Burton & Stewart on Security

Global Security and Intelligence Report
A recent call by a high-level al Qaeda official for jihadists to conduct simple attacks against a variety of targets highlights the need for counterterrorism programs to adopt an approach that focuses on "the how" of militant attacks instead of just "the who." [more]
Global Security and Intelligence Report
October 28, 2009 1811 GMT
Recent bombings in Baghdad provide a glimpse of what might be in store for Iraq in the run-up to elections in 2010. [more]
Global Security and Intelligence Report
October 21, 2009 2008 GMT
The arrest of a radicalized physicist in France points to a potential jihadist threat, but that threat should not be overblown. [more]
Global Security and Intelligence Report
October 14, 2009 1812 GMT
The coming military offensive aimed at the heart of Pakistan's Taliban insurgency will scatter a new generation of jihadists to the four winds. [more]
Global Security and Intelligence Report
October 7, 2009 1708 GMT
The bombing of the U.N. World Food office in Islamabad reflects two trends in jihadist tactics -- smaller bombs and softer targets. [more]
Global Security and Intelligence Report
September 30, 2009 1745 GMT
Attacks by militant activists are hardly the biggest security problem in Mexico, but they are likely to grow more frequent, spectacular and deadly. [more]
Global Security and Intelligence Report
September 23, 2009 1744 GMT
The death of top Indonesian militant leader Noordin Mohammad Top leaves a significant leadership vacuum, and his group will be challenged to fill it. [more]
Global Security and Intelligence Report
Recent events point to the continuing value to jihadists of targeting passenger aircraft and highlight their latest innovation. [more]
Global Security and Intelligence Report
September 2, 2009 1900 GMT
While an al Qaeda suicide-bombing attempt against a Saudi prince demonstrates the group's creativity, it also speaks volumes about its limitations. [more]
Global Security and Intelligence Report
August 26, 2009 1923 GMT
Despite the controversial release from a Scottish prison of a man convicted in the Pan Am 103 bombing, ambiguity still surrounds the case -- just as it should. [more]
Global Security and Intelligence Report
A recent killing in El Paso provides a clear example of the problems faced by law enforcement agencies when they try to manage CIs. [more]
Global Security and Intelligence Report
August 13, 2009 2151 GMT
The Pakistani government has gained the upper hand in its fight against domestic Taliban rebels, at least for now. [more]
Global Security and Intelligence Report
August 5, 2009 2156 GMT
The Daniel Boyd case reveals a large number of parallels between it and other homegrown jihadist plots in the United States and elsewhere. [more]
Global Security and Intelligence Report
Human rights groups have expressed concern over civil rights abuses by Mexican troops assigned to counternarcotics missions. [more]
Global Security and Intelligence Report
The bombings have highlighted two tactical trends STRATFOR has been following for years -- targeting hotels and using smaller suicide devices. [more]
Global Security and Intelligence Report
Political uproar over the covert program will likely have a negative impact on CIA morale and U.S. counterterrorism efforts. [more]
Global Security and Intelligence Report
July 9, 2009 1321 GMT
STRATFOR focuses on the dynamics of Mexico's arms trade, for which the United States is hardly the only source. [more]
Global Security and Intelligence Report
One Greek militant group has grown increasingly aggressive in recent years, borrowing from a violent predecessor's playbook. [more]
Global Security and Intelligence Report
June 24, 2009 1921 GMT
An unusually deadly attack in Algeria on June 17 could have been a fluke, or a sign that skilled jihadists are returning home from foreign battlefields. [more]
Global Security and Intelligence Report
In much of the U.S. religious community, security and openness are seen as being mutually exclusive, but this does not have to be the case. [more]
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