Malaysia , despite sitting betwixt a number of ethnic and religious insurgencies plaguing its Southeast Asian neighbors, has managed, thus far, to remain a low priority target for globally-minded …
Zapatistas Begin Tour to Reshape Mexico
For the first time in four years, Mexico's Zapatista (EZLN) rebels left the strongholds of Chiapas state to begin a nationwide tour in an attempt to refocus Mexican attention on the plight of its …
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Russia-Ukraine ‘gas war’ escalates
The dispute between the Ukraine , Russia , and the Russian natural gas monopoly Gazprom turned very ugly with the onset of the New Year. The Ukraine was denied natural gas shipments after refusing to …
Yemen Sends More Troops to Tribal Hideout
Austrian and Italian tourists (Terrorist Incident and Terrorist Incident) and a German diplomat and his family have been kidnapped and released in Yemen in the past month. They are the latest …
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DHS Tests RFID Passports At San Francisco Airport
As reported in previous WAR Reports, technologies are a perpetual frontrunner in securing the nation's borders. Radio frequency identification, or RFID, is a generic term for technologies that use …
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New Preparedness Directorate at DHS up and running
The GovExec article provides a review of the creation of the Preparedness Directorate and notes the first set of guidelines produced by the newly formed directorate. The purpose of the guidelines is …
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Terror shadow stalks ‘India’s Silicon Valley’
While the attack on the Indian Institute of Science campus in Bangalore, India may not have registered major headlines in the Western press, it deserves serious attention by both US and Indian …
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BlackBerry users face security threat
As stated in last week?s WAR Report, it is widely believed that applications for mobile devices, such as cell phones and PDAs, will become an attractive target for cyberattack in 2006. According to …
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Strategic TRC-Focused Initiatives for 2006
The year 2006 carries special significance for those of us at the Terrorism Research Center, as it marks our 10th anniversary. Established in April 1996, we have been conducting research, analysis, …
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2006 Projections for Africa
There is a sense, if not a fear, that as the US military involvement in Iraq is reduced, jihadis will seek out other unstable regions in which to establish bases and from which to launch increasing …