Is Canada a cyber-superpower?
The secret hacking tactics of Canada’s intelligence agency
Canada’s electronic surveillance agency has secretly developed an arsenal of cyber weapons capable of stealing data and...
German Ammunition Missing After Flight To Mali
The German military has announced that a crate of containing hundreds of pieces of ammunition went missing during an Air France flight taken by...
Terrorism challenge is big and growing
Threats from terrorism will continue to challenge the United States. This, according to U.S. counterterrorism analysts
In a recent congressional testimony, James Clapper, Director of...
Spotlight on the Global Jihad: February 12-18 2015
The main events this past week were the shooting attacks in Copenhagen, carried out by the same terrorist. The first targeted an event held...
Suicide bombings – one of terror main tools in 2014
A new report on global trends in suicide terrorism shows that during 2014 more than 4,300 people in more than fifteen countries were killed...
Experts Propose Measures To Close Greek-Macedonian Border
German and Austrian experts are working on a plan to close the border between Greece and Macedonia, through which a large portion of refugees...
Commercial Vendors are invited Into U.S DoD Data Centers
The US Defense Department’s is poised to release a new cloud computing policy, opens the door for commercial firms to host military data and...
Cut Power And The Crimean Blockade
For over a week Crimea has been without reliable power supply after explosions damaged pylons and cut off electricity supply from Ukraine.
While the...
How Big Data Can Help Migrants
By Marzia Rango*
The international community has been calling for an improvement to the availability and quality of migration statistics for decades. Just like in every...
ISIS and Al Qaeda Spread Extremism in Libya and N Africa
Two of this generation’s most feared organisations, ISIS and Al Qaeda, are expanding their operations to the North African country of Libya, according to...
The Little intruder catchers
They are small and well hidden and they can detect an invasion. You can find them along the borders of more than 30 countries,...
New ISIS Affiliate Joins The Fray In The Horn Of Africa
The Horn of Africa is now hosting a rather unpleasant guest: a new ISIS affiliate. Jahba East Africa distinguishes itself from al-Shabaab by vowing...
Russia Planning ‘Massive’ Tri-Services Military Base in Syria
Russia is planning to set up tri-services military base in Syria aimed at eliminating ISIS militants.
“Russia may end up having one massive military base...
Experts: Terror Alerts Are The New Normal
Following the 13 November attacks in Paris, terrorism analysts in the United Kingdom and Europe say the continent’s intelligence and security services have accepted...
High degree of security alert in the U.S following Paris attacks
U.S Homeland Security officials confirmed that they have stepped up security at federal buildings and enhanced security screenings at airports in the wake of...
Counterterrorism laws in Europe outdated
As though anyone still entertained any doubts, Europe’s counterterrorism laws cannot deal with the current situation where terror groups are flooding the continent. This...
Deterrence against Non-State Actors: Thoughts following Operation Protective Edge
Recent years have witnessed the accelerated weakening of state actors in the Middle East. In turn, regular state armies are less able to grapple...
Spotlight on Global Jihad: February 5-11 2015
Main events of the week
Following the murder of the Jordanian pilot, the Royal Jordanian Air Force carried out intensive airstrikes against ISIS targets in...
Indonesian Security Forces Bring Down Major ISIS Islamist Militant
Abu Wardah Santoso, Indonesia’s most wanted Islamist militant, was killed in a shootout with security forces. Santoso, who was the leader of the East...
Russia Joins Space Warfare Race, Tests Anti-Satellite Missile
In a further escalation of the space arms race, Russia has launched and tested an anti-satellite missile on Nov. 18. The missile system, called...
India Sets Satellite Station In Vietnam to Monitor China
India will get a strategic toehold in the South China Sea region as its new satellite monitoring station in Vietnam is expected to be...
Uganda Cuts Ties With North Korea
The New York Times reports that Uganda has agreed to stop all cooperation with North Korea following a summit meeting between President Yoweri Museveni...
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