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Christopher O'Leary has over two decades of working on counterterrorism investigations and operations for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Before leaving federal service, O'Leary served as the U.S. Government's Director of Hostage Rescue and Recovery, leading an interagency task force dedicated to the mission of safely bringing home Americans taken hostage abroad by a terrorist organization. He began his career with the FBI in the Minneapolis Field Office serving as a Special Agent on the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) and as an FBI SWAT Operator. Over his career in counterterrorism, O'Leary served in numerous critical leadership roles including Supervisory Special Agent of the Al-Qaeda Squad of the New York JTTF, Unit Chief in command of the FBI's elite Counterterrorism Fly Team, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the New York JTTF, and as a Senior Executive in the Counterterrorism Division at FBI Headquarters. O'Leary has extensive experience working on counterterrorism matters around the world with the U.S. Special Operations and Intelligence Community, as well as with Intelligence and Security Services from numerous international partners. In addition to his time with the FBI, O'Leary also has more than 20 years of service as a United States Marine, where he attained the rank of Gunnery Sergeant., CTC: In over two decades of service in the FBI, you had numerous significant roles in counterterrorism, from the tactical to the strategic. Was there a particular role that you [...]

Mountainous terrain has proven to be the ultimate combat and sustainment equalizer, but the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division has been 'flattening' mountainous and alpine terrain for the U.S. military's [...]

Richard Walton headed the Counter Terrorism Command (SO15) at the London Metropolitan Police between 2011 and 2016. He was Head of Counter Terrorism for London during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and London Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012, the United Kingdom's largest peacetime policing challenge. He is the founder and Director of Counter Terrorism Global, a U.K. consultancy that facilitates the design and implementation of solutions for countering terrorism and extremism to public, private, and non-government sectors. He has traveled extensively to countries affected by terrorism, providing advice to governments in South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and East Africa. He lectures in the United Kingdom and is a regular keynote speaker at international conferences on counterterrorism and counter-extremism. Walton is a Distinguished Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), a former on-air counterterrorism consultant for CBS News, and regularly appears on British and international media networks. In 2015, he featured in the 'Debrett's 500' list of most influential people in Britain in recognition of his contribution to countering terrorism. He is currently Chair of two U.K.-registered charities: the British Exploring Society and The Educational Frontier Trust., CTC: With the Paris Olympics starting in late July and the Euro 2024 soccer tournament being held in Germany from mid-June to mid-July, it is helpful to talk about lessons [...]

Retired Colonel Miri Eisin is the Director of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) at Reichman University in Herzliya, Israel. Miri has a deep background in the intelligence, security, and diplomacy worlds, and is a frequent commentator on these issues in world media. During her 20 years in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), she served in a variety of positions, including the intelligence officer of a regional border brigade, the intel officer of the Israeli airborne division, and the assistant to the Director of Military Intelligence. As a full colonel, she served as the Deputy Head of the Combat Intelligence Corps. In all her positions, she was the first woman to serve in such a capacity. After retiring from the military, Eisin served as the Israeli government spokesperson during the Second Lebanon War in 2006, and as international press secretary to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert., CTC: Tell us a little bit about the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism's mission and how your service in the Israeli military and government prepared you to lead this organization. Eisin: [...]

Since January 2020, Mitchell D. Silber has served as the executive director of the Community Security Initiative, a joint UJA Federation NY and JCRC-NY initiative to safeguard the Jewish community [...]

Byline: Just Earth News The Israel Defense Forces on Friday said it eliminated a Hezbollah terrorist who was involved with the group's precision-guided missile manufacturing. The terrorist was identified as [...]

Byline: Just Earth News The Israel Defense Forces has launched limited raids in south Lebanon against Hezbollah and its infrastructure that are located close to the northern border. The IDF [...]

A radical Islamist Shia political party and militant group based in Lebanon, Hezbollah has been designated a terrorist organisation by the UK, the US and other Western nations. But the [...]

ISRAEL IS RESOLVED to remove Hamas and its terrorist infrastructure from the Gaza Strip permanently, and for much of the world, its determination raises one question more than any other: [...]

Israel responded to Hamas's horrific attack on October 7 with overwhelming force. In the wake of the bloody terrorist raid, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant vowed to 'wipe Hamas off [...]

Byline: Just Earth News The Israeli Defense Forces has claimed to have killed Hamas' commander in Jenin Wassem Hazem while conducting a counterterrorism operation in the northern Samaria area. ' [...]

BY ERIC CORTELLESSA/JERUSALEM Benjamin Netanyahu in the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem on Aug. 4 For the past 10 months, Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to apologize for leaving Israel vulnerable [...]

J&K / THE BIG STORY | J&K PAK’S NEW GAMEPLAN IN JAMMU The wave of militant attacks in the mountainous region has got the security establishment scrambling to provide a [...]

Israel's tit-for-tat with Hezbollah could escalate into another full-blown war. It would put major pressure on the West's already strained artillery production, experts told BI. Ukraine could struggle with the [...]

Graham Allison and Michael J. Morell Foreign Affairs “The terrorism warning lights are blinking red again,” said Graham Allison and Michael J. Morell. FBI Director Christopher Wray and other U.S. [...]

That war provokes hostile emotions--hatred, vengefulness, rage--is a dime-store truism. Two centuries ago, military theorist Carl von Clausewitz wrote that in war 'the emotions cannot fail to be involved.' As [...]