The Monitor is the Institute's homeland security and resilience publication which is produced ten times a year. Encompassing a range of issues at strategic, operational and tactical levels relating to man-made, man-assisted and natural emergencies and disasters.Issue: Sep 2007, Vol. 6, No. 7
Brown’s Baptism of Fire
*Free Access* As the new prime minister steps into 10 Downing Street, RUSI’s Head of Resilience Neil Ellis analyses his security background, his plans for the future, and how he dealt with a first month in office that required him to deal with suspected car bombs in London, an attack on Glasgow Airport and serious flooding across much of the UK.
Neil Ellis
Countering militant radicalization on the internet
*Free Access* Islamist militants are increasingly using the internet as a tool to inspire a new wave of recruits. Johnny Ryan examines the different ways to tackle the phenomenon and how the solution may be to ensure that the individuals who come across such propaganda have the right education to counter arguments.
Johnny Ryan
Home Bodies
Volunteer military units trained in specialist skills but whose members cannot be deployed to war zones overseas are a vital component in many countries’ homeland security and resilience, as Brent Bankus explains.
Brent Bankus
Cyber attacks: Lessons from Estonia
Estonia is just recovering from a cyber warfare blow and can only speculate about the attackers’ identity. Grant McDonald looks at what countries can do in future to defend against similar attacks.
Grant McDonald
Teamwork Turns Science Fiction into Fact
One year on from his appointment as under secretary of the Science and Technology Directorate at the US Department of Homeland Security, Jay Cohen talks about his plans to engage foreign homeland security partners.
Jay Cohen
Terrorism Trends in the European Union
As terrorism becomes an increasingly international phenomenon, Monitor analyses a recent Europol report into the terrorism situation in Europe that stresses the importance of member states working together to share information.