Articles


LEGALLY EMPOWERED C-IED ENTERPRISES
By Paul Amoroso, an explosive hazards specialist at Assessed Mitigation Options (AMO) consultancy
Counter-IED Report, Winter 2023/24


SMART CHOICES IN SOURCING COUNTER-IED DETECTORS: A PRIMER
By William Ramirez, a veteran of the Colombian military from Military Engineers Corps
Counter-IED Report, Winter 2023/24


BUILDING THE C-IED ENTERPRISE TO COUNTER THE IED SYSTEM
By Paul Amoroso, an explosive hazards specialist at Assessed Mitigation Options (AMO) consultancy
Counter-IED Report, Winter 2023/24


“TARGETING THE UNKNOWN”: HUMAN NETWORK CHARACTERIZATION AND TARGET ANALYSIS METHODOLOGIES FOR A NEW CENTURY
By Lieutenant Colonel Jose M Rufas, Chief of Attack the Networks Branch, C-IED Centre of Excellence
Counter-IED Report, Autumn 2023


UNDERSTANDING AND MAXIMIZING C-IED INFORMATION SHARING
By Paul Amoroso, an explosive hazards specialist at Assessed Mitigation Options (AMO) consultancy
Counter-IED Report, Autumn 2023


C-IED STRATEGIC PRINCIPLES FOR EAST AFRICA
By Paul Amoroso, an explosive hazards specialist at Assessed Mitigation Options (AMO) consultancy
Counter-IED Report, Autumn 2023


TERRORISM – IMPACT ON INDIA
By Colonel H R Naidu Gade – Indian Army Veteran
Counter-IED Report, Autumn 2023

IS IMPLEMENTATION OF WESTERN C-IED ENTERPRISES SUITABLE WHEN PROVIDING DONOR C-IED ASSISTANCE?
By Paul Amoroso, an explosive hazards specialist at Assessed Mitigation Options (AMO) consultancy
Counter-IED Report, Spring/Summer 2023


A STRATEGIC PRINCIPLES APPROACH TO REGIONAL C-IED ENTERPRISES
By Paul Amoroso, an explosive hazards specialist at Assessed Mitigation Options (AMO) consultancy
Counter-IED Report, Spring/Summer 2023


DECISION-MAKING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING IN BOMB DISPOSAL
A STUDY INTO THE COGNITIVE PROCESSES USED BY PRACTITIONERS
By Edwin A. Bundy, Ph.D. in F.S., Ph.D. in Ed, CIPBI, Program Manager (GS-15), EOD/EXO Subgroup, Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate
Counter-IED Report, Spring/Summer 2023


INDIA – THE IED CHALLENGES
By Colonel H R Naidu Gade – Indian Army Veteran
Counter-IED Report, Spring/Summer 2023


AIRBORNE MAGNETICS – A VIABLE TOOL FOR DETECTION AND QUALITY CONTROL
By Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Süß, Managing Director, SENSYS
Counter-IED Report, Spring/Summer 2023

PIR SENSORS IN IEDs USING CONSTANT POTENTIAL GENERATORS
By Teledyne ICM
Counter-IED Report, Spring/Summer 2023


NEXT-GENERATION DEMINING WITH AI AND DRONES
By Safe Pro AI (a Safe Pro Group Inc. Company)
Counter-IED Report, Spring/Summer 2023


MOTORCYCLE VBIED ATTACKS TARGETING SECURITY FORCES, COLOMBIA
By Chief Superintendent (ret.) Michael Cardash
Counter-IED Report, Winter 2022/23


ETACS PROJECT – EOD TRAINING IN VIRTUAL REALITY
By Second Lieutenant David Slatkovsky, EOD Officer of EOD Technologies Department of NATO EOD COE
Counter-IED Report, Winter 2022/23

USV IEDs IN THE BLACK SEA: WHEN THE IMPROVISED BECOMES STATE OF THE ART
By Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) Angel Peiro
Counter-IED Report, Winter 2022/23


OPPORTUNITIES FOR C-IED CONCEPTUAL EVOLUTION IN LINE WITH EMERGING THREATS
By Lieutenant Colonel Jose M Rufas, Chief of Attack the Networks Branch, C-IED Centre of Excellence
Counter-IED Report, Winter 2022/23

USE OF IMPROVISED LAND (ANTI-VEHICLE) MINES IN MEXICAN CRIME WARS
By Robert J. Bunker, David A. Kuhn, and John P. Sullivan C/O Futures, LLC and Small Wars Journal-El Centro
Counter-IED Report, Autumn 2022

ADVANTAGES AND CHALLENGES OF DEPLOYING K9 TEAMS FOR THE DETECTION OF IEDs
By Kenan Muftic, K9 professional
Counter-IED Report, Autumn 2022

HUMANITARIAN DEMINING – AN INSIGHT
By Colonel H R Naidu Gade – Indian Army Veteran
Counter-IED Report, Autumn 2022

TAKING THE SOLDIER OUT OF THE DANGER ZONE
ADVANCING GPR FOR STANDOFF MINE DETECTION WITH CHELTON’S AMULET RANGE
By Daniel Goodliffe, Business Unit Manager and Neil Tisdale, Chief Engineer, Land Systems, Chelton Limited
Counter-IED Report, Autumn 2022

INSIGHTS THROUGH 3D X-RAY AND ROV INTEGRATION
By VCsecurity
Counter-IED Report online – September 2022


IMPROVED SITUATIONAL AND SPATIAL AWARENESS FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS IN HARBOUR PROTECTION BY MEANS OF VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY
By Pilar Caamaño, Arnau Carrera Viñas, David Solarna, Lucia Gazzaneo, Francoise Perret, Claudio Palestini, Alberto Tremori
Counter-IED Report, Spring/Summer 2022


DUXO: YOUTH-LED PROJECT FOR MINE ACTION ADVOCACY AND DRONE-BASED LANDMINE DETECTION
By Mak Nurkić Kačapor, Junior at British International School, Washington DC and co-creator of DUXO Project
and Justin Yang, Junior at Walt Whitman High School, Bethesda, Maryland and co-creator of DUXO Project
Counter-IED Report, Spring/Summer 2022


ALARMING IED PROLIFERATION IN EASTERN DR CONGO
By Trevor Bachus, EOD Officer at US Army
Counter-IED Report, Spring/Summer 2022


THE IED CLEARANCE GOOD PRACTICE GUIDE: CHAPTER 5 – “BASIC CHEMISTRY OF EXPLOSIVES AND HAZARDS OF HOME-MADE EXPLOSIVES AND CHEMICAL PRECURSORS”
By Lieutenant Colonel Robert Friedel, GICHD
Counter-IED Report, Spring/Summer 2022


CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK TO HOLISTICALLY APPROACH INSTABILITY & INSECURITY
By Paul Amoroso, an explosive hazards specialist at Assessed Mitigation Options (AMO) consultancy
Counter-IED Report, Winter 2021/22

THE BATA EXPLOSIONS: LESSONS LEARNED
By Frederic Maio Programme Manager and staff of Ammunition Management Advisory Team (AMAT) at the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD)
Counter-IED Report, Winter 2021/22


I&W NOTE: MEXICAN CARTEL DRONE IED BOMBLETS NOW APPEARING
By Robert J. Bunker and David A. Kuhn, C/O Futures, LLC
Counter-IED Report, Winter 2021/22


DRONE DELIVERED IEDs – HOW PREPARED IS THE WORLD?
By Colonel H R Naidu Gade – Indian Army Veteran
Counter-IED Report, Winter 2021/22

LONE ACTOR TERRORISM: WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT RISKS AND THREATS?
By Dr Jonathan Kenyon, National Specialist Lead within the Interventions Services Counter-Terrorism Team for Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS)
Dr Jens Binder, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Nottingham Trent University
Dr Christopher Baker-Beall, Senior Lecturer in Crisis and Disaster Management at Bournemouth University’s Disaster Management Centre
Counter-IED Report, Winter 2021/22

ISSUES RELATED TO ESTABLISHING CAUSES BEHIND TERRORIST ATTACKS: THE LIVERPOOL ATTACK CONUNDRUM
By Dr David Lowe, Leeds Law School at Leeds Beckett University
Counter-IED Report, Winter 2021/22

IMPORTANCE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPLIANCE FOR BOMB SUITS AND HELMETS
By Doug Wong1, Jean-Philippe Dionne1, Aris Makris1, Alex Leask2, Trevor Yensen2
1 Med-Eng, 2400 St. Laurent Blvd., Ottawa, Canada, K1G 6C4
2 Allen-Vanguard, 2405 St. Laurent Blvd., Ottawa, Canada, K1G 5B4
Counter-IED Report, Autumn 2021


EOD HELMET PROTECTION IN SMALL BLAST SCENARIOS
By Aris Makris, Ph.D., Ming Cheng, Ph.D., Jean-Philippe Dionne, Ph.D., Jeffrey Levine, M.Eng., R&D and Engineering, Med-Eng
Counter-IED Report, Spring/Summer 2021

DEVELOPMENTS IN BOMB SUIT TESTING AND STANDARDIZATION
By Dr. Aris Makris, Ph.D., Vice-President, RD&E and Chief Technology Officer and Dr. J.-P. Dionne, Director of Research Engineering, Med-Eng
Counter-IED Report, Winter 2020/21


NEW CHALLENGES, NEW ROBOT. INTRODUCING AUNAV.NEO
By Rafael Jiménez Sánchez, Senior EOD Advisor at aunav, by everis ADS
Counter-IED Report, Autumn 2020


MANCHESTER ARENA BOMBING: MAIN LESSONS THAT HAVE BEEN LEARNT
By Dr David Lowe, Senior Research Fellow, Leeds Beckett University Law School
Counter-IED Report, Autumn 2020


IMPROVING ROBOT DESIGN
By Rafael Jiménez Sánchez, Senior EOD Advisor at aunav, by everis ADS
Counter-IED Report, Spring/Summer 2020

COUNTERING EXPLOSIVE HAZARDS: LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT TOOLS
By Rafael Jiménez Sánchez, Senior EOD Advisor at aunav, by everis ADS
Counter-IED Report, Winter 2019/20

Maritime C-IED
By Richard Battrick MSc MPA CEng FIExpE, Battrick Consultancy Limited
Counter-IED Report online, May 2016


Underwater EOD – a Framework Commentary
By Richard Battrick MSc MPA CEng FIExpE, Battrick Consultancy Limited
Counter-IED Report online, May 2016

WHY COIST MATTERS
By Victor R. Morris, a civilian contractor and instructor at the U.S. Army Europe’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Germany
Counter-IED Report online, November 2015


CIVIL-MILITARY CO-OPERATION
By Tushar Malhotra, Aerospace & Defence Analyst, MarketsandMarkets
Counter-IED Report online, June 2015


EVALUATING THE IED THREAT IN UKRAINE THROUGH THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
By Simon Potter, Research Analyst for the Allen Vanguard Threat Intelligence Department
Counter-IED Report, Winter 2014/15


FRAGMENT PROTECTIVE CLOTHING – A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO LIGHTWEIGHT BALLISTIC BODY PROTECTION
By Katrin S. Freier, Product & Sales Manager – Material Science Body Amour.
Counter-IED Report, Autumn 2014


THE HISTORY OF THE BOMB DISPOSAL VEHICLE
By Fred Powada, Operations Manager, Thistle Polymer Composites
Counter-IED Report online, September 2014

GROUND ORDNANCE LAND DISRUPTOR (GOLD)
By Stephen Turner, Counter Threat Solutions Ltd
Counter-IED Report, Spring/Summer 2014


SPEED, FIDELITY, POWER: TECHNOLOGY TRENDS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST IEDs
By Dr. Chris Petty, co-founder and VP of Business Development at 908 Devices
Counter-IED Report, Spring/Summer 2014


HOW NATO CAN SUPPORT COUNTERING THREAT NETWORKS
By Jeffrey V. Gardner, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret)
Counter-IED Report, Autumn/Winter 2013


AFGHANISTAN IN TRANSITION: A GLOBAL REVIEW (2012 & 2013) OF IEDs AND ERW IN AFGHANISTAN
COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ON COMPLEX CRISES
By The Civil-Military Fusion Centre (CFC)
Counter-IED Report, Autumn/Winter 2013