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New information about an April 2009 Al-Qaida plot against the U.S. Navy in Bahrain revealed during court proceedings in July 2009 suggests an increased willingness by Al-Qaida to attack Western interests in Arab Gulf countries, generally considered free of a significant risk of terrorism. The thwarted plot suggests that Al-Qaida may have sufficient operating infrastructure to execute attacks against U.S. interests in region. ...moreNeo-Nazi, xenophobic, and skinhead-related crimes have been an ongoing concern in South America's southern cone since the mid-1980s, with regular cyclic periods of heightened violence erupting during periods of economic or political turmoil. While dozens of groups responsible for perpetrating these crimes have been identified by authorities, their primarily random and unorganized crimes largely go unreported, as their targets are largely rival groups. However, a neo-Nazi bomb plot uncovered recently in a southern Brazilian town highlights the potential risk of escalating violence as these groups become more coordinated and their crimes more sophisticated. ...moreThe nationwide parliamentary elections scheduled for June 7th are set to be one of the closest contests in the country's divisive and violence-ridden political history. Although both major coalitions have pledged to prevent violence, the risk of widespread clashes and civil war following the publication of election results cannot be discounted. ...moreThere are many forms of terrorism that comprise the overall terrorist threat in Europe, and according to an annual report published by the European Union's criminal intelligence agency, terrorist activities declined in 2008 compared to the previous year. Despite the statistics indicating a relative decrease in the number of reported attacks, intelligence officials have said that Islamist terrorism still poses the greatest threat to Europe, due in large part to the ease with which European terrorists can travel to the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region, undergo terrorist training opportunities, and then return to their European homes to establish sleeper cells or plan attacks. ...moreAlthough recent attention has been placed on piracy off the coast of Somalia, the Gulf of Guinea has become an increasingly vulnerable spot for offshore attacks. Nigeria's coastal waters ranked second highest in the world in the number of piracy attacks in the first quarter of 2009, when seven piracy incidents were recorded; unconfirmed reports indicated at least another 13 had occurred. Although piracy incidents off West Africa's coast are most prevalent near Nigeria's Niger Delta province and near the financial capital Lagos, recent incidents have also been recorded off the coast of Benin, Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea. Piracy attacks in the Gulf of Guinea differ greatly from those off the coast of Somalia. In Somalia, pirate teams involving onshore negotiators stage well-planned attacks on a variety of ships and release hostages after a few months once a ransom is paid. Conversely, piracy attacks in the Gulf of Guinea are often highly destructive and sometimes prove deadly. These attacks may be carried out for political or criminal purposes, although attacks for both purposes are often very similar. ...more
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