Close Protection Journal

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Research Articles

• Are Executive Protection Agents Prepared? A Study on Training Difficulty and Self-Efficacy
• Toward a Philosophy of Intelligence Analysis: Epistemology, Method, and Judgment in the Production of Forecasting
• Strike, Riot, and Civil Commotion (SRCC): A Growing, Global Threat Targeting Hotels

Professional Articles

• Warrior Leader: Moral Courage, Self-Mastery, and Character in Executive Protection
• Medical Planning for Close Protection Operations: Bridging the Gap Between Tactical Excellence and Clinical Capability
• Closing the Automation Gap: Evidence-Ready Compliance for Protective Operations
   

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Research Articles

• The Future of Executive Protection: Harnessing AI and Biometrics While Mitigating Emerging Threats
• Developing A Risk Management Framework for Corporate Security Event Protection
• Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Executive Protection Risk Management (EPRM)

Professional Articles 

• The Rising Tide of Cyber Threats for the Wealthy and Powerful: The Role of Digital Executive
  Protection 
• Weaponized Information in Close Protection 
• From Physical Threats to Digital Signals: Reframing Executive Risk Assessment in the Age of Narrative-Driven Attacks 
• Your Communications Are Not Secure: What Executive Protection Professionals Need to Know 

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Articles

• Creating a Discipline: Theory Building and Research Methods for Private Security Studies
• Navigating Complexity: A Structured Approach to Travel Risk Management
• Impact of an Incident: Risk to Executives
• Synopsis of the IPSB’s Risk Intelligence and Protection Symposium, London, 10 October 2024
• T-ray Imaging: Emerging Technologies to Combat Increasingly Dangerous Threats Concealed in Mail and Everyday Items
• Enhancing Last Mile Security: A Guide for Executive Protection Companies Partnering with Secure Global Ground Transportation Services
  • The Last Mile: Ensuring Seamless and Secure Execution

Book Reviews

• The Use of Informants on Terrorism in a “Quagmire”. A Review of: Samantha Newbery, Terrorist Informers in Northern Ireland, Oxford University Press
• Book Review – Beyond States and Spies: The Security Intelligence Services of the Private Sector by Lewis Sage-Passant, Edinburgh University Press

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• Security Operations Centers: What are they? And how do we regulate them in Security?
• The Security Sector is Evolving: The Essentialness of Medical Training and Capabilities to Security
• The Parking Lot: The First Part of a Security Incident
• Smoke and Mirrors: Lessons from a Taylor Swift Concert
• Look Twice: Re-Assessing the Inner and Outer Circles
• Enhancing Close Protection Recruitment Processes: Standardizing Procedures in the Private Sector through Comprehensive Assessments

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Research Articles

• Workplace Related Shootings and General Strain Theory
• The Growing Importance of Cyberpsychology in Security
• Red Teaming: Program Development Through a Case Study

Professional Analysis

• Transitioning from Government to Private Sector Intelligence
• Seeing, Not Just Looking: The Nature of Close Protection
• Selecting Suitable Programs in the World of Defensive Tactics Training