Terrorism
Securing spaces in modern times
Last week, headlines spun a concerning narrative about a foiled terrorist plot, one that ultimately drove pop culture icon Taylor Swift to cancel her shows in Vienna. Fans of the…
Read MoreAfghan Identity
We were doomed to fail in Afghanistan from the beginning of our involvement there. Relentless rebellion was inevitable and insurgency will always win the day. A piece of land can…
Read MoreLicense to Kill
Iranian demonstrators carrying signs promising to avenge the assassination of Major General Qasem Soleimani by a U.S. drone strike in January 2020. What are the boundaries of a country’s license…
Read MoreManchester Attack Security Mistakes
Terrorist with suicide backpack Last October 2019, the U.K. Home Secretary set up a Public Inquiry to investigate the deaths of the victims of the 2017 Manchester Arena attack. Twenty…
Read MoreThe Courage to Debate
My daughter’s class is studying 9/11, so at the dinner table it was naturally the prime subject for discussion. I asked what the teacher had said about 9/11 and my…
Read MoreRamming is on the Rise
Over the course of only a few weeks, there have been at least 50 vehicle ramming attacks in the U.S. This method of using a vehicle be it a car,…
Read MoreKiller Surveillance
Surveillance is a critical tool for any adversary. Yet, so often in security it is discounted. Anyone from a pickpocket trailing their next victim, to a high level assassination team…
Read MoreNew IDF Red Unit
A new ‘Red Unit’ is being created by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) to specifically help in its fight against terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah. Terrorists and insurgents differ…
Read MoreFirst Female Suicide Bomber
It may seem that suicide bombers are an artifact of our modern age, a product of a world that has become more violent over the last century. While there is…
Read MoreAge of Fear?
[S]ince love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than loved. —Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince, 1513…
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