On the surface, Brockville is just another quaint small town in Ontario. Situated in the Thousand Islands, residents enjoy tasteful concerts and exhibits at the historic Brockville Arts Centre and tourism writeups will inevitably refer to the town of 20,000 as "charming." But just out of town, Steve Day, a former special forces soldier, wants […]
The rise of terrorism has led to increased business opportunities for both local and international companies, an investigation by Nation Newsplex shows. In addition to small businesses that provide services for individual and businesses, multinational companies have set up in the country, eyeing security contracts for large-scale infrastructure, including ports and oil and gas operations. Rob […]
Over the last eleven months, Sunni-jihadi extremists known as the the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or Islamic State and the Levant (ISIS/ISIL) have been directly involved in multiple crises resulting in the deaths and displacement of civilians in Syria, and more recently, in Paris. For ISIL, the battlefield is not constrained to one […]
According to the Department of State (DOS) — This IDIQ will satisfy anticipated and unanticipated armed personal protective, static guard and team based emergency response security services requirements worldwide. The IDIQ focuses primarily on DOS requirements in high threat areas. The anticipated period of performance is one year with four one-year option periods (to be exercised […]
Humanitarians and Private Security Companies: Time for Dialogue By Jean S. Renouf — WELL AHEAD OF his time, Jean Marguin wrote, as early as 2000, “It is not out of the question to believe that the armed defence of most countries in the world, the missions of collective security entrusted to international organizations and the protection of NGOs’ humanitarian operations […]
