{"id":38700,"date":"2018-04-19T12:45:46","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T02:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/?p=38700"},"modified":"2018-04-19T12:55:42","modified_gmt":"2018-04-19T02:55:42","slug":"national-security-wrap-110","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/national-security-wrap-110\/","title":{"rendered":"National security wrap"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The beat<\/strong><\/p>\n

Modern slavery<\/em><\/p>\n

A UK anti-slavery helpline<\/a> identified nearly 5,000\u00a0potential victims in its first year of operation. The helpline received 3,710\u00a0calls from both the public and victims, and referred 1,450\u00a0cases to the police and anti-slavery groups. The UK government estimates that there are at least 13,000\u00a0victims of \u2018forced labour, sexual exploitation and domestic servitude\u2019 across the country. The Guardian<\/em><\/a> has an excellent piece exploring how modern slavery has seeped into our lives.<\/p>\n

Suppression of the press<\/em><\/p>\n

Maxim Borodin<\/a>, a Russian investigative journalist who investigated the deaths of Russian mercenaries in Syria, has died in suspicious circumstances after falling from his fifth-floor apartment in Yekaterinburg. Borodin\u2019s mysterious death may be the latest in a series of attacks on the press. In October, Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia<\/a> was killed by a car bomb. She had been investigating her country\u2019s links to the Panama Papers and was a constant critic of corruption on both sides of Maltese politics. In response to her murder, 45\u00a0journalists<\/a> from 15\u00a0different countries have been working in secret to complete and publish her stories as part of the Forbidden Stories initiative. Forbidden Stories<\/a> is an organisation determined to ensure that whenever journalists are imprisoned or killed, their stories survive.<\/p>\n

Future fingerprints<\/em><\/p>\n

Police in Wales have arrested three alleged drug dealers after the police used fingerprints<\/a> seen in a photo of the dealers\u2019 hands on WhatsApp to match them to the crime. This isn\u2019t the first time that fingerprints in a picture have been used to identify an offender. In 2015 a pedophile<\/a> was convicted after images of his fingerprints appeared in the child porn he was producing. The arrests highlight just how revealing online posts can inadvertently be. To help prevent that, researchers are developing AI systems<\/a> that will warn users whenever they\u2019re about to share potentially compromising information online.<\/p>\n

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

Locate and capture<\/em><\/p>\n

German security services captured<\/a> Mohammed Haydar Zammer, a German citizen thought<\/a> to be an Islamic State leader, earlier this week. He was part of the Hamburg Cell<\/a> that produced Mohammad Atta, one of the men directly involved in 9\/11. Yesterday another IS fighter was captured<\/a>\u2014Australian Tarek Khayet, suspected of plotting to blow up an Etihad airliner bound from Sydney to Abu Dhabi in July 2017. With the caliphate\u2019s collapse, many IS fighters are fleeing to their home countries, but could still be<\/a> maintaining their links with the organisation.<\/p>\n

Hidden costs<\/em><\/p>\n

A report revealed that the US uses more than 5,500\u00a0contractors<\/a> in its campaign against IS in Syria and Iraq. Most are involved in logistical support, but about 400\u00a0are involved in \u2018security\u2019. Since 2009\u00a0the ratio of US-employed contractors to US troops<\/a> has increased from approximately 1:1 to almost 3:1. Contractors occasionally face intense scrutiny\u2014recall the killing of Iraqi civilians by Blackwater<\/a> employees\u2014but often their roles are concealed<\/a>\u00a0from public scrutiny.<\/p>\n

No time to withdraw<\/em><\/p>\n

Al-Shabaab reportedly<\/a> captured a town in Qoqani, 70\u00a0kilometres from the Somalia\u2013Kenya border, from African Union forces. The Al-Shaabab fighters were heavily armed<\/a> and caused heavy losses. The attack highlights the improbability that the AU\u2019s longest-running peacekeeping mission will end anytime soon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

Blurry lines between repatriation and refoulement<\/em><\/p>\n

Claims by Myanmar\u2019s government to have undertaken the first repatriation of Rohingya refugees<\/a>\u2014a single family\u2014met with immense scepticism. According to UNHCR, \u2018conditions in Myanmar are not yet conducive for returns to be safe, dignified and sustainable\u2019<\/a>, while the Bangladeshi government denied<\/a> any involvement in the repatriation. The Myanmar government\u2019s statement refers to the family as \u2018Muslims\u2019<\/a>, in line with its view that the Rohingya aren\u2019t a legitimate ethnic group. Without first recognising the Rohingya, further \u2018repatriations\u2019 could infringe on the principle of non-refoulement<\/a>, the idea that no one should be returned to their home country if they fear persecution there.<\/p>\n

Windrush worries<\/em><\/p>\n

Members of the UK\u2019s \u2018Windrush generation<\/a>\u2019 find themselves threatened with deportation<\/a> after being incorrectly identified as illegal immigrants. The immigrants arrived in the UK from Caribbean Commonwealth member states between 1948 and 1971. In 1971, all Commonwealth citizens living in the UK were granted leave to stay\u2014but the government didn\u2019t keep records, and many of the immigrants didn\u2019t get official papers specifying their status. Now some of these long-term residents have been told they need documents to continue working, access the NHS and stay in the country. Some have been deported. Theresa May apologised to the 12\u00a0Caribbean heads of government for what she called an isolated \u2018mix-up<\/a>\u2019. Cabinet Office minister David Lidington denied<\/a> claims that a systemic \u2018hostile environment\u2019 approach contributed to the crisis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A deceptively porous border<\/em><\/p>\n

Significant footage<\/a> has emerged from<\/a> the Chinese border with North Korea this week. As many as 300,000\u00a0Chinese troops have been deployed to reinforce China\u2019s frontier<\/a> following claims last year that China is preparing for a large-scale influx of North Korean refugees<\/a>. Yet this video documents a deceptively porous border<\/a>, suggesting that movement is easier than it first appears.<\/p>\n

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

When life gives you lemons \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

As the number of refugees and forcibly displaced persons continues to soar<\/a>, it\u2019s often difficult to know how best to respond to such a crisis. Social enterprises around the world are providing one solution. Dutch enterprise Makers Unite<\/a> has created a six-week training program to help refugees start new careers by making and selling bags made out of lifejackets worn by refugees. In the US, Talent Beyond Borders<\/a> identifies qualified refugees and assists them with employment recruitment processes.<\/p>\n

Venezuelan refugee crisis<\/em><\/p>\n

The UNHCR is calling on Latin American states to uphold minimum standards in response to the continuing Venezuelan refugee crisis<\/a>. UNHCR released a guidance note on the outflow of Venezuelans<\/a> in March saying that responses by neighbouring countries must be \u2018protection-orientated\u2019, must incorporate legal and accessible avenues to apply for asylum, must allow access to basic rights and must guarantee that Venezuelans aren\u2019t forced to return to Venezuela.<\/p>\n

Empowerment through drought<\/em><\/p>\n

Livestock herders, or pastoralists, in West Africa\u2019s Sahel are known for their seasonal migration<\/a> to find pastures and water. However, climate change, erratic rain patterns and a continuing drought in Mauritania are causing male herders to begin their migrations even earlier. In the Demba village in Mauritania, women are taking charge of the village and herding while the men are away<\/a>. This economic empowerment is translating into political empowerment, with the creation of an-female council to lobby the government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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