by Liz Karson | Sep 17, 2020 | Counter Terrorism
UNSW Newsroom in Sydney, Australia posted an interesting article just a few days ago entitled: “The area is secure: countering terrorism through architecture”. The article questions 1) whether additional security measures provide a greater sense of security and 2)...
by Liz Karson | Jul 21, 2020 | Counter Terrorism
I read a rather disturbing article which was published last Thursday in Just Security. It was entitled: “Vehicle Ramming: The Evolution of a Terrorist Tactic Inside the US”. The article stated that according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...
by Liz Karson | Feb 11, 2020 | Counter Terrorism
I have been writing about some counter-terrorist steps the town of Cambridge, England has been taking for almost one year now. These steps are an effort to protect crowds in Kings Parade from terrorists using vehicles as attack weapons. Located in central Cambridge,...
by Liz Karson | Jan 16, 2020 | Counter Terrorism
Not everyone is happy with the newly erected anti-terrorist barriers installed in Cambridge at an entrance to King’s Parade. We last wrote about this 18 month trial in December in “Anti Terrorist Swing Gate Barriers To Be Active In Cambridge”. At that time we...
by Liz Karson | Dec 31, 2019 | Counter Terrorism
Just last October we reported “Temporary Anti Terrorist Barrier | Kings Parade In Cambridge”. The city council in England then made plans to install a temporary barrier across this busy thoroughfare in an effort to prevent possible terrorists using...
by Liz Karson | Nov 19, 2019 | Counter Terrorism
Just this past September we wrote about the City of York in England considering the installation of anti-terrorist devices in “York England Considering New Security Bollards For Safety”. Just last week I read two stories about the progress across the pond...
