Success: Delaware Tactical Unit, a Unified SWAT-Force
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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Russia’s Gray Zone Threat to Bulgaria
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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Russian Information Warfare Against Ukraine
By Kyrylo Sakhniuk Colonel, Ukraine National Guard Russian irregular warfare against Ukraine is not new. However, since 2014, the Kremlin
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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
“IW in GPC” Global Counterinsurgency Redux
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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China’s Strategic Play in Africa
By Luke Bencie and Emily Gmeiner Travelers to Africa over the past decade may have spotted a disconcerting trend. The
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Osama bin Laden being interviewed by Hamid Mir, circa March 1997 – May 1998. Hamid Mir - http://www.canadafreepress.com/ CC BY-SA 3.0
Get Ready for the Terrorist Avatars
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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IACSP Interview with Paul Townsend
CISSP, Product Manager, Digital Identity at Acuant In a new interview we speak with digital identity expert Paul Townsend, CISSP
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Why East/West Russian Relations Are Unlikely To Ever Return To “Normal”
By David Gewirtz Here’s the problem with writing about unfolding events for a quarterly magazine: delay time. By the time
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SITREP 2nd Qtr 2022
Our monthly conflict tracker warns of four conflict risks and one conflict resolution opportunity this summer. As North Korea continued
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IACSP Q&A With Bing West
A graduate of Georgetown and Princeton Universities, Francis J. “Bing” West fought as a Marine infantry officer in the Vietnam
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Security Driver: What Habits Do You Want To Change?
By Anthony Ricci, President ADSI Several years back I wrote an article on complacency and drivers becoming creatures of habit.
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Ambush and Surprise Attacks of Officers on Foot
By Jim Weiss, Mickey Davis and Bob O’Brien Policing is a profession where a degree of danger and risk are
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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
Weaponized Migration
Dr. Rameez Abbas Recent headlines imply a particular story of migrants used as weapons: “E.U. Says Belarus ‘Weaponized’ Middle Eastern
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Islamic State in the Greater Sahara
By Hassane Ousseini Amidst the turn to great power competition, Africa has been identified as an area where the focus
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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
El Salvador: MS-13 Still a Threat
By Col. Fernando Menjivar Mora Since 1992, El Salvador (see Figure 1) (1) has battled a growing threat from organized
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Workplace Violence Case Study: Assessing the Active Shooter Attacks at Advanced Granite Solutions, Maryland, and Car Dealership, Delaware, October 18, 2017
By Dr. Joshua Sinai To understand how to anticipate and prevent potential active shooter attacks at a workplace by psychologically-disordered
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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
Five Random 2022 Global Security Predictions
By Luke Bencie and Kacy Cartmell If 2020 was the year of the global pandemic, then 2021 could be considered
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Convergence as a Strategic Security Philosophy
By Luke Bencie and Raquel Ruiz In 2018, President Donald Trump signed the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act into
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The Iranian Cyber Threat: Iranians Indicted for Cyber Operations to Influence the 2020 Presidential Election
By Paul Davis While most of the attention has been on Russian interference in the 2020 election, a federal indictment
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Vulnerability Alert: To Date, Log4j May Be the Most Prevalent Vulnerability in History
By David Gewirtz As of the time of this writing, a cybersecurity flaw known as Log4j is among the worst
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SITREP 2022 1ST QTR
Our monthly conflict tracker warns of two immediate conflict risks. Amid heightened U.S.-Russia tensions, Moscow continued its military build-up along
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IACSP Homeland Security Bookshelf
By Dr. Joshua Sinai This review column capsule reviews ten books on subjects ranging from counterterrorism, homeland security, to military
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IACSP Homeland Security Bookshelf
By Dr. Joshua Sinai This review column consists of capsule reviews of 13 books. The tables of contents are provided
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IACSP Q&A With Former Navy SEAL Benjamin H. Milligan, Author of “By Water Beneath the Walls: The Rise of the Navy SEALs
Benjamin H. Milligan became a US Navy SEAL in 2001 and served until 2009. He is the author of “By
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Security Driver Mindset – Choose Your Mood Wisely
By Anthony Ricci In this article I’ll be taking a more psychological approach to self-control. We usually concentrate on the
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Strategy In A Post-Pandemic World
By Luke Bencie, Aidan Clark, and Elizabeth Kemker As non-revenue generating entities within most corporate organizations, Security Departments have often
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The “Tribute in Light” memorial is in remembrance of the events of Sept. 11, 2001. This photo was taken from Liberty State Park, N.J., Sept. 11, the five-year anniversary of 9/11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Denise Gould) Public Domain
The Timing Of Terrorism: The Obsessions With Dates
By Christopher C. Harmon Last month was the black anniversary of September 11, 2001. It has many meanings for us,
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The sun sets behind U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jamie R. Johnson, a platoon sergeant from Bayonet Company, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force No Slack, in Afghanistan's Kunar Province March 17. Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Mark Burrell, 210th MPAD
Preventing Future Afghanistan Like Disasters In A Post 9/11 World
By Dr. Joshua Sinai The quick and easy takeover by the Taliban of the Afghanistan state in August 2021, following
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Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen. Fang Fenghui of the Chinese army, chief of China’s joint staff, participate in a welcome ceremony at the Ba Yi, the People’s Liberation Army headquarters in Beijing, Aug. 15, 2017. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro
Where Have All The Leaders Gone In Today’s Messy Security Environment?
By Luke Bencie, Conner Allen and Davis Masella Former Fortune Magazine editor, Marshall Loeb (and later former Chrysler CEO, Lee
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