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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) transits the Taiwan Strait while conducting routine underway operations. Benfold is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Deanna C. Gonzales)

GLOBAL REGIONAL ASIA

What if China Conducted A CARVER Assessment Of Taiwan?

October 7, 2022 admin

By Luke Bencie and Eric Dorn In recent months, the ever-concerning discussion of the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC’s) potential

A Ukrainian serviceman fires with a mortar at a position, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, at an unknown location in Kharkiv region, Ukraine May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Serhii Nuzhnenko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

GLOBAL

Putin’s Implacable Enemy: Senator John McCain Looked Into Vladimir Putin’s Eyes And Saw Three Letter: a K, a G, and a B

October 7, 2022 admin

By Paul Davis With the brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian leader Vladimir Putin has been vilified by nearly the

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Uncategorized

Imposter Syndrome Causes A Decline In Leadership

October 7, 2022 admin

By Luke Bencie and Bashir Khadim In John Maxwell’s seminal book, “The 21 Laws of Leadership,” the author cites that

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CYBER-SECURITY

Why Password Services Are Still Relevant, Even Though They’re Getting Hacked

October 7, 2022 admin

By David Gewirtz Passwords suck. They do. The idea that we’re hiding critical and confidential information behind two code words

CT BOOKSHELF

IACSP Homeland Security Bookshelf

October 7, 2022 admin

This column capsule reviews 13 books on homeland security, terrorism/counterterrorism, and military warfare-related subjects. Terrorism – General Enemies Near &

SITREP

SITREP 2nd Qtr 2022

October 7, 2022 admin

Our conflict tracker highlights three conflict risk alerts end of third quarter: Ethiopia’s federal and Tigray forces returned to frontline

CT BOOKSHELF

IACSP Homeland Security Bookshelf

June 27, 2022 admin

By Dr. Joshua Sinai This column capsule reviews 10 books on homeland security-related subjects, including terrorism- and counterterrorism. In Introduction

Ric Prado Teaching CONTRAS Antitank Weapon

INTERVIEWS

IACSP Q&A With Former CIA Counterterrorism Official Ric Prado

June 27, 2022 admin

Enrique “Ric” Prado is a paramilitary, counterterrorism, and special/clandestine operations specialist, with a focus on international training operations and programs.

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Think Like a Spy: Utilizing the CIA’s CARVER Methodology to Assess Strangers

June 27, 2022 admin

By Luke Bencie and Kara Mathis In the 2001 espionage thriller, Spy Game, there is a classic scene where a

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Success: Delaware Tactical Unit, a Unified SWAT-Force

June 27, 2022 admin

By Jim Weiss and Mickey Davis Formed in 1994, by 2004 the Delaware Tactical Unit (DTU) was a SWAT-trained, multi-agency

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GLOBAL

Russia’s Gray Zone Threat to Bulgaria

June 27, 2022 admin

Lt. Col. Nikolay Y. Naydenov, Bulgaria Bulgaria is a target of Russia’s gray zone aggression, wherein the Kremlin’s desired goal

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GLOBAL

Russian Information Warfare Against Ukraine

June 27, 2022 admin

By Kyrylo Sakhniuk Colonel, Ukraine National Guard Russian irregular warfare against Ukraine is not new. However, since 2014, the Kremlin

Mao greets U.S. President Richard Nixon during his visit to China in 1972. White House Photo Office (1969 – 1974) - Mao Zedong, Zhang Yufeng and Richard NixonPublic Domain

GLOBAL

“IW in GPC” Global Counterinsurgency Redux

June 27, 2022 admin

By Dr. Thomas A. Marks As the U.S. security community continues its pivot to great power competition, two decades of

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REGIONAL AFRICA

China’s Strategic Play in Africa

June 27, 2022 admin

By Luke Bencie and Emily Gmeiner Travelers to Africa over the past decade may have spotted a disconcerting trend. The

Osama bin Laden being interviewed by Hamid Mir, circa March 1997 – May 1998. Hamid Mir - http://www.canadafreepress.com/ CC BY-SA 3.0

CYBER-SECURITY TERROR GROUPS

Get Ready for the Terrorist Avatars

June 27, 2022 admin

By George Michael After the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. government has shown no compunction about eliminating key terrorists. For example,

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INTERVIEWS

IACSP Interview with Paul Townsend

June 27, 2022 admin

CISSP, Product Manager, Digital Identity at Acuant In a new interview we speak with digital identity expert Paul Townsend, CISSP

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CYBER-SECURITY

Why East/West Russian Relations Are Unlikely To Ever Return To “Normal”

June 27, 2022 admin

By David Gewirtz Here’s the problem with writing about unfolding events for a quarterly magazine: delay time. By the time

SITREP

SITREP 2nd Qtr 2022

June 27, 2022 admin

Our monthly conflict tracker warns of four conflict risks and one conflict resolution opportunity this summer. As North Korea continued

Bing West Front Row Third From the Right With ODA Team Afghanistan

INTERVIEWS

IACSP Q&A With Bing West

February 17, 2022 admin

A graduate of Georgetown and Princeton Universities, Francis J. “Bing” West fought as a Marine infantry officer in the Vietnam

SECURITY DRIVER

Security Driver: What Habits Do You Want To Change?

February 17, 2022 admin

By Anthony Ricci, President ADSI Several years back I wrote an article on complacency and drivers becoming creatures of habit.

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Ambush and Surprise Attacks of Officers on Foot

February 17, 2022 admin

By Jim Weiss, Mickey Davis and Bob O’Brien Policing is a profession where a degree of danger and risk are

A woman and her children stand outside their tent at a refugee camp for people displaced by fightings between the Syrian Democratic Forces and Islamic State militants in Ain Issa, Syria October 3, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro

TERROR GROUPS Uncategorized

Weaponized Migration

February 17, 2022 admin

Dr. Rameez Abbas Recent headlines imply a particular story of migrants used as weapons: “E.U. Says Belarus ‘Weaponized’ Middle Eastern

Figure 3. ISGS attack on Inates garrison in Niger 10 December 2021 (in Al Naba)

REGIONAL MIDDLE EAST TERROR GROUPS

Islamic State in the Greater Sahara

February 17, 2022 admin

By Hassane Ousseini Amidst the turn to great power competition, Africa has been identified as an area where the focus

Pedro Benjamin Rivas Zelaya, one of the top leaders of the Mara Salvatrucha, is presented to members of the media after his arrest in Guatemala in San Salvador, El Salvador, April 12, 2017. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

NARCO REGIONAL CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA

El Salvador: MS-13 Still a Threat

February 17, 2022 admin

By Col. Fernando Menjivar Mora Since 1992, El Salvador (see Figure 1) (1) has battled a growing threat from organized

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LAW ENFORCEMENT

Workplace Violence Case Study: Assessing the Active Shooter Attacks at Advanced Granite Solutions, Maryland, and Car Dealership, Delaware, October 18, 2017

February 17, 2022 admin

By Dr. Joshua Sinai To understand how to anticipate and prevent potential active shooter attacks at a workplace by psychologically-disordered

A Ukrainian service member holds a next generation light anti-tank weapon (NLAW), supplied by Britain, during drills at Ukraine’s International Peacekeeping Security Centre near Yavoriv, in the Lviv region, Ukraine, January 28, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

SECURITY Uncategorized

Five Random 2022 Global Security Predictions

February 17, 2022 admin

By Luke Bencie and Kacy Cartmell If 2020 was the year of the global pandemic, then 2021 could be considered

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Convergence as a Strategic Security Philosophy

February 17, 2022 admin

By Luke Bencie and Raquel Ruiz In 2018, President Donald Trump signed the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act into

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CYBER-SECURITY

The Iranian Cyber Threat: Iranians Indicted for Cyber Operations to Influence the 2020 Presidential Election

February 17, 2022 admin

By Paul Davis While most of the attention has been on Russian interference in the 2020 election, a federal indictment

CYBER-SECURITY

Vulnerability Alert: To Date, Log4j May Be the Most Prevalent Vulnerability in History

February 17, 2022 admin

By David Gewirtz As of the time of this writing, a cybersecurity flaw known as Log4j is among the worst

SITREP

SITREP 2022 1ST QTR

February 17, 2022 admin

Our monthly conflict tracker warns of two immediate conflict risks. Amid heightened U.S.-Russia tensions, Moscow continued its military build-up along