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Terrorism and the Not-So-Exceptional Individual

By Stewart Scott (May 25, 2012)

In last week's Security Weekly, we used a thwarted underwear bomb plot, as well as the U.S. government's easing the rules of engagement for unmanned aerial vehicle... more

Terrorism and the Exceptional Individual

By Stewart Scott (May 18, 2012)

There has been a lot of chatter in intelligence and academic circles about al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) bombmaker Ibrahim al-Asiri and his value to AQAP.... more

Searching for Connections Amid Terrorist Threats

By Stewart Scott (May 11, 2012)

In past Security Weeklies we have often noted how analyzing terrorism is like assembling a puzzle. After an attack has transpired, it is easier to piece the disparate... more

The Continuing Threat of Libyan Missiles

By Stewart Scott (May 05, 2012)

In March 2011, while many of the arms depots belonging to the government of Libya were being looted, we wrote about how the weapons taken from Libyan government... more

Al Shabaab's Threat to Kenya

By Stewart Scott (Apr 28, 2012)

The U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, released a message April 23 informing U.S. citizens in the country that it had received credible information regarding a possible... more

Mexico's Plan to Create a Paramilitary Force

By Stewart Scott (Apr 21, 2012)

Institutional Revolutionary Party presidential candidate Enrique Pena Nieto, the front-runner in the lead-up to Mexico's presidential election in July, told Reuters... more

Why U.S. Bounties on Terrorists Often Fail

By Stewart Scott (Apr 16, 2012)

U.S. Deputy Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman announced April 3 that the U.S. government's "Rewards for Justice" (RFJ) program was offering a $10 million reward for... more

Inside the Toulouse Shootings

By Stewart Scott (Apr 06, 2012)

Mohammed Merah, the suspect in a string of violent attacks culminating with the March 19 shooting deaths of three children and a rabbi at the Ozar Hatorah School in... more

Keeping Terrorism in Perspective

By Stewart Scott (Mar 23, 2012)

As we conclude our series on the fundamentals of terrorism, it is only fitting that we do so with a discussion of the importance of keeping terrorism in... more

A Practical Guide to Situational Awareness

By Stewart Scott (Mar 18, 2012)

For the past three weeks we have been running a series in the Security Weekly that focuses on some of the fundamentals of terrorism. First, we noted that terrorism is a... more

Detecting Terrorist Surveillance

By Stewart Scott (Mar 08, 2012)

As we noted last week, terrorist attacks do not materialize out of thin air. In fact, quite the opposite is true. Those planning terrorist attacks follow a discernable... more

Detection Points in the Terrorist Attack Cycle

By Stewart Scott (Mar 03, 2012)

Last week's Security Weekly discussed the fact that terrorism is a tactic used by many different classes of actors and that, while the perpetrators and tactics of terrorism... more

The Myth of the End of Terrorism

By Stewart Scott (Feb 24, 2012)

In this week's Geopolitical Weekly, George Friedman discussed the geopolitical cycles that change with each generation. Frequently, especially in recent years, those... more

Mexico's Presidential Election and the Cartel War

By Stewart Scott (Feb 10, 2012)

Mexico will hold its presidential election July 1 against the backdrop of a protracted war against criminal cartels in the country. Former President Vicente Fox of the... more

Mali Besieged by Fighters Fleeing Libya

By Stewart Scott (Feb 03, 2012)

Mali has experienced perhaps the most significant external repercussions from the downfall of the regime of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Stratfor has discussed the impact... more

Nigeria's Boko Haram Militants Remain a Regional Threat

By Stewart Scott (Jan 31, 2012)

The Nigerian militant group Boko Haram conducted a series of bombing attacks and armed assaults Jan. 20 in the northern city of Kano, the capital of Kano state and... more

Armed UAV Operations 10 Years On

By Stewart Scott (Jan 13, 2012)

One of the most iconic images of the American-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan -- as well as global U.S. counterterrorism efforts -- has been the armed unmanned aerial... more