[30 Oct 2008 ]
The Link Between Economic Downturn and Roadside Bombs

An economic downturn will surely have a negative impact on economically weak populations in developing countries, such as Pakistan, India, China, Philippines, and many African and north African countries. Less economic activity means less economic opportunity which translates into less employment and less potential to …

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[27 Oct 2008 ]
No Recession in Homeland Security Markets

Backdrop of the global economic crisis, the HLS-HLD (Homeland Security, Homeland Defense and Counter Terror Intelligence) markets will remain recession-proof.

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[9 Sep 2008 ]
Global Homeland Security – Past, Present and Future

The first seven years since 9/11 have been characterized by focusing HLS-HLD (Homeland Security and Homeland Defense) resources on urgent short-term needs, in an attempt to “harden” the free world’s most critical terror targets against future terror attacks. The next decade, we forecast, will see an even faster growth of these…

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[20 Aug 2008 ]
Saudi Arabia To Surround Self With A $40 Billion Virtual/Real Barrier

Saudi Arabia, with the help of international and local companies, is embarking on the largest obstacle construction project ever: almost 6,000 kilometers of “virtual” and “physical” barrier – A project whose starting price tag is estimated at $10 billion, and whose final cost HSRC projects at closer to $40 billion.

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[11 Aug 2008 ]
IED Attacks on Rise in Afghanistan

Insurgents are going both high tech and low tech – the success of the NATO forces in deploying effective jammers has brought back to life IED’s triggered by wire and pressure plates.

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[29 Jul 2008 ]
LNG Infrastructure Security: A Surging Market

The dramatic increase in demand for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) due to high oil prices will result in a surge of investments – over $600 Billion in new LNG plants. The fact that a terror attack against an LNG facility could cause the catastrophic effect of a tactical-nuclear-weapon-like detonation is driving this industry to invest over…

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[19 Jun 2008 ]
Saudi Oil Industry Security Market  – $14 billion  over next  6 years

Sky-high oil prices have propelled the global economy into an era of high energy prices. Concurrently, the security of energy infrastructure has become one of the foremost concerns of governments everywhere.

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[3 Jun 2008 ]
Saudi Arabia Border Fence Market – Largest in the World

With a forecasted $20 billion 2009-2018 cumulative market, the Saudi Arabia ‘s border fence market is larger than the U.S./Mexican & U.S./Canadian border fence markets combined. It is, in fact, the largest border fence market in the world!…

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