The first episode of the CIB Intelligence Report, the television show that covers the latest developments in the Chanticleer Intelligence Brief, is now online. Continue reading
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Foiled attack shows shift in focus of Islamist extremists in Indonesia
Early last month, Detachment 88, Indonesia’s counterterrorism unit, foiled an attempt by the Katibah Gigih Ramat (KGR) Cell to launch a rocket at Singapore’s Marina Bay from the island of Batam. The failed attempt indicates the rising popularity of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Indonesia and shows that Indonesian Islamist militants are becoming increasingly globally-oriented. It can be stated with moderate confidence that Jemaah Islamiyah does not continue to pose a security threat today, as it has been overshadowed by ISIS. Continue reading
Boko Haram negotiates release of Chibok schoolgirls
Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Nigerian insurgency group Boko Haram, has resurfaced in a YouTube video insisting on the release of the Chibok schoolgirls only if the Nigerian government agrees to a prisoner swap. I believe with high confidence that, due to a faction war currently taking place within Boko Haram and now the willingness to negotiate with the Nigerian government, Boko Haram is not growing stronger. Continue reading
First CIB meetings of the semester see record attendance
Over 100 students majoring in a variety of subjects attended the first two meetings of the year hosted by the Chanticleer Intelligence Brief. Nearly 70 came on Wednesday, August 31, in room 300 of the Coastal Science Center, to attend CIB’s inaugural meeting for the 2016-2017 academic year. Another 50 returned for the group’s second meeting on September 7 at the same location. Continue reading
120 students sign up with CIB during Club Recruitment Day
Close to 120 Coastal Carolina University students signed up with the Chanticleer Intelligence Brief on Wednesday, August 24, during CCU’s semi-annual Club Recruitment Day. Continue reading
CIB to meet Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. in Fall 2016
For the fall 2016 semester, the CIB Executive Team invites the organization’s membership to meet every Wednesday from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. in room CSCC 300 of the Coastal Science Center Complex, located across US 501, at 679 Allied Drive, Conway, SC 29576. Continue reading
CIB, EIA, publish first issue of The Intelligence Review
The CIB is pleased to announce the publication of the first issue of The Intelligence Review, a compendium of useful analytical forecasts by CIB analysts, which relate to some of the most pressing questions in global security today. Continue reading
CIB analysts have their research published in peer-reviewed volume
Research conducted by two Chanticleer Intelligence Brief (CIB) analysts will feature in a peer-reviewed scholarly volume to be published by the University of North Carolina in November. Continue reading
CIB presents awards during 2016 banquet
Over 40 Chanticleer Intelligence Brief officers, analysts and members gathered at the HTC Center’s hospitality suite on the evening of Monday, May 2, 2016, for the first annual CIB awards banquet. The event was sponsored by CIB and organized by the organization’s Executive Team. The purpose behind it was to recognize the achievements of the … Continue reading
CIB breaks ground in Europe
This semester, the Chanticleer Intelligence Brief had the privilege of welcoming two international students to the club. Both Eva Ruiz and Sheila Martinez are citizens of Spain and spent the past semester at Coastal Carolina University. Continue reading
Research by CIB members featured on APSA Website
Research conducted by three members of the Chanticleer Intelligence Brief is currently featured on the website of the American Political Science Association. Continue reading
CIB hosts Arabic language specialist
Over 70 people came to Wall Building room 322 on Wednesday, March 23, to attend two talks by Ms. Donia Rajhi, an Arabic language specialist who teaches at the United States Marine Corps Base in Camp Lejeune. Among Ms. Rajhi’s students are US intelligence and counterintelligence officers, as well as members of the US Special … Continue reading
Iran will consider joining production freeze talks once output increases
Iran has said that they will consider joining talks and participating in an oil production freeze once their output reaches 4 million barrels per day. This may lead the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Russia to freeze oil production, with the aim to raise and sustain the global price per barrel of oil. Continue reading
Capture of Islamic State engineer likely to delay group’s WMD capability
By Grant Barratt, CIB Middle East Desk* United States Special Operations forces captured the Islamic State’s (IS) chemical engineer in Iraq last month. It is stated with moderate confidence that the detainment of this individual will delay and heavily impact IS’s ability to pursue the deployment of a large-scale chemical attack. According to both Iraqi … Continue reading
Bundy militia group seen as too extreme by other right-wing groups
The Oath Keepers, a right-wing patriot group has denounced the Bundy militia, known as Citizens for Constitutional Freedom, and opposed the occupation of the Malheur Refuge. This development shows that the so-called Sovereign Citizens movement is broad in scope, and that individual groups such as the Citizens for Constitutional Freedom and the Oath Keepers do not share the same level of extremism. Continue reading
CIB analyst recounts Iraq Embassy internship experience
Recently, a CIB veteran had the opportunity to exhibit on a high level the abilities she gained through participation in the Chanticleer Intelligence Brief. Amanda Corona, a senior Intelligence and National Security Studies Major here at Coastal Carolina University, recently demonstrated her CIB skills during an internship at the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Washington DC. The duration of the internship was from May to August 2015. Continue reading
NSC invites CIB members to speak on internships
On Wednesday, February 10, the National Security Club at Coastal Carolina University held a meeting focused on students in the Intelligence and National Security Studies (INSS) program who have recently completed internships. Internships are the new staple of the Intelligence program, offering an opportunity for INSS students to apply the knowledge acquired in the classroom, but also to establish important contacts outside of Coastal Carolina University. Three of the speakers at Wednesday’s forum, Samuel Gordon, Amanda Corona, and Diana Evans, are members of the Chanticleer Intelligence Brief. Continue reading
NATO’s military build-up in Eastern Europe aimed at deterring Russia
If passed by Congress, a potential increase in US military spending has the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) planning its biggest military build-up in Eastern Europe since the Cold War, aimed at deterring Russia. This has arisen with no offensive movement in the Baltic States from Moscow and may undermine the security and peace of the region if Moscow reacts to the build-up. Continue reading
CIB Analysis: Juicio de amparo will slow extradition of ‘El Chapo’ to US
Mexico’s Attorney General Arely Gómez was recently reported stating that the extradition of Sinaloa leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán could take up to a year to materialize due to numerous injunctions made by Guzmán’s lawyers. This additional time could help the Sinaloa Cartel maintain their cartel alliances and reduce the decline in power from losing one of their leaders. Continue reading
CIB members have abstracts accepted at NCUR conference
Three members of CIB are among four students from Coastal Carolina University’s Intelligence and National Security Studies program whose paper abstracts were accepted this week to the NCUR conference in Asheville, North Carolina. NCUR, which stands for National Conferences on Undergraduate Research, is a project of the Council on Undergraduate Research, an organization established in … Continue reading
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