Counterterrorism

Karachi Suicide Bomber Didn’t Have A Terrorist Past, Here’s Why China, Pak Should Worry

The recent suicide bomb attack on the Confucius Insitute in the University of Karachi in Pakistan shows that the heavy-handedness with which Islamabad chose to deal with Baloch insurgency has come to haunt Pakistan and also its newly elected government…

Teenage boy, 18, arrested in west London on suspicion of encouraging terrorism

Officers arrested the teenager at an address in west London on Wednesday morning as part of an ongoing investigation by the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command. He was held on suspicion of encouraging terrorism by sharing extreme Islamist material online…

Military & Defense

Iran seeks to expand its military cooperation with China

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi expressed Wednesday his government’s desire for closer cooperation with China in remarks made during a visit by the Chinese defense minister, state media reported. According to the report, Raisi told China’s Minister of National Defense…

Taiwan says Ukraine conflict will inform this year's military drills

Taiwan's main military drills this year will draw on the experiences of the war in Ukraine, focusing on asymmetric and cognitive warfare as well as use of reserves as it practices fighting off a Chinese attack, a top officer said on Wednesday. Taiwan, claimed by China as its own…

Cybersecurity

Russian Cyber Capabilities Have ‘Reached Their Full Potential,’ Ukrainian Official Says

Russia hasn’t demonstrated very sophisticated or destructive cyberattacks and Ukraine is able to resist attempts to hack its infrastructure, according to a top Ukrainian cyber official. “Russian cyber offensive operations likely reached their full potential and we do believe the…

Army’s cyber risk framework aims to ‘crush’ daunting enemy: Bureaucracy

A top Army official said the service’s updated cyber security risk management framework will significantly change how the service attacks a glaring, decades-old weakness: bureaucracy. Risk Management Framework 2.0 will get the service “to this notion of continuous…

Counterintelligence & Espionage

Polish Security Service Detained a Belarusian on Charges of Espionage

Polish intelligence detained a Belarusian and a Russian citizen in Bialystok on charges of espionage, reports TVP. Both detainees have been living in Poland for a long time. According to the media, they were collecting information about military units and their location…

Mali accuses France of espionage over drone footage showing mass grave staging

The Malian authorities accused France of “espionage” and “subversion” after videos taken by a drone belonging to the French military showed men covering corpses, in what seemed like a staged mass grave. On April 21, 2022, the French General Staff shared drone footage with…

Transnational Organized Crime

Mexican armed forces arrive at border taking aim at organized crime

Special Forces personnel of the Mexican Army arrived Tuesday in Tijuana to combat organized crime and to target a specific list of criminals suspected of being behind a wave of violence. For decades, Tijuana has been a battleground for rival cartels, looking to take over…

Government losing battle against crime gangs behind fly tipping – report

The Government is fighting a losing battle against the crime gangs behind fly tipping, a new report suggests. There has been a steady rise in organised, large-scale waste crime in England in recent years as incentives for criminals have increased, the National Audit Office (NAO)…