Articles Tagged with ''counterterrorism''

A social media campaign created by Rochester Institute of Technology students took top prize in a global challenge to counter terrorist propaganda online.

The U.S. has issued a warning to American citizens visiting Europe this summer to be on the alert for terrorism risks. Targets could include major sporting events and tourist sites, restaurants, commercial centers and transportation, says the State Department.

The so-called “Islamic State” (IS) that has swept into power in parts of Syria and Iraq presents an imminent danger to the global community, with its capacity as an effective, ideologically motivated and bloodthirsty fighting force, coupled with its expanding territorial reach, on the ground and online.  

There is a wealth of business opportunities for companies seeking to meet growing demands for capital in frontier and emerging markets. The Middle East and West Africa are no exceptions.

Thousands of Canadians joined in a protest across the country March 14 to denounce the Conservative government’s proposed anti-terror legislation, Bill C-51, which opponents say will allow to government to stifle protest and dissent.

Today, as we remember the terrible events of the morning of September 11, 2001, the staff of Security magazine is considering how far we have come, and how far we have left to go.

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Three U.S. naturalized citizens of Somali descent undertook suicide bombings in Somali on behalf of the Somali terror group al Shabaab. The concern is that U.S.-based individuals would fight in Syria, return to the United States, and participate in a terror attack on U.S. soil.