"In a case with far-reaching implications for security in the aid industry, a court in Oslo has found the Norwegian Refugee Council guilty of gross negligence in its handling of the kidnapping of … [Read more...]
Bergen Profiles New Jihadists
November 15, 2015 by
Peter Bergen, CNN's National Security Analyst and a respected terrorism researcher and author, offers demographic and profile information on the newest class of jihadists. His article "How ISIS … [Read more...]
Reject government espionage outreach
November 7, 2015 by
Last week an online publication, The Intercept, published a story titled “The Pentagon’s Missionary Spies – U.S. Military Used Christian NGO as Front for North Korea Espionage” . The short version of … [Read more...]
CCI Supports New US Policy on Hostage Taking
June 24, 2015 by
Today's headlines include bold statements such as "White House to okay negotiating with terror groups holding U.S. hostages" (CNN). In media interviews, Representative Duncan Hunter called the White … [Read more...]
Changes in US Hostage Policy are Critical to Missions
May 12, 2015 by
The following was included in a report I prepared recently for the FBI. “Overall, (the negotiation for the release of missionary hostage Phyllis Sortor) along with (another case resolved in 2014) … [Read more...]