EUCOM Week in Review Ending 26 August 2009

Hot Topics AA: Militarization of scientific research could spawn deadlier weapons 08/24/09 AA: The truth is adrift with the Arctic Sea [Russian Bio-Chem to Iran] 08/25/09 DE: Anti-German Jihadist videos flood internet 08/21/09 GR: Embassy speaks out after disputed website comment 08/21/09 IL: Boycotts only harden Israeli opinion 08/24/09 IL: Israel: A Stalemated Action of …

AFRICOM Week in Review Ending 24 August 2009

Hot Topics AA: AFRICOM: Western Self-Serving Interests or African Security? 08/21/09 AA: Islamists, US policy and Arab democracy 08/21/09 AA: Trans-Sahara gas pipeline will be risky 08/21/09 CD: DRC: There is indescribable fear in everyones eyes 08/21/09 DZ: China warns its citizens in Algeria 08/19/09 ER: UN report on Eritrea’s aid to insurgents in Somalia …

PACOM Week in Review Ending 23 August 2009

Hot Topics AA: Seven Steps to Take in Dealing with North Korea 08/21/09 AU: Australia Lists Somali Militia Al-Shabaab as Terrorist Group 08/21/09 CN: Out of Africa and into China, emigres struggle 08/20/09 ID: Downer praises Indonesia’s anti-terrorism drive 08/20/09 ID: Indonesia: Terrorism feared, Jama’ah Tabligh members expelled 08/22/09 ID: Indonesia’s Ex-Terrorists Should Be Closely …

Journal: MILNET Flags Fighting Global Warming With CIA?

Some say security fears are counterproductive By Bryan Bender WASHINGTON – Melting ice caps. Drought. Spreading disease. US defense planners view global climate change as a national security threat because it could create millions of new refugees and intensify conflicts over resources. . . . . . . . A new debate is unfolding over …

Reference: Concept of Operations (CONOP) for the National Maritime Intelligence Center (NMIC)

Rear Admiral Gilbride has promulgated the Concept of Operations (CONOP) for the National Maritime Intelligence Center (NMIC), effective 19 August 2009. It is quite good and serves as a model for all others.  it is, as of now, the single best attempt to truly integrate the concerns and capabilities of the inter-agency community of interest. …

AFRICOM Week in Review Ending 17 August 2009

Hot Topics AA: Should the AU outsource security operations? 08/14/09 BI: Burundi urged to punish perpetrators of human rights violations … 08/14/09 BW: ‘Botswana economy is going down the drain’ 08/13/09 CD: DR Congo’s Bemba released before war crimes trial 08/14/09 ET: Ethiopia’s resilient prime minister The two sides of Meles Zenawi 08/13/09 GH: Ghana’s …