Editor’s Note: This report is the second installment of a five-part assessment of the al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb (AOIM). The series seeks to assess and analyze the group’s …
Haiti: The Long Road to Stability
Highlights -UN Security Council renews MINUSTAH mandate -Financial fraud and criminal activity delay November elections -Political instability to continue In February 2004, an armed rebellion …
FBI Launches New Initiative to Combat MS-13
Highlights -FBI launches Transnational Anti-Gang initiative to share intelligence on MS-13 between US and Salvadorian officials -MS-13 has grown in sophistication and efficiency, as well as …
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National Strategy for Homeland Security Calls for Active Citizenry
Highlights •New strategy highlights framework to tackle threats to US homeland •Law enforcement and citizens urged to enhance understanding of communities •Homegrown radicalization can be …
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Financial Crimes Facilitated by “Bots”
Highlights - Terrorists have used cyber crime to raise and launder money online - Cyber criminals have developed increasingly sophisticated techniques that could also be adopted by terrorists to …
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Spain: Batasuna Top Members Jailed; Leader Declares Operation Is War Against Basque Independence
Highlights • Spanish police arrest 22 senior members of Batasuna political party in Basque town of Segura • Anti-terrorism judge Baltasar Garzon detains 17 Batasuna leaders • Pernando Barrena, …
Iraq: Oil Issues at Crossroads
Highlights • Unilaterally negotiated KRG oil deals deemed illegal by Iraqi central government raise concerns • Fear rises that Kurdistan is seeking enhanced sovereignty over its oil resources • …
North Korea: Nuclear Disablement Looks Set to Begin
Highlights • Positive results after the first inter-Korean summit in seven years • US nuclear experts set to arrive in North Korea to create plans for nuclear disablement • Optimism that …
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Nicaragua: Ortega’s Words and Actions Troubling Foreign Investors
Highlights • US-Nicaraguan trade relations will continue despite Ortega’s nationalistic economic actions • Nicaraguan political and economic relations with both Venezuela and Iran will expand • …
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Colombia: A Change of Plan
Highlights - Colombia continues to be the leading supplier of Cocaine, despite the efforts of Plan Colombia - Only 25% of Plan Colombia funds have been allocated to infrastructure development, …