{"id":20226,"date":"2015-05-07T11:00:41","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T01:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/?p=20226"},"modified":"2015-05-07T10:49:02","modified_gmt":"2015-05-07T00:49:02","slug":"the-beat-ct-scan-and-checkpoint-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/the-beat-ct-scan-and-checkpoint-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beat, CT Scan and Checkpoint"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n The Beat<\/strong><\/p>\n AFP front the press following executions<\/em><\/p>\n Following the executions of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran last week, the Australian Federal Police discussed their operations<\/a> around the Bali 9\u2018s 2005 arrest. While the AFP \u2018agonised\u2019 over their decision to inform Indonesian authorities, they\u2019ve reaffirmed they didn\u2019t have sufficient information to arrest the suspects in Australia<\/a>. AFP guidelines, last updated in 2009, require that ministerial approval be sought when passing on information to another jurisdiction<\/a> where the death penalty may be applied.<\/p>\n New crime taskforce<\/em><\/p>\n Treasurer Joe Hockey has announced a Federal Government taskforce to combat tax avoidance, identity offences and superannuation and investment fraud<\/a>. The Serious Financial Crime taskforce will combat serious and organised crime by involving various agencies and departments<\/a>, including the AFP, Australian Taxation Office, Australian Crime Commission, Attorney-General’s Department, Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre, Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions and Australian Customs and Border Protection Service.\u00a0More details on the $127 million taskforce will be announced in next week\u2019s budget.<\/p>\n Crimes against fashion<\/em><\/p>\n Queensland\u2019s Police Minister Jo-Ann Miller was caught by the fashion police wearing a fake Louis Vuitton belt<\/a> at the Labour Day march in Brisbane. Buying or using counterfeit products is a not a crime in Australia, but selling or importing them is. Intellectual property lawyer Julian Swinson said it wasn\u2019t a good look for the Minister, who should be aware of the link between counterfeit goods and organised crime<\/a>.<\/p>\n The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Illicit Trafficking of Counterfeit Goods and Transnational Organised Crime Report<\/em><\/a> outlines the links between counterfeiting and organised crime, as well as the consequences of selling counterfeit goods. The incident in Queensland serves to remind us how ingrained organised crime is in our daily activities\u2014whether we\u2019re prepared to admit it or not.<\/p>\n CT Scan<\/strong><\/p>\n Boko Haram: Limits of military action<\/em><\/p>\n RUSI<\/em>‘s latest report<\/a> discusses the evolution of Boko Haram, arguing that the Nigerian government’s focus on militaristic tactics isn’t the best way to address this ‘elusive and resilient opponent\u2019. Former American Ambassador to Nigeria John Campbell agrees in this report<\/a> for the Council on Foreign Relations<\/em>. He suggests that the US must go beyond military action and tackle discrimination against Nigerian Muslims.<\/p>\n Foreign fighters<\/em><\/p>\n The Foreign Policy Research Institute <\/em>points out<\/a> the uncanny parallels between foreign fighters and ants. The authors suggest that Ant Colony Optimisation\u2014the way in which ants maximise the efficiency of finding food\u2014could potentially help to model and even counter the flow of foreign fighters.<\/p>\n France has passed broad new surveillance laws<\/a> in response to the Charlie Hebdo attacks, including the power to tap into communications without permission from the courts. Meanwhile, the nation\u2019s also announced<\/a> that it\u2019s establishing rehabilitation centres for returning fighters.<\/p>\n Why did Breivik do it?<\/em><\/p>\n Asne Seierstad’s new book ‘One of Us’<\/a> explores the psychology of Anders Behring\u00a0Breivik, the man behind the 2011 Oslo attacks. Notably, Seierstad doesn’t think that Breivik’s motivation was a hatred of Islam. Instead, she thinks that he\u2014as with other terrorists\u2014simply wanted to take on a black-and-white view of the world and punish ‘traitors’ who violated it.<\/p>\n Checkpoint<\/strong><\/p>\n Price-based immigration <\/em><\/p>\n How much would you be likely to pay to become an Aussie? <\/em>An exploratory paper<\/a> submitted by the Productivity Commission<\/a> has suggested a price-based migration scheme could<\/a> bring tens of billions of dollars into the economy, while reducing the costs of sustaining Australia\u00b4s immigration system. In a similar vein, the government of Vanuatu is looking to boost its coffers<\/a> in the wake of Cyclone Pam by selling citizenship to up to 100 people at $162,000 a pop.<\/p>\n \u00b4Stop the Boats\u00b4 will save Australians $500m<\/em><\/p>\n With less than a week to go until the next Federal Budget is handed down, Prime Minister Tony Abbott is looking to highlight some of the savings that have accrued thanks to the government\u2019s refugee polices. According to the PM<\/a>, \u2018stopping the boats\u2019 has allowed for thirteen immigration detention centres<\/a> (PDF) to be closed and has slashed the number of \u2018charter flights taking illegal boat arrivals all around the country and the region\u2019. Next weeks\u2019 budget will show $500 million worth of savings for the coming financial year.<\/p>\n Nepal\u00b4s earthquake survivors targeted by human traffickers<\/em><\/p>\n Over 7,500 people have lost<\/a> their lives in Nepal\u2014but earthquake survivors still aren\u2019t safe. The Indian Government fears<\/a> that in the quake\u2019s aftermath, human traffickers seized the opportunity to smuggle women and children across the border with the intention of involving them in the illegal sex trade.<\/p>\n