http://threatswatch.org/analysis/ Issues in Depth en Copyright © 2005 - 2009, Center for Threat Awareness Tue, 04 May 2010 00:45:57 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. Following the attempted car bombing outside the Viacom building at Times Square in New York City this past Saturday, some of the immediate speculation has turned to information. Much of the rest remains informed speculation but speculation nonetheless. With over 48 hours now past since the initial incident, an analysis... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/threatswatch/analysis/~3/8fsA6DrXu2Y/ http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2010/05/examining-target-new-york/ United States Tue, 04 May 2010 00:45:57 -0500 http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2010/05/examining-target-new-york/ My colleague Steve Schippert asked recently: "Wither Soverignty." My then-private reply at the time went something like this: Steve, I don't want to up the humidity level on this parade, but: INTERPOL's resources (aside from administrative) are drawn from member nations' police forces (contrary to the movies, you can't be... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/threatswatch/analysis/~3/o9wHaa5lbuM/ http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2009/12/ive-got-your-sovereignty/ US Domestic Security Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:20:22 -0500 http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2009/12/ive-got-your-sovereignty/ Last Thursday, December 17, 2009, The White House released an Executive Order "Amending Executive Order 12425." It grants INTERPOL (International Criminal Police Organization) a new level of full diplomatic immunity afforded to foreign embassies and select other "International Organizations" as set forth in the United States International Organizations Immunities Act... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/threatswatch/analysis/~3/Yy1nIadOSIQ/ http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2009/12/wither-sovereignty/ United States Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:00:00 -0500 http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2009/12/wither-sovereignty/ Bob Gourley, an old and trusted colleague in the national security arena, asks if we are any closer to achieving a cyber deterrence policy. While it is worth having the discussion as an academic exercise, it couldn't be less practically relevant to keeping our country's resources secure from digital threats.... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/threatswatch/analysis/~3/svZob1mOnPM/ http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2009/12/burying-nitze/ Critical Infrastructure Security Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:13:30 -0500 http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2009/12/burying-nitze/ General McChrystal said starkly in his Afghanistan assessment that our mission there will likely fully fail within 12 months if we do nothing. That was in September. It is now likely that by the time President Obama finally decides on a strategic direction for Afghanistan, fully three months will have... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/threatswatch/analysis/~3/mPCkhcpl7KY/ http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2009/11/all-the-kings-horses/ Afghanistan Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:20:13 -0500 http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2009/11/all-the-kings-horses/ As noted in our prior PrincipalAnalysis, A View To A Kill, one of the key Israeli objectives of Operation Cast Lead is to hit Hamas hard enough and through sustained air and ground operations in order to significantly degrade the Gaza terrorist group. The immediate objective is not the total... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/threatswatch/analysis/~3/TNtCPNdV1Es/ http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2009/01/the-israeli-long-view-in-gaza/ Palestinian Territories Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:00:00 -0500 http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2009/01/the-israeli-long-view-in-gaza/ The primary immediate aim of the Israeli offensive on Hamas in the Gaza Strip is to halt, or more realistically, to reduce the rate of rocket attacks on the Israeli population. Hamas is the key terrorist agitator, thou certainly not the only one within Gaza, especially since seizing control of... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/threatswatch/analysis/~3/QnrI4AAS7qI/ http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2009/01/a-view-to-a-kill/ Israel Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:39:18 -0500 http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2009/01/a-view-to-a-kill/ Open source intelligence (OSINT) is, for lack of a universally-accepted formal definition, information of value that you don't have to steal with spies or technical means. It can be free or you might have to pay for it but the thrust is that it is not classified or otherwise restricted... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/threatswatch/analysis/~3/of1fmjIqcDQ/ http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2008/09/open-source-intelligence/ Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:05:04 -0500 http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2008/09/open-source-intelligence/ The slow-motion insurgency in Pakistan is picking up pace in short order, and the elected Pakistani government shows no signs of stopping its rapid descent into disorder, fracture and weakness. What was once the Pakistani tinderbox has become a blaze, and Al-Qaeda is feeding the flames. And while all is... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/threatswatch/analysis/~3/QkSStJQWCEc/ http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2008/09/alqaedas-progression-on-pak/ Pakistan Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:15:30 -0500 http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2008/09/alqaedas-progression-on-pak/ Much has been made about the electronic fight that occurred alongside the physical one between Russia and Georgia. Predictably, talk of “cyber war” and the dawn of a new age of conflict abounds. Never mind that we have seen this before: China vs. Taiwan over Taiwanese independence; China vs. the... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/threatswatch/analysis/~3/mvmJyawJ9tw/ http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2008/08/sanity-on-cyber-war/ War on Terror Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:50:00 -0500 http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2008/08/sanity-on-cyber-war/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/threatswatch/analysis/~3/Z0kGY41P7FA/ http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2008/07/bio-research-risk-reward/ US Domestic Security Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:30:28 -0500 http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2008/07/bio-research-risk-reward/ Iranian missile testing at night in the Persian Gulf; Israeli jet fighters practicing long-range military exercises over Mediterranean waters; stepped-up American naval maneuvers in the Straits of Hormuz and missile defense testing of U.S. communications equipment in the Middle East – all telltale signs of preparations for war in the... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/threatswatch/analysis/~3/DJe3ebvD3nY/ http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2008/07/countering-the-iranian-threat/ Iran Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:30:02 -0500 http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2008/07/countering-the-iranian-threat/ A new accelerated ‘bin Laden hunt’ is reported by the UK’s Times Online. The British daily predictably characterizes the push as one vainly directed by President George W. Bush in a self-serving effort to ensure he can include the killing or capture of Usama bin Laden on his watch. Larry... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/threatswatch/analysis/~3/BOuBHA_iQOo/ http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2008/06/the-clock-ticks-for-president/ Pakistan Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:00:00 -0500 http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2008/06/the-clock-ticks-for-president/ The recent announcement by Israel, Syria, and Turkey concerning the advancement of indirect negotiations on the Golan Heights has diverted attention away from some significant developments in Israel and the Middle East region. More damaging evidence against Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on corruption charges has been temporarily muted by... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/threatswatch/analysis/~3/Af9SQp5awgM/ http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2008/05/diplomacy-or-diversion/ Israel Fri, 23 May 2008 10:36:19 -0500 http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2008/05/diplomacy-or-diversion/ The recent offensive operations taken by the Iraqi government against the Mahdi Army (Jaish al-Mahdi - JAM) of Muqtada al-Sadr have received much analysis and commentary since the onset. Each of the ensuing analysis and commentary offerings have agreed that the Maliki government's military actions and the Mahdi Army response... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/threatswatch/analysis/~3/KDCBYl3a21U/ http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2008/04/iraq-v-mahdi-army/ Iraq Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:00:05 -0500 http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2008/04/iraq-v-mahdi-army/