AlertsUSA Homeland Security Weekly Update

In this week’s update, we look into the coordinated wave of aviation bomb threats that hit European airlines from Monday through Friday, triggering diversions, emergency landings, fighter-jet escorts, and repeated airport disruptions. We walk through the major incidents and examine the later expansion of threats to newsrooms. We then turn to the simultaneous cyber campaign again...

In this week’s update, we examine the coordinated wave of household preparedness guidance now being reinforced by governments in more than 20 countries. We review the varied recommendations and rationale, and contrast these civilian efforts with the U.S. military’s more ambitious FORTRESS America initiative for 90-day base resilience. We also assess the actions against a wider b...

In this week’s update, we examine the spreading wave of violent civil unrest across Europe, with France at the epicenter of demonstrations marked by rioting, arson, looting, and attacks on police. We review the French government's deployment of tens of thousands of security personnel, including military forces, and recent U.S. Embassy warnings urging increased caution. We also e...

In this week’s update, we examine an official statement from Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula praising the September 30 attempted hijacking of FlyDubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The two-page Al-Malahem release names the Omani co-pilot, calls the act a heroic operation by one of the zealous lions of Islam, and urges others to exploit their positions for further armed...