In presenting this database and portal, the University of Maryland says that the prospect of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) terrorism has been a source of policy, strategic, and policy concern since the mid-1990s. However, most discussion of CBRN terrorism phenomenon was theorising based on a limited number of high-profile events or speculation based on non-CBRN analyses. The Unconventional Weapons & Technology (UWT) Division of the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism& Responses to Terrorism (START) developed 3 databases: Profiles Of Incidents involving CBRN and Non-state actors (POICN); Chemical And Biological Non-State Adversaries Database (CABNSAD); and Radiological And Nuclear Non-State Actor Database (RANNSAD). These databases represent the largest open source publicly available databases on ideologically motivated CBRN events and individuals who pursue and/or use CBRN weapons.
Day: December 7, 2022
RUSSIA: STATEMENT ON EU NINTH PACKAGE OF SANCTIONS
On 7 December, a news release from the EU involved a statement by the President of the Commission. She says that the EU is proposing to add almost 200 additional individuals and entities to its sanctions list. T his includes the Russian armed forces, as well as individual officers and defence industrial companies, members of the State Duma and Federation Council, ministers, governors and political parties, among others. It also proposes to introduce sanctions against 3 additional Russian banks, including a full transaction ban on the Russian Regional Development Bank. It also wants to impose new export controls and restrictions, particularly for dual-use goods. This includes key chemicals, nerve agents, electronics and IT components. It wants to cut Russia’s access to all sorts of drones and UAV, with a ban on the direct exports of drone engines to Russia and the export to any third countries, such as Iran, which could supply drones to Russia. It also plans to target the Russian propaganda machine by taking 4 additional channels off the air and all other distribution platforms; and impose further economic measures against the Russian energy and mining sector, including a ban on new mining investments in Russia.
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/STATEMENT_22_7568
EUROPOL–BASEL INSTITUTE RECOMMENDATIONS ON TACKLING CRYPTO CRIME AND MONEY LAUNDERING
On 7 December, the Basel Institute on Governance provided a set of 5 recommendations issued jointly by Europol and the Basel Institute following the 6th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptocurrencies earlier this year.
DESPITE UN SANCTIONS, GERMANY DID RESEARCH WITH NORTH KOREA
On 28 November, Deutsche Welle carried an article saying that its investigation found that one Berlin institute continued cooperation without flagging the risks. It has revealed a potential German violation of UN sanctions that could have been avoided. The case throws a spotlight on the potential for conflict between Germany’s approach to freedom of research and security concerns.
INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS AND SCHREMS II: OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE EU AND UK GDPR
On 6 December, an article from Out-Law took the form of a guide which examines some of the key questions businesses will ask themselves when considering what they need to do to comply with the EU and UK GDPR.
https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/guides/international-transfers-schrems-ii-gdpr
ARGENTINA’S VICE-PRESIDENT FOUND GUILTY OF FRAUD AND SENTENCED TO 6 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER EMBEZZLING $1 BILLION
On 7 December, UNILAD reported that Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, 69, received a 6-year prison sentence and was disqualified from holding public office.
https://www.unilad.com/news/cristina-fernandez-de-kirchner-jail-450769-20221207
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