OSAC Analysis

On March 3, an unknown perpetrator targeted a COVID-19 testing center in Bovenkarspel, a town approximately 31 miles north of Amsterdam. This incident occurs a few weeks before the country holds parliamentary elections f...

As part of a growing trend in recent years, several South and Southeast Asian governments have shutdown communication systems in response to civil unrest. This report assesses how the Sri Lankan government has shutdown s...

Sweden has experienced an upward trend of deadly gang violence over the past several years, increasingly perpetrated with automatic weapons or explosives. In 2020, Sweden had a 10% increase in shooting incidents from the...

As part of a growing trend in recent years, several South and Southeast Asian governments have shut down communication systems in response to civil unrest. This report assesses how the Burmese military has used communica...

Although Mexico was the first country in Latin America to initiate a vaccine rollout, shipment delays, infrastructure challenges, and crime and corruption have impacted vaccine distribution’s effectiveness. This report s...

On February 25, Prime Minister (PM) Nikol Pashinyan’s supporters and opposition groups took to the streets of the capital, Yerevan, after Armenia’s top military officials called for the PM’s resignation and for the PM’s...

OSAC conducted a survey regarding personnel transportation security measures taken by its membership operating in major urban centers in the Western Hemisphere. The results focus on 10 major cities: Mexico City, Monterre...

U.S. Embassies are not offering vaccinations for U.S. citizens abroad apart from their own staff, meaning U.S. private-sector personnel abroad need to arrange their own vaccinations, either by accessing locally available...

As part of a growing trend in recent years, several South and Southeast Asian governments have shutdown communication systems in response to civil unrest. This report assesses how the Indian government has used shutdowns...

As part of a growing trend in recent years, several South and Southeast Asian governments have used region- or city-level telecommunications and internet shutdowns to restrict information flow during times of crisis or u...