EU seeks ’stress-resistant‘ intelligence officer
ANDREW RETTMAN The EU is hiring three junior experts to join its intelligence-sharing bureau, the Joint Situation Centre (SitCen) with the job descriptions shedding some light onto the secretive body’s work. The posts – a Deployable Security Information Officer, an Open Source Intelligence Analyst and a Security Information Officer – are to be filled at […]
ANARCHIST CELLS: AGAINST TALOS
“Machines do not win wars, people do” Mao Transportable Autonomous Patrol for Land Border Surveillance (TALOS) is a robotic system which is to be implemented to address the ‘problems’ of surveillance along the large land border of the EU. The aim of TALOS is to help in detecting persons trying to cross the land border. […]
Interpol to provide database during Games
Vinay Kumar NEW DELHI: A team of experts from the Interpol is all set to establish its centre here to make its database available to India’s law enforcement agencies for the duration of the Commonwealth Games, to be held in the Capital from October 3. The security set-up is envisaged to be roughly like the […]
Further Anti-Capitalist Actions Called In Bruxelles During No Borders Camp
Managing to cram almost every issue into one sentence and somehow involving zombies – no mean feat – this additional call out adds interest to the the no borders camp. Below is the call out in euro-english. Since the crisis of Greece and the euro in early May, the European Union has become a political […]
The EU Security-industrial Complex
Ben Hayes, Interviewer: Nick Buxton The EU approach to security is starting to eclipse the rule of law, with very little consideration of human rights. What is the history of the European Union’s security strategy? Security is one of the newest areas for the EU, as it didn’t have an overarching security policy until 2003. […]
The Council of Ministers adopted the regulation on the GMES programme and its initial operations (2011-2013)
At the occasion of the General Affairs Council meeting that took place on 13 September 2010, EU Ministers adopted the proposal for a regulation on the European Earth observation programme (GMES) and its initial operations (2011-2013). The adoption, which follows the agreement reached with the European Parliament in first reading on 16 June 2010, is […]
S.Korea to set up security fences at G20 summit
SEOUL — South Korean police said Wednesday they would put up movable security fences around the venue for this autumn’s G20 summit in Seoul to protect leaders from terrorist attacks and protesters. The fence will encircle the Convention and Exhibition Centre (COEX) in southern Seoul, where leaders from the Group of 20 leading world economies […]
LINK ANALYSIS: Our list of security stories that matter
Welcome to the first edition of Link Analysis, a new feature you’ll find at the Center for Investigative Reporting’s homeland security blog, Elevated Risk. The phrase „link analysis“ refers to a type of government data-mining that seeks to reveal hidden connections between potential terrorists. In this case we’re seeking to bring you a greater understanding […]
U.S. Coast Guard, Senegalese Law Enforcement Conclude African Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC 913), in partnership with a Senegalese Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET), conducted a joint-maritime operation from August 30, 2010-September 5, 2010. The African Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership (AMLEP) program enables African partners to build maritime security capacity and improve management of their maritime environment through real-world combined law enforcement operations. […]
Greece: EU may help fund migrant action plan
As part of a new action plan to deal with illegal immigration, the government hopes to have identified several new sites by the middle of this month for the construction of new reception centers, which will likely be funded by the European Union. Kathimerini understands that a meeting was held at the Citizens’ Protection Ministry […]
Homeland Security to test iris scanners
WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department plans to test futuristic iris scan technology that stores digital images of people’s eyes in a database and is considered a quicker alternative to fingerprints. The department will run a two-week test in October of commercially sold iris scanners at a Border Patrol station in McAllen, Texas, where they […]
GMES Regulation
Joint Declaration of the European Commission and the Council regarding the adoption of the GMES regulation and its initial operations (2011–2013) On 16 June 2010 the whole European Parliament approved at first reading under the co-decision procedure the Commission’s proposal for a regulation on the GMES programme and its initial operations 2011–2013 (COM(2009)0223). As a […]
Update on the Reykjavík 9
On the 17th of August 2010 the local court of Reykjavík will continue prehearings for the most absurd case in the country’s recent history: The first public prosecution related to the economic collapse of 2008 is not sought against any of those scores of people indicted with corruption, crimes and misdemeanours in a 3000 pages […]
INDECT – privacy ethics in a secret project
A new document on ethical issues published by the INDECT European research project on public surveillance has once more attracted the scrutiny of the media. Previous allegations of secrecy were followed by an attempt to strengthen the project’s Ethics Board. The new document however notes that addressing ethical concerns requires time that cannot be spent […]
Future Security II: SCR ’10 – “EU R&D for a More Secure Europe”, Ostend
The EU is also holding its annual security research conference this month, from 22-24 September in Ostend, see conference website. SCR ’10 is focussed on the EU’s R&D programme (the security research component of FP7) and includes plenary sessions on “Halfway through FP7″, ”After Lisbon: The continuum of internal and external security” and “Security as […]
Israel’s omniscient ears
DESERT BASE LISTENS TO THE WORLD TALKING Israel’s Urim base in the Negev desert is among the most important and powerful intelligence gathering sites in the world. Yet, until now, its eavesdropping has gone entirely unmentioned BY NICKY HAGER Israel’s most important intelligence-gathering installation is only a 30km drive into the Negev desert from Beersheba […]
A MAGNIFICENT OPPORTUNITY…
Some ideas on migration, capitalism and social revolts I. INTRODUCTION This text comes from practical questions linked to the tenure of an ECOFIN meeting (European financial ministers gathering from the 30th September to the 1st October) and of a n European Trade Union demonstration (on the 29th September) during the No Border Camp in Brussels […]
S. Korea sets up G20 command center
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (UPI) — A single military command center will coordinate South Korean security operations during the Group of 20 summit in Seoul, officials announced Wednesday. Leaders from the 20 leading economies are scheduled to meet Nov. 11 and Nov. 12. The chairman of the Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said about 10,000 troops […]
Computerized crime-fighting
John Van Putten Tracy Van Asseldonk sits at a computer and plots numbers, making graphs and marking maps – a conglomeration of colours, dots and bars. Van Asseldonk is fighting crime. What she does on a daily basis is helping police prevent crime and nab crooks in new and different ways. Van Asseldonk is among […]
Germany: Center For Satellite Based Crisis Information (ZKI) Gets New Web Portal
All mapping activities of ZKI at a glance: Activations world map The Center for Satellite Based Crisis Information (ZKI) of DLR has celebrated the relaunch of it’s web-portal. The old portal, that existed since the very beginning of this DLR service, has been fundamentally overhauled, both in visual and technical respect. It is offering now […]