The theme of this year’s Presidential Conference in Jerusalem was the human factor and the role of quality leadership in shaping our tomorrow. Leaders from across the globe came to speak about their...
Author - Jessica Snapper
Security on the Ground: A Perspectives Tour
What does security look like on the ground and up close? It is far more intricately woven and much more nuanced than what mass media could possibly convey, or is willing to convey. As an...
A Carefully Calibrated Attack
Cross posted from the New York Times Room for Debate where the question asked was How Can Targeted Killings Be Justified? Also participating in the debate were Law professor and author Alan...
Predicting the Unpredictable: Discussions at the ICT’s World Summit on Counterterrorism
Although there are several versions of the story, the famous Middle East parable about the frog and the scorpion goes something like this: a frog and a scorpion want to cross a river, but the...
The 2012 Muslim Jewish Conference: Muslims Like Gefilte Fish, Too
How does a Muslim celebrate Ramadan in Las Vegas? This was just one of the many questions addressed at the 2012 Muslim Jewish Conference (MJC) held in Bratislava, Slovakia last week. The MJC is an...
To Assassinate or Not to Assassinate?
Less than 24 hours ago, Hamas senior operative Kamal Ranaja was found assassinated in his home in the Syrian capital of Damascus. Hussein Murtada, director of Iran’s al-Alam TV station, says...
Power Politics at the Presidential Conference
“Be careful with authorities, for they do not befriend a person except for their own sake. They appear as friends when they benefit from it, but they do not stand by a person in his time of need...
Cyberwarfare Under Investigation: Stuxnet and Strategic Alliances
Considered the newest domain in modern warfare, cyberspace has now joined the ranks of traditional areas assessed by militaries all over the world. And this is exactly how cyberspace should be...