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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Police presence and riot control at a Patriot Prayer Rally in Portland, Oregon in 2018.
Photo Credit: Eric Crudup/Shutterstock
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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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
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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Al-Shabaab: Militancy and Ethnonationalism in Somalia
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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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
Capturing The Lessons Of The “Global War On Terrorism”
Dr. Thomas A. Marks Efforts to capture the lessons of the last two decades – what was once termed
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Operation Thimble: A Look Back at the Multi-Million Dollar Defense Contract Fraud and Bribery Case at the Philadelphia Quartermaster
By Paul Davis Back in the early 1980s, before I became a writer, I was a young Defense Department civilian
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Learning Afghanistan’s Lessons
By Phyllis Chesler The country in which I was once held hostage so very long ago is swiftly returning to
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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
The Taliban’s Rise Means An Increase of Terrorism Worldwide
By Olivier Guitta While the U.S. is leaving in a hurry Afghanistan after 20 years, the countries possibly the most
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A New Era of Cyber Vulnerability: A Discussion with Leading Cyber Security Expert Chuck Brooks
By Victoria O’Neill The United States has made a concerted effort to advance its technological prowess in order to gain
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SITREP Global Overview 21
Conflict Risks In Yemen, after intensifying their military campaign in Marib governorate in the past few weeks, the Huthis could
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Ransomware update: Q1 and Q2 2021
By David Gewirtz Ransomware attacks seem to have picked up incredible steam in 2021. Whether to pay the ransom is
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IACSP Homeland Security Bookshelf
By Dr. Joshua Sinai This column provides capsule reviews of 17 recently published books. The books are arranged topically as
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Wow! The Best Police Instinctive Point Shooting Training In The World
By Jim Weiss and Mickey Davis Early American sharpshooters—including “Wild Bill” Hickok and Annie Oakley—and exhibition shooters like Gus Peret
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An IACSP Q&A With Brad Taylor Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel
Brad Taylor published his debut novel, One Rough Man, in 2011. he military thriller was successful and launched his Pike
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Preparedness WHO’S GOT A GO BAG?
By Anthony Ricci Whatever you prefer to title it (Ready Bags, Go Bags, Escape Bags, Bug Out Bags) are all
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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
The Threat Of Terrorist Vehicular Ramming: Attacks And Prevention Measures
By Dr. Joshua Sinai Firearms, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and knives have long been the weapons of choice for terrorists,
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Gray Zone In Red: The Threat From China’s Political Warfare Past
By Thomas A. Marks & David H. Ucko With the United States having shifted its defense emphasis to peer and
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Homeland Security Historic Approaches
By Todd Hand The basic intentions of the United States homeland security policies over the 244 years of independence have
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Soldiers from Burkina Faso participate in a simulated raid during the U.S. sponsored Flintlock exercises in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso REUTERS/Luc Gnago
The Sahel Conundrum
By Olivier Guitta Seven African nations are among the 10 riskiest global locations terrorism-wise. Two of them, the neighbors Burkina
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Pro-Hamas demonstrators at a rally in Damascus Syria in december 2008 during the Israel-Gaza conflict. CC BY 2.0 Thephotostrand.
Hamas Going Through Election Motions As It Awaits Possible West Bank Chaos
By Yaakov Lappin The two Palestinian rival governing movements, Fatah and Hamas, are preparing for elections in the coming months,
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SolarWinds Hack Was the Largest and Most Sophisticated Attack Ever
By Paul Davis Back in November of 2019, Microsoft’s President Brad Smith was questioned on 60 Minutes about the SolarWinds
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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
Storming Government Buildings: The Cybersecurity Implications
By David Gewirtz January 6, 2021. Another day that shall live in infamy. I’m talking, of course, about the day
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SITREP 2021 2ND QTR
In Mozambique, Islamist insurgents launched a major attack on the strategic port town of Palma in the far north, leaving
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An IACSP Q&A With Former FBI Profiler John Douglas
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: Hydroplaning
By Anthony Ricci Heavy rains definitely make any driver’s job much more difficult to deal with. Our visibility is decreased,
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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
Counter Sniper Response to the Terrifying Nature of Sniper and Active Shooter Ambushes: New Orleans and the Chinook
By Jim Weiss and Mickey Davis Home hardcore, bad-guy active shooters and snipers are self-trained. They have planned, prepared, and
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Assessing the Active Shooter Attack Against YouTube Headquarters, on April 3, 2018, and Prevention Measures
By Dr. Joshua Sinai This article assesses the ramifications of the active shooter attack by Nassim Aghdam on April 3,
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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)
A Reliable Security Process: The CARVER Target Analysis and Vulnerability Assessment Methodology
By Luke Bencie, Charlie Froese, & Elizabeth Kemker On the morning of October 12, 2000, in the harbor of Aden,
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Radicalization in Georgia: The Impact of the Chechen Wars
By Elena Pokalova Sharing a border with a territory experiencing an insurgency poses numerous risks for the government. Neighboring violence
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