Category: Tunisia Security
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TS Update-(Crucial Week Ahead)
Intelligence analysis is a way of reducing the uncertainty of highly unpredictable situations by systematically reviewing open source information. Tunisia faces a crucial week ahead and as Expats we need to make sure that we’re aware of the various developing stories taking place this week. Setting the Stage… It was announced today…
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TS Update-(Another good Friday)
What a great day! Productive day at work…played a fun game of soccer with some friends…enjoyed a lovely dinner with my wife… things went well. Like most Fridays, information was flowing and the energy level was high. All week I’ve been asked the same question over and over…“what do you…
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TS Update-(On our way to the 23rd)
One week into the much anticipated month of October and so far so good. I’ve spoken with many security professionals and their analysis on the situation is too wide range to fit into one category. Although Tunisia is still rated as a low to moderate threat country, analysts are still…
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TS Update-(7 Tools of Empowerment)
Greetings Expats… One of the reasons why I love blogging is because I really enjoy reading all the nice emails from so many expats living and working in Tunisia. Although most of the emails I receive are informative and pleasant, sometimes I receive what I like to call “challenging emails”. …
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TS Update-(October Drama Fest)
A friend of mine recently wrote to me telling me that he’s in Germany for this month’s beer fest. “Must be nice…” I thought to myself. Then I read an article in the Al-Ahram Weekly entitled: What happens on 23 October? …and that’s when I realized that while he’s in a…
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TS Update-(October-A Challenging Month Ahead)
Greetings fellow Expats… September was one heck of a month…and the interesting part was that it was supposed to be the “quiet month” before the storm. October was already expected to be a more challenging month and most security coordinators focused their preparedness plans around the mysterious October 23rd date.…
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TS Update-(Hurdles Ahead…)
This week has been amazing. It’s been such an honor for me to meet so many expat and local security professionals. I’ve learned so much and feel more inspired and confident than ever. They say tough times never last, but tough people do…times like these requires us to be tough.…
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TS Update-(Security Irony)
While enjoying a beautiful evening last night at the Select Beach restaurant in Gammarth, I couldn’t help reflecting on the irony of the current security situation. There, I was enjoying good music, the soothing sounds of crashing waves, and the beautiful night sky with hundreds of shining stars. All around me…
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TS Update-(Information Flow)
I appreciate that many of you are following the blog and even more importantly thank you for the good feedback; keep it coming. We are sharing everything we get…we’re really flowing as a team. On a day like today I am using quicker channels to post information so feel free…
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TS Update-(Expat Security Professionals…time to unite)
Every great tragedy presents us with opportunities to make things better. We are more inspired, motivated, and determined to make our security team at the American Cooperative School of Tunis better and stronger than ever. With that in mind, I would like to ask every Expat Security Professional to…
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