INFORMATION
International: Terrorism
07/29/2008 - Security experts in Europe hope that new leadership in the United States will usher in new counterterrorism strategies.
International: International Security
07/28/2008 - European security experts Gijs de Vries and Fernando Reinares told attendees at the ASIS International’s European conference that the next U.S. administration will revert to a less militarized approach to combating terrorism. Read a paper by Reinares on international terrorism and public opinion here.
International: Loss Prevention
06/25/2008 - Could easing trade restrictions on exotic animals and plants aid conservation?
International: ID issues \ Identity Theft
06/25/2008 - Support for one of the world's most ambitious identity card systems gradually chips away.
International: Crime
06/25/2008 - Criminals, drug dealers, and terrorists have a new way of transferring money undetected: disposable cell phones. Regulators appear unsure how to react.
International: Personnel Protection
06/25/2008 - Aid agencies working in the world's most violent regions contemplate additional security measures as they find themselves under fire.
International: Loss Prevention
05/28/2008 - China’s counterfeiters are becoming increasingly sophisticated. A two-volume analysis of the economic impact of counterfeiting and piracy around the world by Paris-based OECD contains extensive data on counterfeiting in China.
International: International
05/27/2008 - The United States and Germany will share access to databases with personal data, including fingerprints and DNA information, of people suspected of terrorist activity.
International: Border Security
05/27/2008 - Weapons from American gun shows and stores are showing up in Mexico's drug wars.
International: Privacy
05/27/2008 - Germany's Federal Constitutional Court has ruled that law enforcement agencies cannot spy on a suspect's computer, cell phone, PDA, or MP3 player except in a few carefully defined cases.
International: Loss Prevention
05/27/2008 - As counterfeit goods from China become more sophisticated, legitimate businesses in the region are joining law enforcement to seek solutions.
International: Drug Control
04/28/2008 - 93The percentage of the world’s opium poppies grown in Afghanistan last year, according to the U.S. government’s International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. Poppy production soared in the southern provinces, where Taliban-led insurgents use drug trafficking to finance their operations. Poppy cultivation is declining in poorer, but more secure, northern and central provinces.
International: Crime
04/28/2008 - Anti-corruption advocates are finding international opposition to legal regimes to reclaim looted assets, but the tide may be turning.