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Entries from July 2008

LNG/LPG Safety and Security Concerns Create a New Market

July 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment

LNG/LPG (Liquefied Natural Gas / Liquefied Petroleum Gas) infrastructure security is a fast growing market with demand eclipsing the maritime security market; driven by increased global demand for LNG/LPG, and the fact that one LNG/LPG tanker if detonated would cause a blast similar in size to that of a tactical nuclear weapon.

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Violent Islamist Extremism in Global Context

July 11th, 2008 · No Comments

United States Senate, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Statement of Fathali M. Moghaddam, Professor, Department of Psychology, Director, Conflict Resolution Program, Department of Government, Georgetown University, Senior Fellow, Center on Policy, Education, and Research on Terrorism,July 10, 2008

Chairman Lieberman; Senator Collins. Distinguished Members.
Violent extremism is a major problem in a number [...]

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