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Security

Arctic Security: An Assessment by Risk Intelligence

Posted on January 9, 2016 | by Robbin Laird
01/09/2016
Risk Intelligence takes a comprehensive look at the evolving Arctic security challenges.
Posted in Security, What's New

Operation Safe Seas: Italian Efforts to Deal with At Sea Migrants

Posted on January 7, 2016 | by Robbin Laird
01/07/2016
In late December, the Italian Minister of Defense visited the Italian destroyer Caio Duilio to highlight the effort to deal with migration at sea.
Posted in Security, What's New

The War on ISIS: Time to Get Creative on the Refugee Crisis

Posted on November 21, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
11/21/2015
Security led compassion is a tool in the fight against ISIS hatred and intolerance.
Posted in Security, What's New

Terrorism on Upsurge: Boko Haram and ISIS Lead the Way

Posted on November 20, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
11/20/2015
Boko Haram and Islamic State (IS) were jointly responsible for 51% of all claimed global terror fatalities in 2014.
Posted in Security, What's New

Red Friday In Paris: The Birth of A New Era

Posted on November 16, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
11/16/2015
The French want to go beyond their differences to protect its love of freedom.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, Security, What's New

Facing the Migration Challenge: An Italian Perspective

Posted on October 11, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
10/11/2015
In this interview with members of Centro Studie Internazionali (Ce.S.I.) in Rome, the challenge of dealing with the rapidly rising migration pressures in the region was the focus of attention.
Posted in Security, What's New

Hijack for Profit: The Evolving South East Asian Piracy Model

Posted on October 8, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
10/08/2015
The hijacking for product theft business model is likely to remain viable.
Posted in Security, What's New

The Challenge of Migratory Waves in the Eastern Mediterranean: Shaping a Response

Posted on July 11, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
07/11/2015
The European Union faces security and humanitarian due to the huge migratory wave across the central and eastern Mediterranean.
Posted in Security, What's New
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