Counterterrorism
The 2022 Global Terrorism Index (GTI) reveals that despite an increase in attacks, the impact of terrorism continues to decline. In 2021, deaths from terrorism fell by 1.2% to 7,142, while attacks rose by 17%, highlighting that terrorism is becoming less lethal…
The Islamist militants who have rampaged through the heart of West Africa in recent years are now spreading toward the Gulf of Guinea coast, including some of the continent’s most stable and prosperous countries, according to African and U.S. officials. The past year has…
Military & Defense
A Romanian helicopter sent on a search-and-rescue mission late on Wednesday after a Romanian military MiG 21 LanceR dropped off the radar has crashed, the defence ministry said, killing all seven soldiers on board. The pilot of the IAR 330-Puma helicopter had…
Among the many ways in which the world has changed recently is the willingness of some governments to ship weapons to Ukraine. Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked invasion of a sovereign state has shocked other Europeans into breaking old pacifist taboos. Germany, which had…
Cybersecurity
A phishing campaign with possible links to a state-sponsored actor is targeting European officials assisting in the effort to evacuate Ukrainian refugees, cybersecurity firm Proofpoint said in a report Wednesday. Although the company said attribution remains unclear at this…
Russia will consider any cyberattacks targeting Russian satellite infrastructure an act of war, as the country's space agency director said in a TV interview. Dmitry Rogozin, the current head of the Russian Roscosmos State Space Corporation, added that such attempts would…
Counterintelligence & Espionage
For over a year, Beijing has been doing all it takes to build up China’s semiconductor industry. The goal has led to an intensified demand for Taiwanese engineers and its critical technologies. Knowing well how their chip industry know-how and experienced workers have…
Bulgaria’s Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev informed the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs that the prosecution had gathered evidence for espionage by a citizen of the Russian Federation with diplomatic immunity. Pre-trial proceedings have been instituted against…
Transnational Organized Crime
In the past few months San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents have seen a sharp increase in human smuggling within the Otay Mountain Wilderness area of San Diego County. Smugglers are specifically targeting the Minnewawa portion of the Otay Mountain Truck Trail…
South Africa said this week the International Criminal Police Organization, Interpol, has requested countries seek out and arrest Rajesh and Atul Gupta, two brothers and businessmen who allegedly bribed top officials, including former president Jacob Zuma, to gain lucrative…