NEWS & ANALYSIS

Making Sure Your Employees Come Home Safe

Jul 06, 2010 -When sending employees overseas for travel, companies have a duty of care to ensure they provide the necessary security protocols, training, and contingency plans to ensure they come home safe and sound.

Al Qaeda's Yemeni Franchise Publishes English-language E-Zine

Jul 01, 2010 -The English-language magazine represents al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's attempt to radicalize and recruit Western homegrown terrorists, experts say.

DHS Agency Criticized Over Lack of Nuclear Terrorism Defense Plan

Jun 30, 2010 -The agency responsible for protecting the United States from nuclear terrorism wasted time, money, and effort on flawed detection technology rather than developing a plan to close critical vulnerabilities terrorists could exploit, a panel of watchdogs told a Senate committee today.

G8 and G20 Summits Yield Close Calls, Constitutional Controversy

Jun 28, 2010 -The latest G8 and G20 global economic summits wrapped up in Toronto and nearby Huntsville, Ontario, Canada over the weekend, amid the largest mass arrests in the country's history, and the troubling revelation that two protesters were caught emerging from a city manhole, according to press reports.

Companies Purchase Terrorism Insurance at Increasing Rates

Jun 24, 2010 -The percentage of U.S.-based companies that have purchased terrorism insurance is at its highest level ever, according to a new market survey.

Supreme Court Rules that Humanitarian Aid to Terrorist Organizations is Illegal

Jun 22, 2010 -The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a law prohibiting “material support” to terrorist organizations also bans support intended for an organization’s humanitarian activities.

U.K.: Police Raid Companies Suspected of Selling Fake Bomb Detectors

Jun 09, 2010 -Five locations linked to three British companies were raided by London police on Tuesday for suspicion of exporting fake bomb detectors banned earlier this year by the British government and blamed for hundreds of deaths in Iraq.

Amendment to Defense Bill Would Prevent Transfer of Guantanamo Prisoners

Jun 04, 2010 -A amendment to the 2011 defense department authorization bill would prohibit the transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United States.

Options Limited for Fighting Online Radicalization and Recruitment, Experts Say

May 26, 2010 -Jihadists' efforts to radicalize and recruit Americans online have been largely unsuccessful, but incidents are growing in number and the campaign is tough to stop, terrorism experts told lawmakers today.

National Intelligence Director's Weakness Will Persist for Years, Expert Says

May 25, 2010 -The political conflicts that contributed to Dennis Blair’s pending resignation will hamstring his successors for years to come, a defense scholar said today during an expert panel on the threat of homegrown terrorism.
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