Ten ways to improve your home security
Image courtesy of York Regional Police Criminals need victims. By making yourself a harder target, you are limiting their option to choose you. At their core, criminals are lazy (though…
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Middle East 101 – A Beginner’s Guide for Deployers, Travelers and Concerned Citizens
Whenever I see 101 in the title of a book or college course, I assume that the content to be covered is basic in nature. It would be a mistake…
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A story of getting ahead while staying alive – Once Upon a Time in France
Written by Fabien Nury; Drawn by Sylvain Vallee; Translated by Ivanka Hahnenberger; Once Upon a Time in France is a European graphic novel based on the true story of the…
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“Don’t Eat the Kebab” – Travel Tips From a Guy Who Learns the Hard Way
I’ve been very fortunate to have travelled to many countries both for work and for my own personal enjoyment, and through those trips I have learned a lot, mostly by…
Hidden Sacrifice
I was recently at CIA headquarters to attend the award ceremony of the Agency’s Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal to a former colleague and good friend. He and I had both…
Target with Gene Hackman Misses its Mark Movie Review
If you’re looking for a passable spy thriller and like old movies than the movie Target with Gene Hackman and Matt Dillon might keep you intrigued for a few hours.…
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How To Increase Your Situational Awareness: 6 Tips To Be Safer from Arminius Tribe
So you know how to fight? That’s just great! But as Sun Tzu said: ‘The Supreme Art of War is to subdue the Enemy without Fighting’. Only fight if you…
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Wrong place at the wrong time from the perspective of a CIA Officer
We got off the plane in Tel Aviv expecting hyper security everywhere we went. Our situational awareness was high for our first trip to Israel. We knew that in general…
How Hospitality Operates and What to Keep in Mind When Travelling
A terror attack at a hotel is more likely today than it ever was. Do you recall, Mali, West Africa or India? How about Paris, Brussels or the U.K.? Terrorist…