Event: 10-14 Apr 2009 Olympia UK Counter-Terror

‘Countering Terrorism in a Changed World’ offers two streams of keynote and case study sessions from an impressive array of national and international expert speakers who will share their unique focus on the most significant global security issues. The conference will also include a stream dedicated to ‘Protecting Crowded Places’ produced in association with the …

Journal: Pakistani Perspectives

Taliban Insurgency in Pakistan: A Counterinsurgency Perspective How counterinsurgents manipulate insurgents’ disadvantage in their own favor would ultimately prove crucial. The task requires vision, will and capacity, but so far the state seems to lack effective strategy on this tactical front. The Taliban insurgency in the tribal areas has regional dimensions as well, with regional …

Journal: Director of National Intelligence Alleges….

Strengthening Our Nation’s Front Line Of Defense By Dennis C. Blair Friday, December 18, 2009 Phi Beta Iota:  This is a seriously misleading article, our comments are provided after each paragraph. The legislation authorizing post-Sept. 11 intelligence reform — the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 — was signed into law five years …