PERSPECTIVE: EXTREMISM IN THE RANKSThe Military Is Making Progress in Its Counter-Extremism Efforts, but Gaps Remain Published 31 March 2022 DOD released its report on countering extremist activity in the ranks. Andrew Mines writes that the report is timely, as data from research by different organizations provide multiple metrics that show a relatively small but

EXTREMISMEuropean Neo-Nazi Group Exports Anti-Semitism Across Scandinavia, Beyond Published 31 March 2022 Sweden’s Nordic Resistance Movement held 185 “combat training” sessions in 2020 and has served as inspiration for American racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists. The Nordic Resistance is Scandinavia’s most dangerous far-right extremist group, actively spreading its hate message abroad. A new report from

EARTHQUAKE RESILIENCETesting Similitude Laws of Multistory Masonry Buildings Published 31 March 2022 Earthquakes and other stressors on buildings pose a threat to their structural integrity that endangers human life. It helps to be able to calculate the behavior of buildings and test with small-scale models. Earthquakes and other stressors on buildings pose a threat to their

BOMB SQUADSDIY Innovations for Bomb Squads Published 31 March 2022 Bomb-squad members must effectively employ critical thinking and problem-solving skills while working in stressful, potentially life-threatening situations. DHS S&T notes that bomb technicians’ ability to expect the unexpected and adjust accordingly has created a consistent pipeline of do-it-yourself (DIY) inventions to solve everyday issues they

RESILIENCEAt-Risk Communities to Invest in Disaster Mitigation Projects Published 31 March 2022 Bipartisan legislation to make permanent FEMA National Risk Index (NRI), an online tool that utilizes data to identify communities that are most vulnerable to natural disasters, has advanced in the Senate. The bill would require FEMA to use data from the NRI, or

FOOD SECURITYFood Security During a Nuclear Winter Published 31 March 2022 A nuclear war would cause global blockage of the sun for several years due to injections of black carbon soot into the upper atmosphere, covering most of the planet with black clouds. This could result in less than 40 percent of normal light levels

RUSSIAN REBELSOusting Putin: Popular Russian Blogger Calls for Armed Resistance, Sabotage By Jamie Dettmer Published 29 March 2022 More and more Russian opposition activists are calling for a more robust popular campaign to oust Putin, including armed resistance and acts of sabotage. These activists fear that if Putin is replaced by another member of the

SURVEILLANCEDHS Sued Over Vetting Program to Collect and Data Mine Published 29 March 2022 The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) the other day filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for records about a multi-million dollar, secretive program that surveils immigrants and other foreign visitors’ speech on social media.

INFRASTRUCTUREGiving New Life to Old Concrete Structures Through “Vascularization” Published 29 March 2022 Concrete is a ubiquitous building material, and it is often cited as the most consumed commodity on Earth, second only to potable water. As this inherited concrete infrastructure continues to age, maintaining and repairing concrete is of increasing strategic importance to both

CONVERGING SECURITYCyber and Physical Security Should Collaborate: What Does It Take to Achieve This By Emma Boakes Published 29 March 2022 To understand and mitigate threats that cross the boundary between what is cyber and what is physical, some organizations have integrated their security resources to encourage them to work more closely together. Organizations are increasingly