As the New Year kicks off, the volume and complexity of global threats and geopolitics can feel daunting. RC Miles, CPP, offers some guidance on how to gather more actionable, efficient, and ethical intelligence. Victoria Ogbuehi, CPP, PCI, summarizes some of the leading terrorism and extremism groups worldwide right now and what threats they pose to multinational organizations. Amid all these stressors, mental health and care is even more important than ever. At Yale University, a facility dog named Heidi (and her handler, Yale Police Officer Rich Simons) comforts students and crime victims in times of trouble.

Additional Resources

Read more from RC Miles, CPP, about actionable intelligence to address extremism in his SM article here: https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/articles/2024/01/extremism/intelligence-to-address-extremism/

Victoria Ogbuehi, CPP, PCI, outlines her six golden rules for redefining counterterrorism priorities in her article here: https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/articles/2024/01/extremism/golden-rules-redefining-counterterrorism/

For more about extremism and political instability overall, visit the January 2024 Security Management topic: https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/articles/2024/01/extremism/

Learn more about Heidi, the Yale University facility dog, on her Instagram page here: https://www.instagram.com/officer_heidi_yalepd/