{"id":30488,"date":"2017-02-09T12:30:11","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T01:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/?p=30488"},"modified":"2017-02-09T11:44:07","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T00:44:07","slug":"national-security-wrap-53","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/national-security-wrap-53\/","title":{"rendered":"National security wrap"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Beat<\/strong><\/p>\n

On board with ThinkUKnow<\/em><\/p>\n

National Safer Internet Day<\/a>\u00a0 fell on Tuesday of this week, and the cyber safety education program ThinkUKnow<\/a> is now Australia-wide. Every state law enforcement agency<\/a> now works with the Australian Federal Police and accredited volunteers from Microsoft Australia, the Commonwealth Bank and Datacom to educate community members. A range of app-specific<\/a> resource packs<\/a> are supplemented with sessions for youths and adults that focus on sexting, cyber bullying, online grooming and privacy. Piloted by the UK Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre<\/a>, the evidence-based program demonstrates expanding<\/a> community engagement\u2014over the last two years, 670 volunteers worked with 10,000 parents, carers and teachers, while police reached out to over 151,000 school children (PDF<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Australia, Indonesia and terrorism financing<\/em><\/p>\n

Financial intelligence agencies in Indonesia (PPATK) and Australia (AUSTRAC) have joined<\/a> forces, targeting money laundering and terrorism financing. Along with information sharing and exchange programs, Australian specialists will help to bolster Indonesia\u2019s analysis<\/a> systems. The agreement comes on the back of broader discussions of bilateral and regional cooperation<\/a> in security and justice settings.<\/p>\n

Inside the Supermax<\/em><\/p>\n

Keep an eye out for the just-released documentary \u2018Solitary: Inside Red Onion State Prison<\/a>\u2019. Inspired by a New Yorker<\/em> feature on the mental-health effects of solitary confinement<\/a>, excerpts<\/a> promise a rare and moving insight into life on both sides of the bars<\/a>.<\/p>\n

CT Scan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Increasing CT efforts<\/em><\/p>\n

Turkish authorities arrested 400 individuals<\/a> suspected of supporting the Islamic State in a series of coordinated raids as part of the government\u2019s crackdown on terror after the New Year\u2019s Eve nightclub attack in Istanbul. Five countries in Africa\u2019s Sahel region have also stepped up their counterterrorism efforts, agreeing to set up a joint CT force<\/a> to challenge the threat of jihadist activity. That project\u2019s been in the pipe-line for a while<\/a> it seems.<\/p>\n

CT in the online space<\/em><\/p>\n

Moving away from land-based CT efforts for a moment, social media heavyweights Facebook and YouTube<\/a> are working with the US government to take a more active approach to combatting terrorist and extremist propaganda online. An interesting initiative of the project, called \u2018Creators for change<\/a>,\u2019 sees influential YouTube users\u00a0take on the role of ambassadors for social change. Readers should check out Humza Arshad\u2019s YouTube page, Humza Productions<\/a>. Arshad has worked with the Metropolitan Police in the UK to help combat radicalism among young populations. For more on how to take the digital fight to Daesh, check out this fantastic 2016 piece<\/a> from Jigsaw president, Jared Cohen.<\/p>\n

Finally, Defence Trading Solutions has created the world\u2019s first counterterrorism app, TerrorMate<\/a>, set to launch globally in March 2017. Its features include encrypted instant messaging, real-time information of nearby incidents and geo-tagging. See here<\/a> for an interesting video explaining further.<\/p>\n

Checkpoint <\/strong><\/p>\n

Australia\u2019s gangbusters cocaine intercept<\/em><\/p>\n

After a two-and-a-half-year investigation, a record-breaking 1.4 tonnes of cocaine with an estimated street value of $312 million was seized last week<\/a> by the Australian Federal Police, supported by the Australian Border Force and New Zealand, Fijian and French Polynesian authorities. On 2 February, the Maritime Border Command arrested two men<\/a> on a yacht, which had allegedly travelled from New Zealand to a \u2018motherlode\u2019 in the South Pacific to collect the drugs. Police subsequently arrested three Sydney men who were planning to sail to meet the yacht before transporting the drugs back to Australia.<\/p>\n

EU seeks to dismantle people smuggling in the Mediterranean <\/em><\/p>\n

The EU\u2019s planning to close the illegal migration channel<\/a> from Libya across the central Mediterranean. That would involve the tricky (and expensive<\/a>) task of enlisting the Libyan Government of National Accord\u2019s cooperation to counter people smugglers. EU council president Donald Tusk said deterring smuggling operations will prevent people \u2018dying in the desert and at sea\u2019<\/a>. Indeed, the International Organization for Migration records claims that 5,083 people<\/a> died in the Mediterranean in 2016. The head of a settlement NGO in Malta has labelled the EU\u2019s move a \u2018structural wall\u2019<\/a> that\u2019s no better than Trump\u2019s cornerstone initiative at the US\u2013Mexico border. The Economist<\/em><\/a> provides a good analysis of the deal\u2019s prospects for success.<\/p>\n

First Responder<\/strong><\/p>\n

Afghanistan snowed in <\/em><\/p>\n

A series of avalanches in Afghanistan over the weekend killed over 100<\/a>, with the death toll expected to rise. The deadliest incident<\/a> was in Nuristan, where 64 people died, including 53 from one village. This disaster follows last month\u2019s brutally cold weather<\/a> that caused the deaths of 27 children. Aid is being delivered by helicopter<\/a> as blocked roads and mountainous terrain delay rescue efforts. Snow storms are continuing and officials are warning<\/a> of further avalanches.<\/p>\n

Building resilience or resilience building? <\/em><\/p>\n

Britain\u2019s Building Research Establishment (BRE<\/a>) has launched a flood-resilient prototype home<\/a>. The \u2018Resilient House\u2019<\/a> demonstrates how to protect homes against flood damage and aid in recovery. Measures include flood resistant doors and windows, water resilient walls and insulation, and floor and wall membranes to channel water towards drains. The British government has committed to investing \u00a32.5 billion to improve flood protection for 300,000 properties by 2021. However, BRE says it\u2019s \u2018not yet normal practice for properties in areas at high flood risk to be made more resilient following a flood.\u2019<\/a> Here\u2019s hoping the Resilience House can help change that.<\/p>\n

140 years of weather<\/em><\/p>\n

Monday marked the 140 year anniversary of the first weather map<\/a> published in an Australian newspaper. In case you were wondering, that morning\u2019s weather in Sydney was 19\u00b0 Celsius.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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