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NARCO 

DEA-Led Operation Project Python More Than 600 Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación Members Arrested

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 admin 285 Views 0 Comments

By Paul Davis On March 11th, the U.S. Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced the results of

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REGIONAL MIDDLE EAST 

Terrorism on Trial: Sudan Faces the Supreme Court

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 admin 253 Views 0 Comments

By Edward J. Maggio On Aug. 7, 1998, truck bombings were planned and executed against the U.S. embassies in Nairobi,

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REGIONAL MIDDLE EAST 

The Real Threats Behind Iran’s Military Satellite Launch

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 admin 248 Views 0 Comments

By Potkin Azarmehr While the rest of the world is busy battling the coronavirus outbreak, and lockdowns grind economies to

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REGIONAL EUROPE 

German Ricin Bomb Plot Conviction Highlights Non-Conventional Terror Threats

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 admin 354 Views 0 Comments

As terrorists seek to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic, counterterrorism authorities remain concerned about how malicious actors may escalate attacks or

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CYBER-SECURITY 

A Career in Cybersecurity: What is required?

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 admin 253 Views 0 Comments

By David Gewirtz By 2021, the worldwide need for cybersecurity professionals is expected to reach six million jobs. The gotcha

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SITREP 

SITREP 2020 2ND QTR

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 admin 303 Views 0 Comments

Last quarter saw an alarming rise in tensions between Iran and both the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, and an escalation

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BOOKSHELF 

IACSP Homeland Security Bookshelf V26N1 2020

May 25, 2020September 11, 2020 admin 493 Views 0 Comments

By Dr. Joshua Sinai Bending the Law of Unintended Consequences:A Test-Drive Method for Critical Decision-Making in Organizations Richard M. Adler,

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INTERVIEWS 

The Takedown of Pablo Escobar

February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 admin 506 Views

An IACSP Q&A with Former DEA Agents Steve Murphy and Javier Pena Interviewed by IACSP Senior Writer, Paul Davis Retired

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SECURITY DRIVER 

Security Driver: Option 2 Shooting from Inside the Vehicle

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 admin 361 Views

by Anthony Ricci In Part One of this article we discussed using your vehicle as a weapon as a last

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TRAINING 

Police Offensive/Defensive Knife Tactics

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 admin 342 Views

By Jim Weiss and Mickey Davis Only a few law enforcement academies teach knife tactics to cadets. In Ohio, one

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EXPO REVIEWS 

IACSP Event Review: CARVERCON 2.0

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 admin 380 Views

By Paige Morrison and Sami Araboghli Two years ago, the inaugural 2018 CARVER Target Analysis and Vulnerability Assessment Conference –

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REGIONAL USA 

Perspectives on the American Way of War: The U.S. Experience in Irregular Conflict

February 27, 2020February 28, 2020 admin 334 Views

By Dr. Thomas A. Marks Strategically, adaptation to insurgent challenges invariably proves difficult. Not only must the precise nature of

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Uncategorized 

Red Teaming Future Waves of Catastrophic Terrorism

February 27, 2020February 28, 2020 admin 359 Views

Dr. Joshua Sinai This article’s objective is to demonstrate how a red teaming methodology can be employed in brainstorming sessions,

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SECURITY 

A Better Way to Conduct Security Vulnerability Assessments

February 27, 2020February 28, 2020 admin 366 Views

By Luke Bencie Why is it that progress comes quickly in some areas of our lives and slowly in others?

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LAW ENFORCEMENT 

Terrorists, Spies, and Cyber Criminals: The FBI on Threats to the Homeland

February 27, 2020February 28, 2020 admin 496 Views

By Paul Davis On the morning of December 6, 2019, a gunman opened fire at the Naval Station at Pensacola,

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REGIONAL MIDDLE EAST 

Islamic State Has a Major Opportunity in Libya

February 27, 2020February 28, 2020 admin 283 Views

By Olivier Guitta Special to IPT News Islamic State, the supposedly almost-defunct jihadist group, is not only making a comeback

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CYBER-SECURITY 

Wawa: Anatomy of a Huge Retail Security Breach

February 27, 2020February 28, 2020 admin 317 Views

By David Gewirtz Oddly enough, if it weren’t for Irma, a Category 5 hurricane, our credit card information would right

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SITREP 

SITREP 2020 1ST QTR

February 27, 2020February 28, 2020 admin 283 Views

Last month, the security situation in the Sahel deteriorated, especially in central Mali, western Niger and northern Burkina Faso, where

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BOOKSHELF 

IACSP Homeland Security Bookshelf V25N3 2020

February 27, 2020May 25, 2020 admin 426 Views

By Dr. Joshua Sinai The Concealed Handgun Manual:How to Choose, Carry, and Shoot a Gun in Self-Defense Chris Bird, [Seventh

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TRAINING 

Active Shooter Training that Challenges Police to be a Far More Viable Force

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 admin 437 Views

By Jim Weiss and Mickey Davis Active shooter crimes have been on the rise in the U.S. since the late

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SECURITY DRIVER 

Security Driver: The Last Options, Part One

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 admin 347 Views

By Anthony Ricci Protective Driving focuses on a number of aspects that relate to the Protective Agent’s job. These aspects

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INTERVIEWS 

An IACSP Q&A with Eric O’Neill

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 admin 500 Views

Interviewer Paul Davis Eric O’Neill is an author, attorney, security consultant and professional public speaker. In 2001, Eric helped capture

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EXPO REVIEWS 

2019 AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition, October 14-16, 2019

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 admin 356 Views

By Dr. Joshua Sinai On October 14-16, 2019, the Army USA (AUSA) held its annual meeting and exposition at the

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BOOKSHELF 

IACSP Homeland Security Bookshelf V25N2 2019

December 11, 2019February 27, 2020 admin 611 Views 0 Comments

By Dr. Joshua Sinai After Combat:True War Stories from Iraq and AfghanistanMarian Eide and Michael Gibler (Potomac Books/An Imprint of

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REGIONAL MIDDLE EAST 

Iran May Defeat the United States and Conquer the Middle East… Unless!!!

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 admin 2088 Views

By Col. Dan Dickerson It is a common human tendency to continue to apply old rules and to follow old

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REGIONAL CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA 

IACSP Update: Security Situation in Colombia

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 admin 409 Views

Dr. Thomas A. Marks Security situations evolve with bewildering speed and complexity, necessitating long-term commitment that is both correct and

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RADIOLOGICAL 

Assessing the Threat of Terrorists’ Use in Their Warfare of Radiological Exposure Devices (REDs) and Dirty Bombs

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 admin 313 Views

By Dr. Joshua Sinai It is possible for terrorists to employ weaponized radiological exposure devices (REDs) and dirty bombs in

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REGIONAL USA 

The Threat of Domestic Terrorism: Combating Targeted Violence

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 admin 373 Views

By Paul Davis In September 19th the Justice Department indicted Alexi Saab with charges dealing with his suspected surveillance of

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CYBER-SECURITY 

Self-Driving Cars and Why They Should Scare You

December 11, 2019February 27, 2020 admin 264 Views

By David Gewirtz The problem with self-driving cars, not to overstate the obvious, is that they’re self-driving. There’s an AI

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SITREP 

SITREP 2019 4th QTR

December 11, 2019February 27, 2020 admin 295 Views

Eight weeks ago, Turkey launched a major offensive against Kurdish-led forces in Syria’s north east and, though fighting eased mid-month,

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