In the finger-pointing-fest after 9/11, the US Intelligence Community was blamed for failing to "connect the dots." As incomplete a description of the intelligence analysis process as that may be, it …
Mexico’s Seeds of Radicalism: Micro Movements with Macro Implications
Radical leaders and their followers were dismissed for years as small bands of crazies unworthy of serious study or scholarship. Most of these groups belonged to the non-state actor class and were …
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Toward Operational Art for Policing
The military, facing a complex and intractable mixture of “wicked problems” on the battlefield, has responded with a doctrinal revolution in the production and practice of operational theory. But …
Preventing Another Mumbai: Building a Police Operational Art
This recent paper authored by John Sullivan & Adam Elkus appears in the June 2009 issue of the CTC Sentinel published by the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. (CTC) …
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Somalia: Government Calls for International Intervention As Instability Peaks
Highlights -Al-Shabaab militants have significantly increased attacks in recent weeks -Neighboring Kenya to intervene, as Transitional Federal Government declares State of Emergency -Al-Shabaab …
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Thailand: Escalation of Muslim Insurgency in Southern Provinces
Highlights • Intense violence in the southern Thai provinces of Yala, Narathiwat and Pattani • Government response critical in shaping the future of the Muslim insurgency •Continuation of …
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World: A Summer of Direct Activism Against Global Warming
Highlights - Greenpeace targets German nuclear plant, British coal plant in simultaneous protests - Environmental groups are committing a greater frequency of disruptive, illegal direct actions …
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Group Profile – La Familia: A Growing Threat
Highlights - La Familia is the fastest growing and most dangerous cartel in Mexico - Group may control as many as 83 of 113 municipalities in Michoacán - Top producer of synthetic drugs in …
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Iran: A Second Islamic Revolution
Highlights - Second week of protests in Iran have become increasingly violent - Protestors desire change within the scope of the current system - Fissures within political institutions could lead …
Cyber: Iran Attempts To Block Protesters’ Internet Activities
Highlights - Iran attempts to contain information on planned protests and images of demonstrations on the Internet - New technologies are being utilized to inspect and block information flowing …
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