Tag Archives: USA

10Mar/21

Diffusione del Covid-19 e attività di ordine pubblico – by F. Bogonovo, L. Cinciripini, M. Zaliani

La pandemia di Covid-19, che dall’inizio del 2020 prosegue senza sosta, ha messo in luce diversi fattori di rischio, tra cui quelli sanitari, sociali e strategici. In particolare, per quanto concerne il rischio strategico è stato evidenziato un impatto significativo sull’efficacia operativa delle forze dell’ordine e di sicurezza e, in questa chiave di lettura, è stato analizzato l’episodio della rivolta di Capitol Hill. Continue reading

02Set/20

US multiagency operation dismantled part of al-Qaeda’s cryptocurrency network. What we learned so far and what to expect – by Daniele M. Barone

On August 13, the US Department of Justice announced that the US government, through a multiagency effort, seized about $2 million in Bitcoin from accounts connected to Al Qaeda, Daesh, and the al-Qassam Brigades (i.e. Hamas’s paramilitary arm) and disrupted their terrorism financing cryptocurrency networks. Continue reading

11Ago/20

A Brief Review of the Current Public Safety Homicide Crisis in Major US Cities – by Giovanni Pisapia

Some major US cities have recorded staggering increases in homicides in the first six months of 2020, if compared with the same period in 2019: some increases range from 25% (Philadelphia) to 85% (Minneapolis). This trend is bringing to light a public safety crisis, revealed by a long-term increase in the number of gang-related recorded shootings and reduction of proactive-policing. Continue reading