Security Analysts Are Worried About al Shabaab
The recent deadly Westgate Mall attack in Kenya should worry the United States. It proved that al Shabaab can execute a difficult operation, according...
A Few Thoughts on the Situation in Israel
They're even smarter than we thought. This time the Iranian in more elegant robes is rebuking the one who appeared in the U.N. General...
The Definition of Terror: A Fundamental Counter-Terrorism Measure
By Boaz Ganor
For the past 30 years, I have been calling for the adoption of an international definition of terrorism. I have done and...
Nigeria Hosts International Naval Exercise
The Nigerian Navy is hosting the combined exercise called African Winds, a program of the Africa Partnership Station (APS) security co-operation program of U.S....
Air Forces Train to Handle Terrorism
A live counter-terrorism exercise dubbed Vigilant Skies 2013 was conducted a few days ago, in order to test the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) Cooperative Airspace...
Al Qaeda Plot Leak Undermined U.S. Intelligence
The recent disclosures about the U.S. intelligence agencies are causing more damage as time passes.
As the nation’s spy agencies assess the fallout from disclosures...
Training people to fight terrorism – a new U.S. initiative
Secretary of State John Kerry, in a Friday speech to the Global Counterterrorism Ministerial Forum, unveiled a new U.S. initiative to address the root...
Critics say California threatens homeland security
The approval achieved last week in both houses of the California Legislature, granting driver’s licenses to illegal aliens, poses a serious threat to the...
A few thoughts on the Israeli situation
The Iranians are good. Their new, more moderate leader shows more sophistication than all western leaders put together. He has them all wrapped around...
ICT Bi-weekly Report – Jihadi Forums
By ICT’s Jihadi Websites Monitoring Group
This report summarizes notable events discussed on jihadist Web forums during the second half of June 2013. Following are...
How Can Peace Operations Deal with Organized Crime?
All over the world , organized crime threatens peace and security. And yet, of the current 28 UN peacekeeping, peace building or special political...
High demand for the Israeli gun that shoots around corners
While the Israeli developed Corner Shot system is in high demand, Israeli companies are developing some more weapon systems that are aimed mainly at...
JFK Airport Customs are a drag on the economy
Customs at JFK Airport are hurting the region’s economy says U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, who issued a personal appeal to the Department of Homeland...
Critical infrastructure risks in the U.S. still high
Cyber attacks on critical infrastructure (CI) in the U.S. is up — way up, particularly in the energy sector. The Department of Homeland Security's...
Radios failed during Navy Yard attack, emergency responders say
Radios for federal firefighters and police officers failed during Monday’s mass shooting at Washington’s Navy Yard, according to union representatives for first responders.
According to...
Iran’s Great Shiite Fleet
Iran is significantly expanding its naval capabilities as the U.S. Navy removes one of its two aircraft carriers from the Persian Gulf due to...
The so called “peace talks” and Israel’s weak reactions to terror
Reality hits the naïve, and willingly ignorant, Israeli politicians hard on the face almost every week. While the "Peace Talks" with the Palestinians continue,...
Kenya, incapable of handling terror
The Kenyan security forces are incapable of handling a terror attack like the one that took place yesterday in Nairobi. Israeli sources said this...
A dead soldier and impotent ministries
Due to the fact that the relevant Israeli ministries are not performing their duties Palestinians can murder Israelis.
For some reason Tomer Hazan, an Israeli...
Iran – the new round of the master plan
Only the very naive will fall for the Iranians' latest stunt: "We are ready for an agreement on our nuclear program." Well, the word...
The al Qaeda Network: A New Framework for Defining the Enemy
The failure to define al Qaeda properly has confused American policy and strategy. The enemy was not just the man shot dead on May...
Backdoor Plots: The Darknet as a Field for Terrorism
By Yotam Rosner, Aviad Mendelbaum, Sean London, and Yoram Schweitzer
On Friday, August 2, 2013, the US State Department published a travel warning, and in...
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Why AI Coding Agents Are Triggering Cybersecurity Alarms
Autonomous AI agents are becoming increasingly capable of writing code, installing software, modifying files, and interacting with operating systems with minimal human supervision. These...
