Applications in counterterrorism and corporate competition have led to the development of new methods for the analysis of decision-making when there are intelligent opponents and uncertain outcomes. This field is sometimes called adversarial risk analysis. In this paper, we illustrate a general framework developed for supporting a decision maker in a problem with intelligent opponents through a...

A semantic wiki provides visualization of social media analysis applicable to military Information Operations and law enforcement counterterrorism efforts. Using inputs from disparate data sets, semantic software exports data to link analysis, geospatial displays, and temporal representation. Challenges encountered in software development include the balance between automated and human assisted...

This paper presents a realistic and practical approach to quantitatively assess the risk-reduction capabilities of military counterterrorism systems in terms of damage cost and casualty figures. The comparison of alternatives is thereby based on absolute quantities rather than an aggregated utility or value provided by multicriteria decision analysis methods. The key elements of the approach ar...

Abstract In this opinion note, we explore ways to understand the contemporary encounters between a growing global counterterrorism architecture and impartial humanitarian activities while critically assessing our own role in shaping responses those encounters. Humbled by decade of experience area, aim explain how concerns have been elevated over imperative offer potential avenues secure greater...

The first two decades of EU counterterrorism policy are emblematic the emergence an internal-external security nexus. This has occurred through EU’s collective securitization terrorism as a transboundary threat that blurs traditional divide between internal and external requiring multidimensional policies practises. status quo discourse primarily national to be dealt with by domestic agencies t...