IACSP Journal – Journal of Counterterrorism & Homeland Security International

A nighttime view of the Pentagon Building showing smoke rising from the building after the September 11, 2001 attacks. The dome of the Capital Building is visible in the background. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Houlihan Public domain

TERROR GROUPS

Capturing The Lessons Of The “Global War On Terrorism”

August 4, 2021August 5, 2021 admin 310 Views

Dr. Thomas A. Marks Efforts to capture the lessons of the last two decades – what was once termed

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INTERVIEWS

The IACSP Q&A with former LAPD Detective Sergeant and Best-Selling Author Joseph Wambaugh

August 4, 2021August 4, 2021 admin 195 Views

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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SECURITY DRIVER

Safe Driving: Training For Today’s World

August 4, 2021August 4, 2021 admin 156 Views

By Anthony Ricci It is your first day at one of ADSI’s Advanced Driver Training Programs. You have waited for

Police presence and riot control at a Patriot Prayer Rally in Portland, Oregon in 2018. Photo Credit: Eric Crudup/Shutterstock

LAW ENFORCEMENT REGIONAL USA TERROR GROUPS

2020: The Fifty-Year Perfect Storm In The Making

August 4, 2021August 4, 2021 admin 155 Views

By Jim Weiss, Mickey Davis and Bob O’Brien The May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, set

A Filipino Muslim vigilante prays at a mosque in Talipao village a few kilometres away from the suspected hideout of the Islamic fundamentalist Abu Sayyaf rebels in Jolo island in southern Philippines April 28. More than 1000 soldiers are chasing the Abu Sayyaf islamic rebels who claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of 21 hostages including 10 foreign tourists from a Malaysian dive resort last weekend. The hostages are believed to be taken to an interior part of Jolo island, up in rugged hilly territory.REUTERS/ ERIK DE CASTRO

REGIONAL ASIA TERROR GROUPS

The Philippines: Defeating Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG)

August 4, 2021August 5, 2021 admin 204 Views

By Ronel Manalo Despite being the focus of counterinsurgency for four decades, Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) continues to pose severe

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REGIONAL AFRICA

Al-Shabaab: Militancy and Ethnonationalism in Somalia

August 4, 2021August 5, 2021 admin 171 Views

By Ms. Samira Gaid Somalia (see Figure 1[i]) has been battling the Islamist insurgency Harakat al-Shabaab al Mujahideen or “Movement

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LAW ENFORCEMENT

Operation Thimble: A Look Back at the Multi-Million Dollar Defense Contract Fraud and Bribery Case at the Philadelphia Quartermaster

August 4, 2021August 4, 2021 admin 189 Views

By Paul Davis Back in the early 1980s, before I became a writer, I was a young Defense Department civilian

PIXABAY

REGIONAL MIDDLE EAST

Learning Afghanistan’s Lessons

August 4, 2021August 4, 2021 admin 147 Views

By Phyllis Chesler The country in which I was once held hostage so very long ago is swiftly returning to

A member of Afghanistan's special forces point his gun as he observes the enemy lines in Achin district of Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan April 23, 2017. REUTERS/Parwiz

TERROR GROUPS

The Taliban’s Rise Means An Increase of Terrorism Worldwide

August 4, 2021August 4, 2021 admin 140 Views

By Olivier Guitta While the U.S. is leaving in a hurry Afghanistan after 20 years, the countries possibly the most

PIXABAY

CYBER-SECURITY

A New Era of Cyber Vulnerability: A Discussion with Leading Cyber Security Expert Chuck Brooks

August 4, 2021August 4, 2021 admin 567 Views

By Victoria O’Neill The United States has made a concerted effort to advance its technological prowess in order to gain

SITREP

SITREP Global Overview 21

August 4, 2021August 4, 2021 admin 192 Views

Conflict Risks In Yemen, after intensifying their military campaign in Marib governorate in the past few weeks, the Huthis could

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CYBER-SECURITY

Ransomware update: Q1 and Q2 2021

August 4, 2021August 4, 2021 admin 136 Views

By David Gewirtz Ransomware attacks seem to have picked up incredible steam in 2021. Whether to pay the ransom is

BOOKSHELF

IACSP Homeland Security Bookshelf

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 admin 461 Views

By Dr. Joshua Sinai This column provides capsule reviews of 17 recently published books. The books are arranged topically as

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Wow! The Best Police Instinctive Point Shooting Training In The World

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 admin 440 Views

By Jim Weiss and Mickey Davis Early American sharpshooters—including “Wild Bill” Hickok and Annie Oakley—and exhibition shooters like Gus Peret

INTERVIEWS

An IACSP Q&A With Brad Taylor Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 admin 424 Views

Brad Taylor published his debut novel, One Rough Man, in 2011. he military thriller was successful and launched his Pike

SECURITY DRIVER

Preparedness WHO’S GOT A GO BAG?

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 admin 418 Views

By Anthony Ricci Whatever you prefer to title it (Ready Bags, Go Bags, Escape Bags, Bug Out Bags) are all

French police secure the area as the investigation continues at the scene near the heavy truck that ran into a crowd at high speed killing scores who were celebrating the Bastille Day July 14 national holiday on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France, July 15, 2016. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

TERROR GROUPS

The Threat Of Terrorist Vehicular Ramming: Attacks And Prevention Measures

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 admin 397 Views

By Dr. Joshua Sinai Firearms, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and knives have long been the weapons of choice for terrorists,

PIXABAY

REGIONAL ASIA

Gray Zone In Red: The Threat From China’s Political Warfare Past

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 admin 420 Views

By Thomas A. Marks & David H. Ucko With the United States having shifted its defense emphasis to peer and

PIXABAY

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Homeland Security Historic Approaches

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 admin 411 Views

By Todd Hand The basic intentions of the United States homeland security policies over the 244 years of independence have

Soldiers from Burkina Faso participate in a simulated raid during the U.S. sponsored Flintlock exercises in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso REUTERS/Luc Gnago

REGIONAL AFRICA

The Sahel Conundrum

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 admin 410 Views

By Olivier Guitta Seven African nations are among the 10 riskiest global locations terrorism-wise. Two of them, the neighbors Burkina

Pro-Hamas demonstrators at a rally in Damascus Syria in december 2008 during the Israel-Gaza conflict. CC BY 2.0 Thephotostrand.

REGIONAL MIDDLE EAST

Hamas Going Through Election Motions As It Awaits Possible West Bank Chaos

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 admin 377 Views

By Yaakov Lappin The two Palestinian rival governing movements, Fatah and Hamas, are preparing for elections in the coming months,

PIXABAY

CYBER-SECURITY

SolarWinds Hack Was the Largest and Most Sophisticated Attack Ever

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 admin 306 Views

By Paul Davis Back in November of 2019, Microsoft’s President Brad Smith was questioned on 60 Minutes about the SolarWinds

National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from several states have traveled to Washington to provide support to federal and district authorities leading up to the 59th Presidential Inauguration. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht) CC BY 2.0 The National Guard

REGIONAL USA TERROR GROUPS

Storming Government Buildings: The Cybersecurity Implications

April 14, 2021August 4, 2021 admin 562 Views

By David Gewirtz January 6, 2021. Another day that shall live in infamy. I’m talking, of course, about the day

SITREP

SITREP 2ND QTR 2021

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 admin 404 Views

In Mozambique, Islamist insurgents launched a major attack on the strategic port town of Palma in the far north, leaving

INTERVIEWS

An IACSP Q&A With Former FBI Profiler John Douglas

December 21, 2020April 14, 2021 admin 620 Views

John Douglas is a legendary FBI criminal profiler and the author of true crime books. He is considered a pioneer

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SECURITY DRIVER

Security Driver: Hydroplaning

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 admin 382 Views

By Anthony Ricci Heavy rains definitely make any driver’s job much more difficult to deal with. Our visibility is decreased,

New Orleans, Louisiana, January 8, 1973. A sharpshooting, police counter sniper is on the upper level of a building across from the hotel. He is on the lookout for signs of what might be a second sniper. This other building, with the police counter sniper, overlooked the Howard Johnson’s hotel. The Marine Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight is seen to the left of the hotel. Photo courtesy of The New Orleans Times – Picayune, The New Orleans Advocate

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Counter Sniper Response to the Terrifying Nature of Sniper and Active Shooter Ambushes: New Orleans and the Chinook

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 admin 406 Views

By Jim Weiss and Mickey Davis Home hardcore, bad-guy active shooters and snipers are self-trained. They have planned, prepared, and

Headquarters of YouTube. Photographed By Coolcaesar 2017 in San Bruno, California. (CC BY-SA 4.0)

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Assessing the Active Shooter Attack Against YouTube Headquarters, on April 3, 2018, and Prevention Measures

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 admin 402 Views

By Dr. Joshua Sinai This article assesses the ramifications of the active shooter attack by Nassim Aghdam on April 3,

The USS Cole (DDG 67) is towed away from the port city of Aden, Yemen, into open sea by the Military Sealift Command ocean-going tug USNS Catawba (T-ATF 168) on Oct. 29, 2000. TDoD photo by Sgt. Don L. Maes, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)

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