Новости за 07.05.2018

A recipe for perpetual conflict and not just in the Tuareg north. A quick overview after the missing vehicle for the ambush of US & Niger patrol. Link:https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/07/mali-isis-islamic-state-militias-violence/546985002/

In Kenya's Maasai Mara National Reserve, a small team of rangers equipped with thermal imaging cameras and drones are fighting back against an onslaught of heavily-armed poachers. http://www.wired.co.uk/article/anti-poaching-technology-conservation-maasai-mara

Temporary stand-alone thread until everyone who needs to see this has seen it. ---Quote--- China's long-running hacking efforts may be more extensive than first thought. Security researchers at ProtectWise's 401TRG team have determined that a long series of previously unconnected attacks are...

It's that time of the year again. https://www.yahoo.com/news/chicago-gun-violence-74-people-182103689.html ---Quote--- The city of Chicago had seen a large reduction in murders and shootings for the first four months of 2018, but as temperatures have increased, so has crime. The Chicago...

By Their Own Hand: The Seven Steps to the Destruction of the Islamic State Caliphate SWJED Mon, 05/07/2018 - 6:09am

If the Islamic State leadership were in fact queried about the reasons for the destruction of their caliphate, what would they say? With the probability of this occurring virtually nil, certain points can be brought to the surface by examining the trajectory of the operational and strategic decisions of the Islamic State from June 2014 to October 2017.

A short article, summarising a new book, and the full title of the article is 'Counter-Insurgency Against Kith and Kin’: British Army Combat and Cohesion in Northern Ireland'. The focus is on the early years: ---Quote--- During my research for a book on small unit cohesion in Northern Ireland –...

We Cannot Do This Alone: Combating National Security Challenges With the William & Mary Whole of Government Center of Excellence SWJED Mon, 05/07/2018 - 1:37am

In a society where actual governing and problem solving are hindered by systemic disconnection among government agencies, how do we encourage interagency cooperation to better address national security challenges? On Friday, April 20, 2018, the William & Mary (W&M) Whole of Government Center of Excellence held its... Читать дальше...

We Cannot Do This Alone: Combating National Security Challenges with the William & Mary Whole of Government Center of Excellence SWJED Mon, 05/07/2018 - 1:37am

In a society where actual governing and problem solving are hindered by systemic disconnection among government agencies, how do we encourage interagency cooperation to better address national security challenges? On Friday, April 20, 2018, the William & Mary (W&M) Whole of Government Center of Excellence held... Читать дальше...

---Quote--- Ask critics of police face recognition why they're so skeptical and they'll likely cite unreliability as one factor. What if the technology flags an innocent person? Unfortunately, that caution appears to have been warranted to some degree. South Wales Police are facing a backlash...