L’attacco avvenuto venerdì scorso a Melbourne non è una novità. L’utilizzo di armi rudimentali (come i coltelli da cucina) da parte di individui con vaghe, o addirittura inesistenti relazioni con gruppi terroristi, è già stato visto in Europa, Stati Uniti e Australia. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Security
Terrorismo e Stato d’Eccezione – by Marco Boscariol
Un alto numero di studiosi, tra cui spicca Giorgio Agamben, ritiene che l’attuale scenario politico sia dominato da quello che molti definiscono il paradigma dello “stato d’eccezione”. Non pochi autori credono che lo stato d’eccezione giaccia fuori dall’ordine legale e che lo stato di diritto non sia applicabile nella cornice dell’eccezione, esattamente come sottolineato da molti rappresentanti sia dell’ex governo Bush che dell’ex governo Blair (ma anche da teorici del diritto come Bruce Ackerman, Cass Sunstein e Oren Gross). Continue reading
26Ott/18
Nuove ricerche: Indice di Resilienza Urbana per forme multiple di estremismo – Urban Resilience Index to Extremism Threats
Il progetto relativo all’Indice di Resilienza Urbana, promosso da ITSTIME e coordinato da Barbara Lucini, ha come scopo principale quello di esplorare, comprendere ed interpretare i possibili indicatori di vulnerabilità urbana o segnali deboli, che possono essere considerati il “contesto sociale” di azioni di forme multiple di estremismo. Continue reading
22Ott/18
Europol – Internet Organized Cyber Crime Threat Assessment 2018: new trends in the obscure sides of FinTech – by Daniele Maria Barone
The latest report of Europol on Internet Organized Cyber Crime (IOCTA 2018)[i] stresses, among other issues, the weak points that modern financial tools and a lack of either an up-to-date legal framework or cooperation among institutions and the private sector, brings to the cybercrime field. Continue reading
Event Safety and Security Risk Update: Stampedes, or Crowd Surge/Rush – By Peter Ashwin and Giovanni Pisapia
“Panic and confusion erupted in Central Park on Saturday night (the 29th September 2018), after a loud noise frightened concertgoers at the Global Citizen Festival, with some people erroneously attributing the sound to gunshots. Witnesses described a near-stampede in some places, as people sprinted for cover, jumped fences and trampled one another. Some were in tears and called their loved ones, and others said they had lost items or gotten separated from their friends, according to social medial. But the police quickly refuted reports of a shooting, saying at first that the noise was from a fallen barrier, not gunshots” (Sarah Mervosh, 2018). Continue reading
09Ott/18
Terrorist attack first aid training for citizen: part of a well-rounded counter-terrorism strategy – by Maria Alvanou
UK newspaper ‘Independent’ has revealed in an exclusive article a UK program designed to give people knowledge on how to provide first aid to victims of terror operations[1]. The need for such a program was already a topic for discussion in the British society[2] and even the British Red Cross had issued some guidelines for citizens prior, during and after a terrorist attack[3]. Continue reading
10Set/18
9/11 remembrance: research reflections for security – by Maria Alvanou
The first years after the 9/11 attack were used to wage war against Al Qaeda in what seemed to be a US affair. Soon it became evident that Europe was also under threat and while european countries never adopted a direct, clear military approach to countering terrorism, they did take measures and adopted polices that challenged longstanding principles of human rights and liberties. Continue reading
16Ago/18
Cyber Jihad and Terrorism Financing: New Methods – Old Rules – by Daniele Maria Barone
On July this year, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published a report addressed to the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Banks Governors, summarizing the latest development in anti-money laundering (AML) and terrorism financing (TF) and drawing a short term work program in these fields[i]. Continue reading
01Ago/18
Armi da fuoco fai-da-te: un futuro vicino? – by Gabriele Mori
“Domattina il sole brillerà, gli ucelli canteranno e chiunque sarà in grado di scaricare legalmente istruzioni per stampare in 3D un arma di plastica integralmente funzionante, incluso un AR-15, un’arma da guerra: cosa mai potrà andare storto?” Continue reading
16Lug/18
Rapporto Europol 2018: Verso forme multipolari di insurrezione globale? – by B. Lucini e M. Maiolino
Secondo i dati presentati dal rapporto European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE_SAT 2018)[1] nel 2017 si è verificato un totale di 207 attacchi terroristici falliti, neutralizzati o completati, dei quali 137 di natura etno-nazionalista/separatista, 33 jihadista, 24 estrema sinistra e 5 estrema destra. Continue reading
Minaccia a Milano: un cittadino interviene – by Giovanni Giacalone
Nel tardo pomeriggio di ieri un 43enne milanese figlio di padre italiano e madre marocchina ha seminato il panico nella zona di viale Tunisia a Milano. Continue reading
02Lug/18
Crime-Terror nexus and Potential Jihadist’s Uses of Cryptocurrencies – by Daniele Maria Barone
This May, the analysis commissioned by the European Parliament TERR Committee[i] about terrorism financing by virtual currencies, “Virtual currencies and terrorist financing: assessing the risks and evaluating responses[ii]”, has depicted the complex nature of the actors generally involved in extremist groups’ online financing. Continue reading