IACSP Journal – Journal of Counterterrorism & Homeland Security International

INTERVIEWS

An IACSP Q&A With Former FBI Profiler John Douglas

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 admin 196 Views

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

Photo Credits (Black Mustang Cobra): Joshua Sweeney of Shoot for Details

SECURITY DRIVER

Security Driver: Hydroplaning

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 admin 63 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 95 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 83 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)

TRAINING

A Reliable Security Process: The CARVER Target Analysis and Vulnerability Assessment Methodology

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 admin 107 Views

By Luke Bencie, Charlie Froese, & Elizabeth Kemker On the morning of October 12, 2000, in the harbor of Aden,

Georgia and Pankisi Gorge (CIA Open Source Map).

REGIONAL ASIA

Radicalization in Georgia: The Impact of the Chechen Wars

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 admin 84 Views

By Elena Pokalova Sharing a border with a territory experiencing an insurgency poses numerous risks for the government. Neighboring violence

MSC Gayane cocaine bundles

NARCO

The Billion Dollar Bust: An Historic Seizure of One Billion Dollars in Cocaine Aboard a Ship in the Port of Philadelphia

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 admin 119 Views

By Paul Davis In September 10, 2020 Aleksandar Kavaja pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to

Emmanuel Macron at the Phare de Biarritz in Biarritz, France. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)

REGIONAL EUROPE

France’s Fight Against Islamism

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 admin 73 Views

By Olivier Guitta During his French presidential campaign in 2017, then candidate Emmanuel Macron had promised that if elected he

REGIONAL MIDDLE EAST

Radical Middle East Actors Increasingly Turn to Drones

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 admin 98 Views 0 Comments

By Yaakov Lappin Radical actors throughout the Middle East and beyond are increasingly turning to various types of drones to

Palestinian militants march during a rally organized by the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) in al-Buraij refugee camp in Gaza Strip May 23, 2009. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

TERROR GROUPS

New Study Highlights Why Some Terrorist Groups Spark Insurgencies

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 admin 73 Views

Religious terrorist organizations, primarily Islamist groups, are far more likely than other ideologically-motivated groups to launch and fight a sustained

PIXABAY

CYBER-SECURITY

Five Ways Internet Activity Has Changed Since The Pandemic

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 admin 90 Views

By David Gewirtz In our last issue, we discussed the substantial rise in COVID-related scams occurring online. Now, as we

SITREP

SITREP 2020 4TH QTR

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 admin 91 Views

The latest edition of Crisis Group’s monthly conflict tracker highlights deteriorations in nine countries and conflict areas, as well as

BOOKSHELF

IACSP Homeland Security Bookshelf V26N2

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 admin 77 Views

By Dr. Joshua Sinai Military History The Cambridge History of Warfare [Second Edition] Geoffrey Park, editor, (New York, NY: Cambridge

SITREP

SITREP 2020 3RD QTR

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 admin 283 Views

The latest edition of Crisis Group’s monthly conflict tracker highlights deteriorations in 11 countries and conflict situations, the overwhelming majority

The Home Depot rental truck used by perpetrator Sayfullo Habibullaevich Saipov during the 2017 Lower Manhattan attack, the morning after the incident. CC BY-SA 4.0 Gh9449

TERROR GROUPS

Assessing the Magnitude of the Threats Posed by Hoax Devices as Weapons in Terrorist Attacks and Effective Countermeasures

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 admin 241 Views

By Dr. Joshua Sinai Terrorist attackers generally employ real weapons in their attacks, such as firearms, improvised explosive devices (IEDs),

SECURITY DRIVER

Security Driver: Backing Up

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 admin 250 Views

By Anthony Ricci How many of you are familiar with the famous stomach twisting back stretch trying to get your

INTERVIEWS

An IACSP Q&A with Former Police Chief Mike Chitwood

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 admin 214 Views

Michael J. Chitwood retired as the Upper Darby, Pennsylvania’s Superintendent of Police in December of 2019, ending his more than

PIXABAY/SHUTTERSTOCK

CYBER-SECURITY

When it Comes to COVID-19, Beware of Digital Infections, Too!

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 admin 254 Views

By David Gerwitz As we approach our seventh month of the COVID-19 crisis, we’re beginning to settle into a bit

Dozens of mourning people captured during civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks victims. Western Europe, France, Paris, place de la République, November 15, 2015. CC BY-SA 4.0 Mstyslav Chernov

REGIONAL EUROPE

The Evolution of the European Union’s Counter-Terrorism Policy: A Response to 9/11

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 admin 220 Views

By Shreya Sinha Introduction Terrorism has emerged as one of the most widely recognizable and visible threats to a nation’s

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara, Turkey on October 17, 2018.

REGIONAL EUROPE REGIONAL MIDDLE EAST

Erdogan’s Neo-Ottoman Aspirations Inspire Islamists

September 10, 2020September 11, 2020 admin 221 Views

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s once hidden agenda of reviving a modern version of the Ottoman Empire is not so

Colombian Special Forces QRF [quick reaction force] ready to support units during military operations against ELN (Source: author collection)

REGIONAL CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA

Back to the Future: Colombia and the ELN

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 admin 223 Views

By Julian Díaz Avila Though a partially successful peace agreement was reached in 2016 between the Colombian government and the

Chinese Aircraft Carrier Shandong 2019 wikipedia cc Tyg728

REGIONAL ASIA

China Cannot Be Left Unchecked

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 admin 179 Views

By Olivier Guitta When Xi Jinping came to power in China in 2013, he made crystal clear that he was

INTERVIEWS

IACSP Q&A on Biometrics Solutions for Field Identification

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 admin 283 Views

An Interview with Russell Megonigal, Senior Product Manager for Biometric Hardware, HID Global on the use of mobile biometric readers

Antifa Storming Pro Trump Rally Washington DC Youtube

REGIONAL USA TERROR GROUPS

Behind the Black Mask: The Threat of Antifa

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 admin 254 Views

By Paul Davis As rioters, looters and violent protestors cause chaos in American cities in protest to the death of

REGIONAL USA

The Anarchy Rise-Up of 2020

September 10, 2020December 21, 2020 admin 407 Views

By Jim Weiss and Mickey Davis Protests and riots are making the news in 2020, but they are not new.

The Chinese Luyang II-class destroyer Jinan (DDG 152) arrives into Naval Station Mayport (U.S. Navy photo)

INTERVIEWS

An IACSP Q&A with National Security Reporter Bill Gertz

May 25, 2020September 10, 2020 admin 518 Views

Interviewed by Paul Davis Bill Gertz is the National Security Columnist for the Washington Times. For more than 20 years,

PIXABAY/SHUTTERSTOCK

SECURITY DRIVER

Security Driver: The “New Norm”? Habits In and Around the Vehicle

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 admin 308 Views 0 Comments

By Anthony Ricci The Coronavirus has changed our thoughts and feelings about how we conduct life. For many, this time

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Response to the Terrifying Nature of Active Shooter Ambushes Report # 4 Miami FBI Shootout 4/11/86

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 admin 310 Views 0 Comments

By Jim Weiss, Mickey Davis and Bob O’Brien Since there isn’t a universal American criminal law definition of terrorism, for

Red Cross helpers lift a body bag containing the victim of a bomb blast from a train about one kilometer outside the main train station in Madrid, March 11, 2004. REUTERS: KAI PFAFFENBACH

TERROR GROUPS