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Safe Cities Asia 2015

Following a successful run of Strategic Gaming Sessions for our clients, Lotan Group will be returning to Singapore for the Safe Cities Asia event in May 2015 to conduct a masterclass session using our unique Lotan Strategic Wargaming Computerized System. … Continue reading

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Suicide Bomber from U.S. flew Home

Law enforcement and intelligence agencies estimate that the threat of using suicide attackers to attack targets in the U.S or Europe is no longer considered a low probability event. The US born terrorist Abu-Salha had returned to the United States … Continue reading

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Safe Cities 2014

Dear colleagues We at Lotan HLS & Defense are proud to present the video from Safe Cities Asia 2014 where 21 participants from various entities engaged in a Strategic Gaming event in Singapore. Participants included, Mayors, City councilmen, Law enforcement … Continue reading

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When Will the First “Dirty-Bomb” Explode?

written by Itay Levin & Dotan Sagi Looking at the chain of events in the past few years, we find ourselves asking many questions: Can we predict the adversary M.O? Will the Sochi winter Olympic Games be bloody? When will … Continue reading

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The next Christmas Attack? – The threat of 3D Printer attacks

Written by Mr. Itay Levin I have to say that I don’t have any information at this moment regarding any plot targeting civil aviation for the coming Christmas but the history of civil aviation is full of examples of attacks … Continue reading

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Could the clash between fans have been prevented?

Written by Mr. Israel Eliyahu I could not stay indifferent while watching the merciless violence between two groups of fans during the match between Atletico Paranaense and Vasco da Gama in Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil (8th December). The videos, documenting … Continue reading

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SECURITY IN THAILAND………

by Stephen Philips Greetings from the Land of Smiles! This country with its wonderful beaches and islands in the south, with its forested mountains and multitude of rivers in the north and its enchanted and dazzling temples throughout the land, … Continue reading

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Extended Security Communities as Part of the War Against Terror

The report last week from India on http://uk.news.yahoo.com/hyderabad-blast-7-feared-dead-141443751.html caught my eye as well as my heart. “At least 12 people have been killed and dozens others injured in two bomb blasts in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad which police … Continue reading

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The Checkpoint of the Future – Validating the Need for Change

Written by Mr. Itay Levin It is a perfectly simple matter to explain the need for a change in the current approach to airport checks on passengers and the hand luggage they carry. A review of the attacks and attempted … Continue reading

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Black Swans in the Security World

In 17th century Europe, they would use the expression “Black Swan” to refer to something impossible, because obviously only white swans exist and there are no black swans in nature. However, in 1697 the western world was astonished by the … Continue reading

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