Public Safety
Assessing threats to civilian spaces and public life, covering event security, soft target vulnerabilities, mass casualty risk, and the failures of planning and infrastructure that leave people exposed.
This Is No Longer Elsewhere: Towards Containing a Contagion
IN BRIEF: Songkhla School Hostage Incident Exposes Critical School Security Vulnerabilities in The Region
A 17-year-old with mental health and substance abuse history stole a police firearm and held a Thai school hostage on 11 Feb 2026, killing one teacher. The attack exposed critical security gaps in school infrastructure requiring buffer zones and design-based hardening.
FLASHPOINTS: Bondi Beach Attack Highlights Ambiguities in Attributing Self-Initiated Terrorism to Organisational Networks
THE DEEP DIVE: Lessons from Bandar Utama School Stabbing
Analysis of recovered manifesto reveals suspect consumed American school shooting content, Death Note/Zero Day narratives, used gaming terms (NPCs) to dehumanise victims, purchased weapons months in advance.