By William Tucker
In a news report that flew under the radar, Reuters reported that the head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) told a parliamentary committee that his organization was currently tracking over 200 individuals with suspected ties …
Mitigating the Next Successful Terrorist Attack
By William Tucker
Matthew Levitt of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy wrote an interesting piece urging Americans to prepare for the next terrorist attack that succeeds. It is an unfortunate fact of life that terrorism is an ongoing …
Tempo of Attempted Terror Plots Keeps Rising
By apushlsecurity on May 12, 2010 in Commentary and Analysis, Homeland Security, Intelligence, Terrorism & Threats
By William Tucker
Back in September 2009 I warned on my old World of Terrorism blog that the increase in attempted terror attacks against the U.S. was rising at an alarming rate. I followed that warning with another in January…
Move to Designate the Pakistani Taliban a FTO
By apushlsecurity on May 11, 2010 in Commentary and Analysis, Pakistan, Taliban, Terrorism & Threats
By William Tucker
Several U.S. Senators wrote Secretary of State Hillary Clinton requesting that the Pakistani Taliban be added to the list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Earlier I noted the difficulty in doing so; however this does not mean I …
The Strategic View of Terrorism
By apushlsecurity on May 9, 2010 in Case Studies, Commentary and Analysis, Intelligence, Iran, Terrorism & Threats
By William Tucker
One of the maxims of counterterrorism professionals is the belief that terrorism does not occur in a vacuum. Students of political violence may recognize the statement, but the description of this statement often varies depending on who …
Problems Designating the Taliban Movement as a Foreign Terrorist Organization
By William Tucker
Several Days ago Professor Jenni Hesterman authored a piece entitled The Taliban: Time to Make it a Designated Terror Group discussing the need to finally designate the Taliban as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in the wake of …