media As A Post-Attack Accelerant
By David Gewirtz In the first 48 hours after an attack, certainty is scarce. The incident may be a terrorist
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The U.S. Takedown Of Russian And Chinese Hackers
By Paul Davis The U.S. intelligence community often warns Americans about foreign computer system hackers. Some of the hackers are
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New Counterterrorism Strategy Omits One Major Threat: The One From The Far Right (Part One)
By Luke Baumgartner On May 6, 2026, the White House unveiled its official 2026 Counterterrorism Strategy, a long-awaited document whose
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The Last Human Decision | AI, War, and the Burden No Machine Can Bear
Dr. John D. Marks “For the man who is not aware of this, to throw the problem of his responsibility
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SITREP 2nd QTR 2026
Greece Thwarts Hamas Terrorist Cell Bent On Israeli Targets Image generated by AI The Islamist terror group Hamas has been
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Counterterrorism & Homeland Security Bookshelf
Reviewed by Dr. Joshua Sinai With so many books published on terrorism-, counterterrorism-, and homeland security-related subjects, this review column
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SITREP 1st Qtr 2026
Global Overview Second Quarter Our global conflict tracker warns of four conflict risks: Hostilities escalated in Sudan between the army
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Police Caught In The Middle
Today’s news is headlined by confrontation, protest, and violence involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and additional federal law
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Russian Influence And U.S. Right-Wing Extremist Groups
The January 6th insurrection shook America’s democracy and was a harbinger of the chaos and discord that has characterized the
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Targeting The Grid: Tactics And Vulnerabilities In Russia’s Campaign Against Ukrainian Energy Infrastructure
Introduction: Energy As A Strategic Target Modern conflict is increasingly directed at the systems that sustain civilian life, not just
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Review Essay: Books on Intelligence Analytic Methods and Techniques That Are Employed in Terrorism and Counterterrorism Studies
By Dr. Joshua Sinai With the world of terrorism and counterterrorism impacted by latest advances in sophisticated technologies, such as
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An IACSP Q&A With Former Undercover FBI Agent Martin Suarez
Martin Suarez is the author of “Inside the Cartel: How An Undercover FBI Agent Smuggled Cocaine, Laundered Cash, and Dismantled
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Terrorists’ Technological Innovation In Missiles And UAVs: Hamas, Hizballah And The Houthis
Terrorist groups innovate technologically in their warfare when enabling strategic, operational, and tactical conditions are present. This has been the
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Back to the Future: Security Situation in Colombia
By 2010, Colombia (Figure 1) had effectively won its war against a combination of ideological and criminal insurgents. Today, as
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Hawala: How Terrorists Move Their Money
On September 12, 2022, Spain’s Guardia Civil led a task force that brought down one of the largest terrorist money
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Competence: The Hidden Variable In High-Stakes Leadership
In a crisis, people don’t rise to the occasion—they default to the level of their preparation. In today’s complex and
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Raven Pleads Guilty: Former U.S. Navy Sailor Planned Attack On Naval Station Great Lakes
On February 27, 2025, the U.S. Justice Department announced that a former U.S Navy sailor had pleaded guilty in federal
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SITREP 2nd Qtr 2025
Global Overview 2025 CrisisWatch sees a resolution opportunity for the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, as the two countries
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Tren de Aragua (TdA) Of Venezuela: The Emergence Of An Analytical Challenge
Much in the news is the present U.S. approach to the Venezuelan transnational gang, Tren de Aragua or TdA (also
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Assessing And Profiling Non-Violent Insider Risk Actors In National Security
The risk of insider risks by disgruntled, politically extremist, and foreign agent current or former employees, whether in government, the
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Counterterrorism & Homeland Security Bookshelf
Reviewed by Dr. Joshua Sinai The column capsule reviews 20 books. They are arranged topically by terrorism – general, radicalization
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An IACSP Q&A With David McCloskey, Former CIA Analyst And Author Of The CIA Thriller “The Seventh Floor.”
David McClosky, the author of three fine CIA spy thrillers, “The Seventh Floor,” “Moscow X,” and “Damascus Station,” is a
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The Christchurch mosque shootings (along the front of the Christchurch Botanic Gardens) Wikipedia Permission Kebabette
Protecting Our Churches In 2025
Back in 2014, a retired Jewish corrections captain, whose beat had been the Tombs (the commonly used name for the
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SITREP 1st Qtr 2025
Global Overview 2025 Crisis Watch’s conflict tracker highlights one resolution opportunity and seven conflict risks in 2025. Marking a major breakthrough, Israel and Hamas struck a ceasefire
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IACSP Homeland Security Bookshelf V29N3 2025
Counterterrorism & Homeland Security Bookshelf Reviewed by Dr. Joshua Sinai This column capsule reviews 13 books on counterterrorism, military warfare,
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Assessing Workplace Violence Against Lone Workers In The HealthCare Sector
On December 4, 2024, Luigi Nicholas Mangione, 26, of Towson, Maryland, allegedly intentionally killed UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson, in Midtown
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It’s The First Six Months Of A New Administration: What Does That Mean For America’s Cyber Defenses?
The first six months of a new presidential administration represent a critical period of transition and action. During this time,
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The FBI Is Investigating The Terrorist Attack In New Orleans As The FBI’s Counterterrorism Division Turns 25
On January 1, 2025, the FBI released a statement on the terrorist attack in New Orleans: “Today, at approximately 3:15
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Dragon’s Gambit: China’s Gray Zone Strategy In The South China Sea
Irregular Warfare continues to struggle with the proper balance between traditional concerns, as embodied in the five core activities –
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