OUR PICKS THIS WEEKAl Qaeda Isn’t Dead Yet | Our Narrative of Mass Shootings Is Killing Us | Help Wanted: State Misinformation Sheriff, and more Published 5 June 2022 Extremism & Terrorism ·  The Buffalo Shooter, Stochastic Terrorism, and How to Counter It ·  Japan Terrorist Group Founder Freed After Serving Time ·  Al Qaeda Isn’t Dead Yet · 

LASER WEAPONSIsrael Sets to Deploy Laser Weapons to Counter Missiles, Rockets, and Drones Published 4 June 2022 Laser weapons have long been the stuff of science fiction films and video games, but the last few years saw more and more laser system developed and deployed. Israel says it has successfully tested an effective, and cost-effective,

BIOWEAPONSThe Pandemic: Implications for Terrorist Interest in Biological Weapons Published 4 June 2022 What if the IS or al-Qaeda obtained and spread a highly contagious virus in a community or country that they sought to punish? With the pandemic highlighting weaknesses in response efforts, will these groups now seek to obtain infectious viruses to achieve

IMMIGRATIONDebunking Defining Myths About Immigration in American History Published 4 June 2022 A new book traces millions of immigrant lives to understand how they – and their children – thrived in the United States. Painted on a wall at the Ellis Island Museum in New York City is a quote from an unknown Italian immigrant: “I

CHINA WATCHU.S. Set to Block Most Imports Tied to China’s Xinjiang Province By Rob Garver Published 4 June 2022 Later this month, the Biden administration will begin enforcing a new law barring products made with forced labor in China’s Xinjiang province from being imported to the United States. Under the law, U.S. Customs and Border

ELECTION SECURITYWho Cares about a Midterm Election? Comparing Russia, Iran, and China’s Electoral Interference from Past to Present By Clint Watts Published 2 June 2022 Midterm elections present a complicated target environment for foreign manipulators because, unlike presidential elections, there is no single candidate who can significantly alter U.S. foreign policy. But interference opportunities remain,

WATER SECURITYU.S. Elevates Water Security as Foreign Policy Priority By Patsy Widakuswara Published 2 June 2022 The White House on Wednesday announced the an Action Plan on Global Water Security, drawing direct links between water scarcity and national security and elevating water security to a core foreign policy priority for the first time. Vice President Kamala

ENCRYPTIONSecure Communication with Light Particles Published 2 June 2022 Quantum computers offer many novel possibilities, they also pose a threat to internet security since these supercomputers make common encryption methods vulnerable. Researchers have developed a new, tap-proof communication network. While quantum computers offer many novel possibilities, they also pose a threat to internet security since these

POLICINGShifting Policing Responsibilities from City to County Doesn’t Affect Crime Levels Published 2 June 2022 Disbanding city police departments and shifting law enforcement responsibilities to county governments appears to have no affect on overall crime rates and leads to fewer police-related deaths, according to a new study. The study also finds disbanding leads to fewer

ANOMALIESBolstering Security by Detecting Hidden Anomalies Published 2 June 2022 The ability to assess deviations from expected movement requires a deep characterization of normal activity across times of day, days of the week, weeks of the year as well as across different types of people. Current human mobility modeling techniques can provide high-level insight into