On November 13, 2015, a total of nine attackers caused havoc in Paris. After President Francois Hollande had declared a state of emergency, 130 people had been killed, and 368 wounded. It was the deadliest attack on French soil since World War II. What lessons have we learned since then?...
First Orlando, then Dallas, now Baton Rouge, what’s next, Cleveland or Philadelphia? Attacks On The Homefront are trending as of late especially ones against local law enforcement. With the 2016 Republican National Convention (RNC) kicking off this week, the city of Cleveland is taking extra security measures outlined in the City...
The UK has been stirring the political pot lately – from the Brexit vote, to Cameron’s resignation, and Theresa May’s new position as Prime Minister. Last week, the government formally published the Iraq Inquiry, a gargantuan report that delves into every aspect of the UK’s involvement in the Iraq War....
In accordance with the President’s Executive Order and agenda of increasing transparency with regards to the use of lethal force against terrorists, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) has published the Summary of Information Regarding U.S. Counterterrorism Strikes Outside Areas of Active Hostilities. Current areas of active hostilities include Afghanistan,...
The State Department released their yearly Trafficking In Persons Report (TIP Report) for 2016. Secretary of State John Kerry asks, “We should be asking ourselves-what if that victim of trafficking was my daughter, son, sister, or brother? This year’s TIP Report asks such questions, because ending modern slavery isn’t just a...
The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) along with the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security (TCTHS) released a step-by-step guide to using community policing practices and outreach to prevent violent extremism. The guide, titled “Promising Practices for Using Community Policing to Prevent Violent Extremism: How to Create and Implement...
On the heels of the ‘Brexit’ referendum, world markets plunged, Britain’s credit rating dropped, the EU told the UK to ‘get on with it’, David Cameron decided he wanted nothing to do with it, and apparently so did Gibraltar. And that is just the beginning. Scotland appears as though it...
Since 2014 the U.S. strategy to “degrade and ultimately destroy the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)” can be summarized as follows: “Arming and advising local forces and providing them with air support to retake territory, even as the United States continues to directly target ISIS leadership with Special...
FEMA’s newly updated National Planning Frameworks were released late last week, including updates to comply with PPD-21, Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience, and EO 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, among others. The five frameworks, Prevention; Protection; Mitigation; Response; and Recovery, were last updated in May of 2013 and aim to foster a...
The motives for the deadliest shooting in US history have yet to be fully uncovered. With 50 dead and 53 wounded according to current estimates, the gruesome attack that took place at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando early Sunday morning blurred the lines between hate crime and terrorism. The ongoing investigation...
