{"id":21617,"date":"2015-07-16T12:30:24","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T02:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/?p=21617"},"modified":"2015-07-17T11:11:49","modified_gmt":"2015-07-17T01:11:49","slug":"the-beat-ct-scan-and-checkpoint-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/the-beat-ct-scan-and-checkpoint-12\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beat, CT Scan and Checkpoint"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n The Beat<\/strong><\/p>\n Mexican drug lord makes escape<\/em><\/p>\n Following his high-profile \u00a0arrest in 2014, Joaquin \u2018El Chapo\u2019 Guzman has escaped from Altiplano prison<\/a> using a tunnel he allegedly built himself. This isn\u2019t the first time he\u2018s escaped from jail, and it\u2019s suggested that prison officials may have been complicit in the escape.<\/p>\n There are concerns Guzman could reclaim his influential role in the Sinaloa drug cartel <\/a>. Should this happen, Guzman\u2019s reach is such that his return to power could have ramifications as far as Australia<\/a>.<\/p>\n Extreme measures to counter wildlife crime<\/em><\/p>\n Wildlife trafficking provides a concerning source of revenue for organised criminals. So scientists in Madagascar are permanently marking the shells of Ploughshare tortoises to prevent them being attractive to traffickers<\/a>. The technique may attract some criticism, but also indicate the lengths scientists are prepared to go to protect endangered species that are targeted by poachers.<\/p>\n Very unique set of (canine) skills<\/em><\/p>\n Finally, our four-legged friends\u2019 contributions to law enforcement are expanding beyond sniffing for drugs or explosives. Several dogs in the US have been trained to sniff out electronic devices such as thumb drives and hard drives<\/a> at crime scenes which can take humans much longer to find. This training was of use recently, when dogs \u00a0found poignant evidence in an investigation of child pornography<\/a>, indicating a new canine role in countering organised crime.<\/p>\n CT Scan<\/strong><\/p>\n Countering Islamic State <\/em><\/p>\n How can we win ideological battles against Islamic State? Over at the Small Wars Journal, <\/em>Ajit Maan explains<\/a> that an effective narrative strategy has two interactive components\u2014one that communicates the need for military action, and another that counters the enemy\u2019s message. Maan argues that it\u2019s our ability to defeat Islamic State\u2019s narrative that will determine the likelihood of a military victory. Ultimately, Maan says, \u2018we can kill bad guys with drones but bad ideas don\u2019t die that way\u2019.<\/p>\n Christina Nemr at War on the Rocks <\/em>sees things differently<\/a>. She writes that facts won\u2019t change extremists\u2019 minds, because people tend to disregard information that contradicts their beliefs. Instead, she suggests appealing to people\u2019s values and motivations. Anthony Bergin and I made a similar point<\/a> on Monday: that reinvigorating Australian values could help prevent home-grown extremism.<\/p>\n Pushback against UK\u2019s CT laws<\/em><\/p>\n New counterterrorism laws<\/a> came into force in the UK this month, placing \u00a0the duty of preventing extremism on various public bodies\u2014including schools, prisons and local councils. But a recent open letter<\/a> signed by nearly 300 prominent British figures condemned the laws as stifling free speech and stoking distrust in British Muslims. A Home Office spokesperson labelled the criticisms \u2018simplistic\u2019, citing the strategy\u2019s recognition that there\u2019s no single cause of radicalisation.<\/p>\n Checkpoint<\/strong><\/p>\n Australia calls for MH17 tribunal <\/em><\/p>\n Nearly a year after Malaysian Airlines flight MH17<\/a> was taken down at the Russia\u2014Ukraine Border, Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop has urged<\/a> the UN Security Council to establish an international tribunal to judge those involved in the downing of the plane, in which 298 people lost their lives, including 38 Australians.<\/p>\n Australia was joined by Belgium, Malaysia, the Netherlands and Ukraine in recognised the need for an independent criminal investigation to send a sound message that such actions won\u2019t be tolerated for the sake of international civil aviation.<\/p>\n Guatemala joints hunt for \u2018El Chapo\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n This week The Beat <\/em>highlighted Mexican Drug Lord Joaquin Guzman\u2019s scape from prison. In following the manhunt, Guatemala\u2019s Interior Ministry has deployed<\/a> a special task force along its northern border in a collaborative effort to recapture Mexico\u2019s most wanted man.<\/p>\n The timely security boost comes as \u2018Popeye\u2019, Pablo Escobar\u2019s former hitman<\/a> advised<\/a> \u2018El Chapo\u2019 to head to the mountains in Guatemala, arm himself and declare an all-out war on the Mexican government in order to force them to come to an agreement with him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Beat Mexican drug lord makes escape Following his high-profile \u00a0arrest in 2014, Joaquin \u2018El Chapo\u2019 Guzman has escaped from Altiplano prison using a tunnel he allegedly built himself. This isn\u2019t the first time he\u2018s …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":282,"featured_media":21642,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[273,1082,895,1357],"class_list":["post-21617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-counterterrorism","tag-drugs","tag-islamic-state","tag-prison"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n